they’re closed,” I said with even more excitement now, knowing he was about to hand me an amazing gift.
I wanted to peek so badly, but I didn’t want to get caught, so I kept them closed. The anticipation was killing me and just as I thought my dad was going to tell me to open my eyes he said, “Now, Julia, before I give you your present, I need you to promise me something.”
“Yes, of course, whatever it is, I promise. Now, can I open my eyes?” I pleaded.
“First, hold out your hands,” he said.
The longer it took, the more aggravated I was becoming. I just wanted to see what the big surprise was already, but once again I played along, but not before hearing the front door open. Finally, I heard my dad whisper to me, “Julia, open your eyes, hurry.”
Popping my eyes wide open, there in my dad’s hands was an IPhone. I couldn’t believe it. Jumping off the chair, I wrapped my arms around him saying, “Oh, Dad, you’re the…”
“I know, Julia. I’m the best dad,” he said with a smile on his face while handing me the phone.
“Hello, I’m home, anyone here?” Mom called out.
“Yes, dear, Julia and I are in the kitchen,” Dad replied lovingly.
“Julia, hurry! Stick the phone in your pocket. Your mom doesn’t know I bought you the phone and you know how she hates it when I do something without discussing it with her first.”
I never really understood why Dad worried about Mom freaking out when he bought something. I mean, really, he does work hard and should be able to spend his money whenever he wants, but then again, Dad does sometimes buy silly things. Last year he bought a Bow Flex gym that he saw on TV and when Mom asked him why he spent so much money on something so silly he said, “It’s not silly. I bought it to stay in shape, dear.”
In the end, Mom was right. It was silly. I think Dad might have used that thing a couple of times and now it sits in the garage collecting dust. However, I still didn’t understand why Dad would think Mom would be mad at him for buying me a phone. I didn’t see it being silly, but I didn’t want to cause an argument, so I stuck the phone in my pocket like he asked.
Entering the kitchen Mom smiled and said, “There are my two favorite people in the world.”
Both Dad and I looked at each other and wondered what Mom was up to. She must want something, but what? I was afraid to ask, so I waited for Dad to say something. After Dad kissed Mom on the cheek he asked how her day was.
“It was really good. My court case didn’t last as long, so I was able to get back to the office to wrap up some paper work. On the plus side of that, I even had time to call the moving company and pick up boxes on the way home,” she said with a smirk.
There it was, the moment of truth. Mom was about to ask Dad and I to get the boxes out of the car. Ugh, I didn’t want to help. I wanted to go into my room and check out my new phone, but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.
“Honey, would you like Julia and me to get the boxes out of the car?” Dad asked without hesitation.
“That would be great, dear,” she said while leaning into him and smacking his butt.
“Oh, gross. Really, Mom? I’m standing right here,” I said while making a gagging noise.
Mom just laughed at my remark while Dad told me to help him get the boxes. Once we finished bringing them all in the house, I headed up to my room before dinner so I could check out my new phone. Not only did my dad buy me one of the best phones, he also bought me a Marylyn Monroe case for it. While letting it charge, I read through the book it came with to see what features it had. As I touched the screen, I noticed a phonebook on it. Sadly, I really didn’t have many numbers to store on my phone besides my mom, dad, grandmother, and a few distant relatives. I did however download the Kindle App to the phone for my books.
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I wanted to peek so badly, but I didn’t want to get caught, so I kept them closed. The anticipation was killing me and just as I thought my dad was going to tell me to open my eyes he said, “Now, Julia, before I give you your present, I need you to promise me something.”
“Yes, of course, whatever it is, I promise. Now, can I open my eyes?” I pleaded.
“First, hold out your hands,” he said.
The longer it took, the more aggravated I was becoming. I just wanted to see what the big surprise was already, but once again I played along, but not before hearing the front door open. Finally, I heard my dad whisper to me, “Julia, open your eyes, hurry.”
Popping my eyes wide open, there in my dad’s hands was an IPhone. I couldn’t believe it. Jumping off the chair, I wrapped my arms around him saying, “Oh, Dad, you’re the…”
“I know, Julia. I’m the best dad,” he said with a smile on his face while handing me the phone.
“Hello, I’m home, anyone here?” Mom called out.
“Yes, dear, Julia and I are in the kitchen,” Dad replied lovingly.
“Julia, hurry! Stick the phone in your pocket. Your mom doesn’t know I bought you the phone and you know how she hates it when I do something without discussing it with her first.”
I never really understood why Dad worried about Mom freaking out when he bought something. I mean, really, he does work hard and should be able to spend his money whenever he wants, but then again, Dad does sometimes buy silly things. Last year he bought a Bow Flex gym that he saw on TV and when Mom asked him why he spent so much money on something so silly he said, “It’s not silly. I bought it to stay in shape, dear.”
In the end, Mom was right. It was silly. I think Dad might have used that thing a couple of times and now it sits in the garage collecting dust. However, I still didn’t understand why Dad would think Mom would be mad at him for buying me a phone. I didn’t see it being silly, but I didn’t want to cause an argument, so I stuck the phone in my pocket like he asked.
Entering the kitchen Mom smiled and said, “There are my two favorite people in the world.”
Both Dad and I looked at each other and wondered what Mom was up to. She must want something, but what? I was afraid to ask, so I waited for Dad to say something. After Dad kissed Mom on the cheek he asked how her day was.
“It was really good. My court case didn’t last as long, so I was able to get back to the office to wrap up some paper work. On the plus side of that, I even had time to call the moving company and pick up boxes on the way home,” she said with a smirk.
There it was, the moment of truth. Mom was about to ask Dad and I to get the boxes out of the car. Ugh, I didn’t want to help. I wanted to go into my room and check out my new phone, but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.
“Honey, would you like Julia and me to get the boxes out of the car?” Dad asked without hesitation.
“That would be great, dear,” she said while leaning into him and smacking his butt.
“Oh, gross. Really, Mom? I’m standing right here,” I said while making a gagging noise.
Mom just laughed at my remark while Dad told me to help him get the boxes. Once we finished bringing them all in the house, I headed up to my room before dinner so I could check out my new phone. Not only did my dad buy me one of the best phones, he also bought me a Marylyn Monroe case for it. While letting it charge, I read through the book it came with to see what features it had. As I touched the screen, I noticed a phonebook on it. Sadly, I really didn’t have many numbers to store on my phone besides my mom, dad, grandmother, and a few distant relatives. I did however download the Kindle App to the phone for my books.
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