Centre of attention - the object upon which interest and attention focuses

May have already mentioned this but I HATE being the centre of attention. My face goes all red, I get overly warm and turn into a babbling cretin.

AGAIN my friends and family like to use this to their advantage. One such incident came on my 21st Birthday.
Right yeah '21st' equals centre of attention ... I know!!


We were having a lovely BBQ and I had my closest family and friends there.

Pleasant looking family and friends....... 

Then it came to the opening of the presents....... for which I was BRUTALLY pressured to stand at the VERY end of my fairly long garden ..... ALONE.

I WANT TO DIE RIGHT THIS SECOND

Bright red face, tears streaming, father had to bring me a chair, cannot bare to open my presents. Perfect birthday. 

Oh the mirth.

LOVELY LOVELY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.