Sammi didn’t want hers yet, though there was a huge pile for her under the tree, the largest Fred had seen in years. Fred knew what many of them were. She had helped wrap them: the mega-art kit with stacks of drawing tablets. The clothes, shiny and sparkly (Fred was a little jealous about those). The DVDs of Sammi’s favorite Disney movies. Sammi insisted that her parents open their gift from her first. She pulled it from the stack under the tree and ceremoniously handed it to Lisa and Larry, who sat together on the gold couch in the living room, rumpled in their robes and slippers, Lisa’s hair a disheveled mess and Larry unshaven and sleepy-eyed. “What is it?” Lisa said as she accepted it. “Open it!” Sammi began bouncing on the balls of her feet and patting her hands together. “I wrapped it myself.” “I can see that.” Lisa managed a feeble smile. “You did a fine job.” The bright green paper was cut only slightly crooked and was held together by less than 50 little strips of clear tape.
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