Everything went fine until Christmas that year. Ian and Melanie had been going steady for a while, and they were both happy with their relationship. On Christmas Eve, Anthony, Ian, and Melanie were just putting up their tree.
"Guys, we're so late!" Anthony said.
"Is that really a surprise?" Ian replied.
"One year, we're gonna have to do this earlier, like normal people," Melanie added.
"Yeah, like we're normal!" Ian laughed.
They all placed their gifts under the tree and went to bed.
The next morning, their families and Anthony's girlfriend, Kalel, arrived to celebrate the holiday.
"I can't wait to open the presents!" Kalel told Anthony excitedly.
"I know you'll love it," Anthony said with a smile.
"You better not have gotten me crap, Ian!" said Ian's mom.
"Yeah, yeah," replied Ian in a bored tone.
They started to open the presents. Anthony got Kalel a beautiful diamond wristwatch to celebrate their anniversary. Ian got his mom and dad a new TV for their living room. Anthony got SpongeBob boxers, and a guest who preferred to go unnamed gave Ian a tampon. It was time for Melanie to open her gift from Ian.
"I'm really excited!" she said, her voice full of anticipation. It was the last gift to be opened.
"5!... 4!... 3!... 2!... 1!..." the other guests chanted.
Melanie opened the purple box slowly.
"A PLASTIC RING?!" she screamed.
"Yeah… It's purple, your favorite color…" Ian said cautiously. His face drained of color.
"I can't believe you, Ian. You got this from a vending machine, didn't you?!" Melanie stormed into her room and slammed the door shut.
"But… It was a joke…" Ian stammered.
*Note: Not all settings/occurrences happened or are how they were in real life at the time. Just go along with it for the sake of the story.*