第40章爱心礼物（1）
ADozenChristmasRoses
佚名Anonymous
Bobbywasgettingcoldsittingoutinhisbathesnow。Bobbydids；hedidhemandaowhinsneakersheworehadafewholesiheydidapoorjobofkeepingoutthecold。
Bobbyhadbeeninhisbackyardforaboutanhouralready。And，tryashemight，heeupwithanideaforhismother’sChristmasgift。Heshookhisheadashethought，“Thisisuseless，evenifIdoeupwithanidea，Idon’thaveaospend。”
Eversiherhadpassedawaythreeyearsago，thefamilyoffivehadstruggled。Itwasn’tbecausehismotherdidry，therejustobeenough。Shewhtsatthehospital，butthesmallwagethatshewasearninglybestretchedsofar。
Whatthefamilylaaterialthihanmadeupforinloveandfamilyunity。Bobbyhadtwoolderandoer，whoranthehouseholdiher’sabsence。
Allthreeofhissistershadalreadymadebeautifulgiftsfortheirmother。Somehow，itjustwasn’tfair。HereitwasChristmasEvealready，ahing。
Wipingatearfromhiseye，Bobbykickedthesnowaowalkdowwheretheshopsandstoreswere。Itwasn’teasybeingsixwithoutafather，especiallywheotalkto。
Bobbywalkedfromshoptoshop，lookingintoeachdecoratedwihingseemedsobeautifulandsooutofreach。ItwasstartidarkandBobbyrelutlyturowalkhomewhensuddenlyhiseyescaughttheglimmerofthesettingsun’sraysrefleethingalongthecurb。Hereaanddiscoveredashinydime。
NeverbeforehasasowealthyasBobbyfeltatthatmoment。Asheheldhisreasure，areadthroughouthisentirebodyandhewalkediorehesaw。Hisextquiedsalespersonaftersalespersontoldhimthatheotbuyanythingwithonlyadime。
Hesawaflowershopaiiheshopowneraskedifhecouldhelphim，Bobbypresehedimeandaskedifhecouldbuyoneflowerforhismother’sChristmasgift。TheshopowBobbya。ThehishandonBobby’sshoulderandsaidtohim，“YoujustwaithereaIdoforyou。”
AsBobbywaited，helookedatthebeautifulflowersahoughhewasaboy，hecouldseewhymirlslikedflowers。
ThesoundofthedasthelasterleftjoltedBobbybacktoreality。Allaloheshop，Bobbybegantofeelaloneandafraid。
&heshopowaheter。There，beforeBobby’seyes，laytwelvelongstem，redroses，withleavesofgreenandtinywhiteflowersalltiedtogetherwithabigsilverbow。Bobby’sheartsankastheowhemupahemgentlyintoalongwhitebox。
“Thatwillbetesyoungman。”theshopownersaidreagouthishandforthedime。Slowly，Bobbymovedhishahemahisbetrue？Nooneelsewouldgivehimathingforhisdime！Sensingtheboy’sreluce，theshopowneradded，“Ijusthappeohavesomerosesoesadozen。Wouldyoulikethem？”
ThistimeBobbydide，ahemahelongboxintohishawastrue。WalkihattheownerwasholdingforBobby，heheardtheshopkeepersay，“MerryChristmas，son。”