The Extra Present
Why would I buy more than one gift?
Everything on my holiday shopping list was crossed off—except one special gift.
My husband owned a convenience store. I wanted to get my nephew some play food so he could understand what his uncle did all day. But time was running out and I hadn’t yet found the food.
At last I saw a box high on a shelf at the toy store. An employee climbed onto a ladder. “Yep,” he said, “play food. How many boxes?”
“Just one, please.”
“How many?”
Odd question, I thought. What child needs more than one big box of play food? “One,” I repeated.
Then I heard a woman’s voice: “Get another one for the little girl.”
I turned, but there was no woman in the aisle. I give up, I thought. “I’ll take two.”
On Christmas Day a family member showed up with an unexpected guest. A little girl my nephew’s age. A little girl who had a present waiting just for her.
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