p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Happy Birthday, your father picked it out for me since I can't leave the hospital. I hope you like it." Your mother said weakly as she handed you an old Jack-in-the-box. It was kinda dusty and there was some tape wrapped around it, the top of the tape had been broken like a seal./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Thanks, mommy. I love it." You said bittersweetly turning the dingy metal box in your hands curiously. Your dad stood behind you resting his hands on your shoulders and rubbing them lightly, you looked up at him with an inbetween smile on your face. You were happy to get a birthday present, but sad about how they got it./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Your mother had been in and out of the hospital ever since you were born, you were the youngest of 3 kids, and older sister and brother who never had to be without your mom for as long as you have. Ever since she went into the hospital the bills had been behind and so had money in general, so they must have talked and saved a small amount for this little toy,/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mommy and I talked, I told her about the yardsale down the street at Mr and Mrs. Bunce's house. Mickey's daughter Natalie had gone to college and they were selling some old toys. I found this and, well...bought it for your birthday. Mommy even liked it and wanted us to give it to you together, that's why we came to visit her today." He smiled lightly as he lowered his head to yours, still rubbing your shoulders./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I wanted you to have a friend, and well…" She looked to your father with a smile, "You'll see when you open it at home."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Thanks, mommy. I love it." You said bittersweetly turning the dingy metal box in your hands curiously. Your dad stood behind you resting his hands on your shoulders and rubbing them lightly, you looked up at him with an inbetween smile on your face. You were happy to get a birthday present, but sad about how they got it./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Your mother had been in and out of the hospital ever since you were born, you were the youngest of 3 kids, and older sister and brother who never had to be without your mom for as long as you have. Ever since she went into the hospital the bills had been behind and so had money in general, so they must have talked and saved a small amount for this little toy,/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Mommy and I talked, I told her about the yardsale down the street at Mr and Mrs. Bunce's house. Mickey's daughter Natalie had gone to college and they were selling some old toys. I found this and, well...bought it for your birthday. Mommy even liked it and wanted us to give it to you together, that's why we came to visit her today." He smiled lightly as he lowered his head to yours, still rubbing your shoulders./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I wanted you to have a friend, and well…" She looked to your father with a smile, "You'll see when you open it at home."/p