Chapter 10 Gretchen's first birthday part 2
Finally it was time to open presents.
The first present Gretchen got was big and it was from her mom and dad. Gretchen's dad helped her open it. On top was a new outfit. It was a pair of black Jeans with a matching pink shirt that said Moxie in Black sparkly letters. Everyone in the room loved it. But there was something else in the box. Gretchen's mom pulled it out. It was a baby doll with a pink dress, Blue eyes, and yellow yarn hair. "Now you can be a little mommy "Gretchen's mom smiled. "What a clever gift "joy mused. "Clever? ""Yeah right anyone can buy that "discussed snarked. The next present was from her auntie Lorraine. It was a stuffed pink rabbit with a blue ribbon around it's neck. "What are we three months old?" "Come on Lorraine "discussed rolled her eyes. But Gretchen seemed to like it and that's what mattered to joy.
The next gift was from her grandma. It turned out to be a toy vacuum that looked real. Fear New Gretchen was afraid of vacuums. So of course he thought that vacuum was real. he needed to take evasive action. Pushing joy out of the way he pressed the button. Gretchen screamed and drop the Toy vacuum on the floor. Luckily it didn't break. It just bounced harmlessly on the carpet. "Oh no Gretchen it's not real. "" it's fake look. " mrs. Alexandria pushed the toy vacuum around on the floor. Leaning over Mrs. Alexandria whispered into her husband's ear "Steve I think we should leave the batteries out. " The Toy vacuum didn't make a noise so fear thought that it must be safe. Fear walked away from the button letting joy take her place once again. "Joy I'm sorry for pushing you out of the way I just wanted to make sure that that vacuum wasn't going to hurt her. " "No fear it's OK, no one can blame you for doing your job" Joy replied.
Gretchen got many wonderful presents that day. but nothing could compare to the one her mom and dad save for last. Everyone gathered outside to see what the last present was. And they're sitting on the deck in the backyard was a pink toy car that Gretchen could actually get into. For the rest of the day Gretchen's mom and dad took turns pushing Gretchen around the backyard and her new toy car. It was a birthday to be remembered.
Just when Joy thought the day couldn't get any better. Something amazing happened. because she was the one at the button at the time a golden memory orb rolled in to headquarters as normal. But this time it plopped into Joy's lap. Joy examined the memory. it was golden like normal .but this time it was shinier. A big round shelving unit rows up from the floor. Joy put the memory into one of the open spaces.
Then suddenly Joy's attention shifted to something outside the main windows of headquarters. Something was rising out of the fog. It looked like some sort of an island. Joy realized that that was
exactly what it was when A big bright neon sign broadcasted the words family Island.