So Riley was still going to give her gifts; even when they didn't see each other.


KC stepped out into the furious gusts of a winter morning. It was cold but it didn't snow which was hard for some of the neighborhood. But KC dealt with it. She took caution on the wet walk in front of her house; it was encased in the rain from the night before. Avoiding a fall, she pulled her mail box open and gathered the mail that was in there. There wasn't much; just a few bills, a magazine, and a-a-a postcard? KC hurried into her house, not taking care to avoid the slick of the cement. She twirled a little and found herself on the ground. She picked herself up and continued towards her house. She dropped the mail on the counter but took closer examination of the post card. It was a rather strange one-7 swans swimming in a complicated pattern of some sort. KC left eyebrow lifted in suspiciousness as she rotated the card revealing the address and message. It was from Riley; KC knew it before she read the address. The message said it all.

Only five days left.

KC lowered the card but still continued to hold it. So Riley was still going to give her gifts; even when they didn't see each other.