Rita made sure he didn't touch anything with his nails, helping him intoher chair as he held his hands out to the sides as she began finishinghis hair... Immediately he realized, he could see everything now as he wasfacing forward as she stepped behind him taking a picture of hisreflection. The faintest shriek leaked from his mouth as his jaw droppedwhen she removed the hairnet before snapping another shot as he staredat his new earrings. He could barely accept the image of himself as awide eyed. And there the card stayed – a small but powerful reminder of its sender.That week Kayla posed for me several times. She seemed to enjoy the experience. The money she earned certainly supplemented the income she got from her day job and she was happy. We got along very well and sooner or later we became lovers. The difference in our ages seemed not to concern her and hey, who was I to argue.It wasn't until Loretta's presents finally arrived that we got to the bottom of the mystery.Ulrich arrived. "We've been so worried about you! I knew you were tough and you'd pull through. I love you so much, Dad!" Yeah, Dad, you're too mean to die!" laughed Jim. "You've got years in front of you. I guess you have Mom to thank for that!"I tried to answer, but my mouth felt like someone had dumped sand in it. I couldn't really get my lips apart. There was no way I could form words, so I just attempted a smile and that even hurt a little."That's right, Dad. Mom gave you a gift that keeps on giving. She. I wasn’t really sure what had happened but the next day I was able to ‘reach into’ my mom’s brain and convince her to buy me the expensive baseball glove I wanted and I knew I had discovered. Soon I had my big sis opening her blouse to show me her hidden treasure inside and my mean big brother peeing his pants and I knew what I had was ‘a gift’ however it came to me. The amazing thing was that I was able to make people very happy to please me and even though they seemed to know I was.