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I had never had a birthday party before.So, at 18 this summer, I decided to __1__ one for myself.About 20 people __2__ that they would come.Although I didn't have much pocket money this month, I __3__ more than usual in the $1 store to buy decorations and plates.
I sat, I waited, and, although all of my “friends” had said they were coming, __4__ showed up! The __5__ was supposed to start at 12 noon.Here it was 4：00 pm and __6__， no one was here.The icecream cake was not as __7__ as before and the food on the barbecue (烤架) was burnt __8__ recognition.I tried really hard not to __9__.All of a sudden, I heard a noise of a(n) __10__， just outside my front door.My uncle Kenny, clearly, did everything he could to __11__ by driving a long way.I cried in his arms, saying, “I'm not worth anything！” He said the magical words __12__ I could dry my tears: “I will __13__ be your friend！” Like me, he had had so many __14__ over the past couple of weeks.However, as we sat __15__ under the clear blue sky, laughing and talking, I felt that I was truly __16__ because he was sent to me in my __17__ hour, when I wanted to give up on this world.Yes, life is __18__ because there are always people willing to be with you, no matter what happens.
I don't know if Kenny realized that he __19__ me last night.He did it with just one kind act: taking __20__ out of his very busy schedule, making me smile and giving me warm, huge hugs.Sometimes that's all it takes.
