Chapter Two:
Gordo was walking around a league of strip malls, looking for the perfect Christmas present for Lizzie. (I know, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, and he's shopping for Christmas presents. Gordo of course thought ahead, and decided it best to avoid the after Thanksgiving rush.) He had already been to a few shops and came up with nothing, when he stumbled across a small, family-owned jewelry store. He decided to check it out.
When he opened the door, a bell echoed throughout the room. Gordo glanced around the small place, searching for someone to help him, but he saw no one.
"Hello?"
No answer.
"Hello?" he repeated, a bit louder that time.
"Be out in one moment."
Gordo looked around the shop, not really looking for anything in particular, just an idea for the gift.
"How can I help you?" a small, older man of about 65 asked.
"Um, I'm looking for a gift for someone special."
"Would this be a girlfriend, perhaps?" the man asked slyly, a smile playing on his lips.
"No, a friend who I want to become more with."
"Ah...well, I suggest a bracelet or a necklace."
"Hmmm," Gordo pondered. 'Well, Lizzie wears a necklace almost every day, maybe that wouldn't be the best choice. I guess a bracelet could do, though.' "Where are your bracelets, sir?" Gordo asked.
"They are over there, in the case by the front of the store." He pointed to a case in the opposite corner. "If you like anything, just let me know," he said as he started polishing some diamond earrings.
"Ok, thanks." Gordo said, simply. He walked over to the glass case, and looked at the silver bracelets. (Lizzie preferred silver to gold, because in her opinion silver was prettier, and went with more things.) Gordo liked a bracelet that was simple, yet elegant. It had a silver plate in the middle, and a small chain. 'Great, but it would be better if it had her name engraved, and maybe something else,' he thought.
"Find anything to your liking, sir?" the man asked, noticing Gordo looking at a bracelet with a keen eye.
"Yeah, this one, with the silver plate."
The man came over, removed the bracelet from the case, and placed it atop the counter.
"Ah, fine choice! Would you like to have anything engraved on it?"
"Yes, on the front I want 'Lizzie,' and on the back I want 'Love, Gordo.' Also, on the front, do you think you could put two pink hearts near the edges?"
"Sure, let's see, that will total to be about 85 dollars. The bracelet should be ready in about a week. Would you like to pay for that now, or when you pick it up?"
The bracelet was a bit more than he had anticipated, however he decided to get it anyway, thinking that it would definitely be worth it. "I'll pay for it now."
Gordo paid for it, thanked the man, and walked out of the store with a wide grin on his face. He couldn't wait for Christmas.
Gordo was walking around a league of strip malls, looking for the perfect Christmas present for Lizzie. (I know, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, and he's shopping for Christmas presents. Gordo of course thought ahead, and decided it best to avoid the after Thanksgiving rush.) He had already been to a few shops and came up with nothing, when he stumbled across a small, family-owned jewelry store. He decided to check it out.
When he opened the door, a bell echoed throughout the room. Gordo glanced around the small place, searching for someone to help him, but he saw no one.
"Hello?"
No answer.
"Hello?" he repeated, a bit louder that time.
"Be out in one moment."
Gordo looked around the shop, not really looking for anything in particular, just an idea for the gift.
"How can I help you?" a small, older man of about 65 asked.
"Um, I'm looking for a gift for someone special."
"Would this be a girlfriend, perhaps?" the man asked slyly, a smile playing on his lips.
"No, a friend who I want to become more with."
"Ah...well, I suggest a bracelet or a necklace."
"Hmmm," Gordo pondered. 'Well, Lizzie wears a necklace almost every day, maybe that wouldn't be the best choice. I guess a bracelet could do, though.' "Where are your bracelets, sir?" Gordo asked.
"They are over there, in the case by the front of the store." He pointed to a case in the opposite corner. "If you like anything, just let me know," he said as he started polishing some diamond earrings.
"Ok, thanks." Gordo said, simply. He walked over to the glass case, and looked at the silver bracelets. (Lizzie preferred silver to gold, because in her opinion silver was prettier, and went with more things.) Gordo liked a bracelet that was simple, yet elegant. It had a silver plate in the middle, and a small chain. 'Great, but it would be better if it had her name engraved, and maybe something else,' he thought.
"Find anything to your liking, sir?" the man asked, noticing Gordo looking at a bracelet with a keen eye.
"Yeah, this one, with the silver plate."
The man came over, removed the bracelet from the case, and placed it atop the counter.
"Ah, fine choice! Would you like to have anything engraved on it?"
"Yes, on the front I want 'Lizzie,' and on the back I want 'Love, Gordo.' Also, on the front, do you think you could put two pink hearts near the edges?"
"Sure, let's see, that will total to be about 85 dollars. The bracelet should be ready in about a week. Would you like to pay for that now, or when you pick it up?"
The bracelet was a bit more than he had anticipated, however he decided to get it anyway, thinking that it would definitely be worth it. "I'll pay for it now."
Gordo paid for it, thanked the man, and walked out of the store with a wide grin on his face. He couldn't wait for Christmas.