A Birthday Surprise

I ran the brush through my hair and tugged at a knot.

"I can't wait for our trip to Melbourne tonight!"

"What?!" I turned around. I was in Jesse's room. Algorithms were scrawled in black whiteboard marker all over his mirrored closet doors. He was such a nerd.

"Oh," he said as the color drained from his face. "Brisbane is going to be amazing!"

It was my birthday weekend, and he'd planned a surprise trip for us both. I didn't know where we were going.

"You totally just messed up, didn't you?" I teased. "All that anticipation, gone in an instant!"

"No, I didn't! There are so many fun things to do in Adelaide!"

Throughout the day, my phone buzzed with messages suggesting adventures to go on in a variety of different cities across Australia.

When I was finally seated on the plane next to him, I smiled to myself.