Geekular COMPLETED

Chapter 36

"MERRY CHRISTMAS BEST FRIEND!" I jolt out of bed, causing me to fall off the bed. Claire laughs hard, clutching her stomach as I glare at her from the floor.

"Is that my present? Getting deaf?"

"Yes, indeed, it is." She wipes off the tears of her laughter, removing the blankets off of her.

"Gee, thanks. I totally love it. By the way, Merry Christmas to you too, Best Friend!" Getting off the floor. As she gets off the bed, she runs around it, grabbing my hand, then leading us out if her room and down the stairs. We see everyone in the living room; standing near the Christmas tree as the kids grabs and opens some presents. Before heading in, I stop Claire, earning myself a confuse look from her.

"I need to get something in my car." She nods, and then heads in. After getting what I need from my car, I head over to Claire, placing two presents on her lap. She eyes it for a moment.

"What is it?" I watch her shake it a little, making me laugh at her eagerness.

"Just open it."

I sit next to her, watching her rip the wrapping paper with an excitement. Finding Claire's present was actually challenging, knowing that she's rich and could have anything she wants with a problem. It was something that I know that it's one of her favorites and that she hasn't had these since she was little. She gasp and squeal at the same time, jumping up and down on the couch.

"Oh my gosh!" Squealing at excitement.

"You like it?!" I was engulf by a big hug from her as she put the presents aside.

"I love it." I know I'm not rich and all, and I can't afford fancy things, but the present that I got her is one of her favorites. In the box are a bunch of Hello Kitty items: a toy bear, a mug, pillows and blankets, car sticker, sand poster. I remember a picture she showed me before and it was her 7th birthday party. Her birthday party was a Hello Kitty themed. From what she told me is that it was the best party she ever had, just because it was themed after Hello Kitty. "I know it's not much, but I know it's your favorite."

She pulls away slightly, still having a big smile on her face. "I don't care if it was cheap. I love it so much, because of the thought. And because it's Hello Kitty." She excitedly take out the bear and hugging it, squeezing it as she squeals. I laugh at her cuteness; she hugs it and kiss it, treating it like a baby.

"Scott, this one is for you." Mr. Morgan picks up a large present, heading towards me, then hands it. I look at with curiosity, shaking it a little.

"Well, open it." I turn to see Claire smiling at me, resting her head on the bear's head. I start ripping the colorful paper, revealing a box of different items.

"Wow Claire. This is .." She bought me a Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Instant Camera, a briefcase record player with some up-to-date music records, a bunch of different Starbucks K-cups with a sleek black Keurig, and picture frames of us, doing various poses and facial expressions that I remember taking.

"You like it?" Claire ask, anxiousness covering her face.

"I love it, Claire, but this is too much."

"Oh, shut up." She giggles, scooting closer to me, resting her head on my shoulder. "You love taking pictures, even though you use my camera since you don't have one, music and coffee, so that's what I got you. So, shut up and accept it please." She lifts her head up, looking at me with her head still on my shoulder. Sighing, I just place a kiss on her forehead.

"Thank you, bestie." We sit for awhile, watching the rest of her family open presents. I remember Xavier giving me a present last night. I left it in Claire's room when I just headed upstairs last night. "I'll be right back." I feel her nodding, lifting her head off my shoulder. I take the present with me as I head upstairs. Walking in her room, I place the present on her table, then picking up Xavier's present. I quickly open it. As the wrapper starts detaching from my ripping, me eyes starts getting wide. Now, the wrapper is all off and siting on my lap is a box of a replica boat that Xavier took us to on our first date. A card is tapped on it with my name cursively written. I take it off, opening it up.