My mother and I are very close. She’s 40-years-old and I’m 20. We have gone through a lot together, and do fight, but we still remain the best of friends.
One day, she splurged on a fantastic top, which she bought from Myer for $150. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I knew that my mum had saved a long time for this top and that she was very protective of it. I had my eye on it but she told me that I couldn’t touch this one. Unfortunately, I had other plans …
My mother and I are the same size in clothes, and that night I had a hot date and needed a new outfit. I waited until she was out and quickly coordinated my entire outfit — makeup, hairdo, and accessories — to match this top. I looked hot!
That night, I went to a flashy restaurant and was so nervous about the date that I decided to order a bottle of red wine for the both of us, to calm myself down.
The waiter finally came and served me my drink, only to be bumped by someone behind him, accidentally pouring a whole bottle of red wine on my top and lap! I was so embarrassed, even my date was laughing at me! I didn’t care about him, but I knew I was in big trouble.
My mum didn’t know that the date I had been telling her about was that night, so I told her I was sleeping at a friend’s house. The next day I went to Myer and bought my mum the same top, except a size larger.
I told her that I had noticed there was a tear under the arm of the top and I had exchanged it for her as a surprise! There were no more tops left in the same size, I said, so I had opted for the larger size — it would look better anyway. She was so happy about my lovely thought and effort, and the following day she bought me a similar top that I could wear for that hot date I had been talking about! If only she knew …
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