Novel Gifts の小説・ストーリー

“I don’t know… was just a bit weird since I know you liked reading so much. But everything sort of clicked when you told me you used to live in here. Thought you might want some new things to read instead.” ...He was trying to give me a gift. Or... sort of. It was a gift, in a weird ‘probably stole these from the library’ kind of way. And they were definitely from the library. I recognised all the titles immediately, could even almost remember exactly where they would be placed on the shelves. After all, I’d already read all of these books too. ...However, the sentiment was there and I appreciated it. Building good rapport with Aleric was only going to work in my favour for the future.

After that, we made our way through the pile of gifts, taking turns. I gave Jade a pair of warm mittens with a matching beanie since she was always taking walks in the forest, Marcus a new custom fountain pen because his had broken recently, Grace a book of knitting patterns, and Noah a leatherbound journal. I gave the warriors, Nina and Emerie, each a pair of woollen socks and hand warmers, which they both appreciated.

I even called my assistant at one point. “What kind of gifts do children like?” There was silence on the line. Then: “What exactly are you planning sir?” “Nothing.” Another pause. “You sound stressed.” “I’m not.” “You are literally calling me at midnight asking about children’s gifts.” Fair point. Eventually I settled on books. Beautiful hardcover books about space, inventions, oceans, puzzles, machines, and random scientific things children could obsess over for weeks. Then chocolates. Expensive handmade chocolate because apparently my brain had temporarily stopped functioning properly.

In each of their hands, were the eighteen gifts that the receptionist had earlier announced! As for the most expensive gift—that being the forty million dollar villa—it was presented in the form of a contract. “…H-how… How is any of this possible…?” muttered Georgia to herself, completely flabbergasted. “We’ve brought the gifts over, Mr. Crawford! Here’s the list of the gifts!” said one of the bodyguards after walking toward Gerald and bowing respectfully. “And why are you showing that to me? You should be showing it to grandma instead!” replied Gerald as he turned to look at Serenity with a smile.

There was no way anyone would be able to tell what it was by looking at it. Andrew Gifts included a first edition Lord of the Ring: Fellowship of the ring signed by Tolkien himself! Grace could not believe it as she thumbed through the pages - she been a fan since her teenage years. The other gift was also the first edition of David Pinner’s Ritual. Grace mentioned that she like horror in one of their conversations, and she was touched Andrew remembered. Other Gang leaders included expensive champagne and wine, jewellery, perfume, designer bags and shoes. Grace was overwhelmed with the generosity and said so. When the last Gang Leader had left, Grace sighed and said “Well, that was an amazin

The girl was none other than I, Rachael Santiago, the daughter of Raphael and Vanessa Santiago. My parents were council members of a secret society of supernaturals, Synx, and the owners of Santiago groups of companies. Supernatural, gifted, or part-human, you name it. In short, humans carry magic in their lineage. We could do stuff other people can only dream of or either pulled in movies. Every member of the special families, or as we called clans, has different and unique gifts of their own. We carried our gift from birth. We could feel it within us. However, due to the incapacity of our human bodies to deal with such extreme powers, we couldn’t control it until we crossed the age of majo

After a joyful couple of hours of mom going around delivering more and more gifts to every single member of her family, and then Cora doing the same, and then Grandpa, Jackson and I sit cozy by the fire absolutely surrounded by our loot. It’s mostly clothes, of course – mom can’t resist – but Jackson also got a gym bag from Rafe, a very fancy set of water bottles from Jesse, a stack of romance novels from Juniper, a set of colored pencils from Mark (though the reason behind that one’s a mystery to me). My gift is coming to him later, but the real coup is a stuffed tiger gifted from Seraphina. “I think that one is regifted,” I murmur, noting that my cousin gave it to him crumpled up in alread

she exclaimed. Mindy pointed to the gift bags by her feet. "These are for Mom and Dad, and these are for you and Jenny. That one is for Jack, and the other is for Quincey." Stunned, Rena took a good look at the gifts. She couldn't believe her eyes. The brand of gourmet honey in the gift bags couldn't even be bought with money these days. Despite that, they brought over several jars of it. There was no doubt that Lionel's family had really made it big.

“I didn’t get you anything,” “You never have to gift us anything,” Kallen smiled and kissed my forehead. “And as for the gifts here, I have my ways,” He smirked at me and I tried not to let my eyes sting; the last time I had received a gift was almost seven years ago! Carefully, I pulled the gold wrapping paper apart and smiled when I saw two new sets of journals and pens, it was perfect! “Thank you Kallen,” I hugged the journals into me and let out a little squeak of happiness.

Freddo walked in, his school blazer soaked, clutching a heavy cream envelope in his small hand. "What’s that, baby?" I asked, kneeling to help him with his coat. "It’s an invitation," he said, his voice trembling with a rare excitement. "Read it, Mom." I took the envelope. It was light, expensive paper. I opened it, and the words jumped out at me. The International Junior Mensa Quiz. Venue: The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Grand Prize: Full Scholarship to Eton College & £50,000 Cash Prize. My stomach dropped.