Hilary beamed at Susan's timely arrival. "A ribcage hat. One for me and one for my new buddy Blade." She gestured toward the puppet on the bar beside her. "Blade, this is Susan, the most awesome person EVER."
"See, I want the hats," Hilary plowed on, "Cause the pedo over there," she pointed at the man at the bar who was now starting to sweat a little at the attention he was receiving, "is trying to make me star in an after school special."
Then her eyes fell onto the box. Could it be? Was it..? Hope filled Hilary's eyes. "Whats in the box? Who is it for? Please let it be mine!!"