~ Louise Brown
Not long ago,
it was the birthday of someone who is close to me. Every year, I get this person the same special
gift, which I buy at a local shop. I try to purchase gifts ahead of time, but
this time, I hadn't, so I planned to go on the day of the person's birthday,
buy the gift and present it to her. I
called the shop about something else and spoke to someone who works there. This woman has become a friend over the years. I told her I would see her later as I had to
stop by to purchase the gift. That is
when she told me that the store was closed for holiday preparations. I had never known the store to
close for that reason. I told my friend
that I did not know what I would do as I had been planning to stop by to get
the gift -- and a substitute gift would not do.
"Don't worry," she said.
"Come by and call me when you are outside, and I will let you in. I will have the gift wrapped and ready for
you." So I did, and I slipped in and
out of the store as stealthily as I could -- she told me that they had turned away
customers all day.
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