Happy Christmas!
~o0o~
As is the norm, my
sister and I try to guess what each of our gifts might be before
removing the wrapping paper. As she passed her gift to me, I
instantly guessed that it was some vinyl. It was obvious because I'd
bought myself a vinyl player with the money I'd got in Xmas tips from
my milk round. But is I took hold of the brightly wrapped parcel;
approximately twelve inches square and a quarter of an inch thick, I
quickly realised that it was too light to be what I'd initially
guessed. “A calendar?” I guessed, since it's light in weight and
slightly floppy. My sister smiled and shook her head. I ran my hands
over the paper, feeling for clues as to what's inside. It's mostly
flat, slightly lumpy here and there. “Wall art?” I guessed. She
shook her head. I couldn't guess so turned it over and pulled open
the snowman clad paper. Inside I found a square sheet of brown
corrugated cardboard which I grabbed and turned over. My heart jumped
into my mouth. I gasped. I gulped. I looked at my sister. A smug
smile covered her face. “You bitch!” I spat.
“Peter!” my dad
snapped.
“You promised!” I
growled.
“So did you.” she
dryly replied. “Now you won't have to go sneaking into my
things.”
“What is it?” Mum
asked.
