Birthday Wishes! (Narrative)
His little girl was growing up so quickly. So very quickly. And while she needed the age and experience, Edward couldnt help but feel ancient. Effie had been born on April 1st. April Fool's Day. The ultimate jest but also the best gift Eddie had ever received. And though Effie would never truly know who her mother was, the girl had grown into a spitting image of her. Eddie could see that image blossom more and more with each passing year. He hoped she lived a full life, one better than he had lived. She was worth it.
Eddie snuck into the Warehouse to leave a few things for his daughter while she was out. He wanted the gifts to be a surprise, something she would discover when she came back from...well, wherever it was that she went. Being her father, he knew her quite well and he had not ignored her wants when she expressed them to him. He hoped she liked everything he had chosen for her. Including the smallest of the gifts, though this request was a strange one. He had gotten it for her anyway at her request.
The first package was long and flat, tucked into a green box with a bow to match.
Atop that one, sat another smaller, flat box. It, too, was wrapped to match the other.
Edward hadn't bothered to wrap the next one, leaving it only with a large green bow tied around it.
The last gift was the smallest, and it sat on its own next to the pile. The box it was in was green velvet and was wrapped in a bow to match the rest.
When Eddie was done, he left with a giggle and hoped Effie was happy with her birthday surprises. She had earned all of them.