The Surprise Party That Backfired

The other day, I was to meet one of my friends. On my way to see her, I recalled that her birthday had already passed. Of course at that time I had not prepared her present yet. I managed to figure out how to make up for it. While waiting for the train, I booked a restaurant for dinner and explained to them what I wanted to do there.

After meeting my friend, we went to some galleries and really enjoyed the art works. Then I casually took her to the restaurant. When we arrived, I said, “I AM ARI. I have a reservation for dinner at eight.”

I told my name to the restaurant assistant and meant that a birthday girl is the other one.
When the waiter served a dessert plate, I said, “ta-da! Happy birthday!”

At that moment, I noticed that the dessert plate with the words “Bon Anniversaire” written, which means happy birthday, was mine, not hers. I said, “Oh..... I’m so sorry.”

I wanted to avoid this mistake so I said my name clearly at the front. I wondered why they served the birthday plate to the person who booked the restaurant, but she laughed and was surprised at my plan and seemed happy so I hope it turned out all right.