Dear Diary,
It's Ann, of course. Sorry I haven't written in since the night before my eighteenth birthday, but life has been a bit strange. I've been debating for days, whether to write about how strange the night after my birthday was. I guess, since I'm already writing, I might as well.
Saturday was my eighteenth birthday, my parents took me out to dinner like always, it was alright. The food wasn't as great as I expected, but it was more about spending time with family then actually eating. When we got home, my parents gave me the gifts they had bought. By far my favorite gift was a gift card to Victoria Secret from my mother. All the other gifts weren't my taste, and I knew I wouldn't get any use out of. So Sunday came, and I went shopping at the mall. I ended up spending pretty much all the money on my gift card. I picked up a corset, a few new bras, and some matching panties. That night, I was suppose to go out to a strip club with a couple friends, for a belated birthday celebration. However, that never happened. My friend Sarah called me about an hour before we were suppose to leave, and told me she was grounded. This basically ruined my night. So I was stuck home, birthday celebration down the drain, and the worst part was that it was Sunday.
Sunday as you know is my Dad's "Poker Night." This is an excuse for my Dad to get drunk with a couple of his friends and excuse for my mother to disappear for the night. Well I guess here's where life gets a bit strange, as I said. It was around ten, and I was wearing these purple silk pajamas I had bought the day before. Well I decided I needed a drink, and headed to the kitchen. This is right next to the dining room, of course, where the poker game was. I hated walking into the kitchen on "Poker Nights" because I'd always have to listen to the stupid conversations my Dad and his friend were having. As I'm pouring a glass, I can hear them walking about women they were with in high school. By now they were all pretty drunk, especially my dad. As I had finished pouring the glass, and was about to head back to my room, I was yelled at to come into the dining room and say hello to everyone. I reluctantly did. I tried to say hi, as fast as possible, and quickly leave, but they insisted I stay and play a hand. I figured it would be easier to just play a hand, then try and argue my way out of it.
So we started playing, and one of his friends kept telling my Dad he needed to, "Pay up." I had no clue what he meant, but my dad seemed to get angry every time he brought it up. Well, one hand of poker, turned into many hands. I ended up playing for a couple hours. Until it was down to just my Dad, one of his friends and me playing. I actually ended up ducking out of the game, and just watching them play. Mostly because they started playing for money, and I didn't want to waste any of the birthday money I had. They played for awhile, and my Dad lost a lot of money. It ended up where my Dad was short on a blind. My Dad's friends offered the suggestion that he could play this last hand without the blind, but if he lost, he would have to, "Pay up." My Dad, who was ridiculous drunk at this point, was laughing when he agreed.