A Gift I Once Gave

I didn't share this in class, but I figured someone might want to read it.

I once gave the gift of a Unicorn vs. Narwhal play set to my friend for his fourteenth birthday. The set included a pink unicorn figurine, a narwhal, and three different detachable “battle horns” for each of them. It was a complete joke of a gift, and it was a joke on purpose, but even then I knew he would like it amid the laughter. I figured it was perfect, because one of his code names (like a username of sorts) had to do with a unicorn. And, when he, his cousin, and I were in Newspaper Club together, we would talk about narwhals often, his cousin arguing that narwhals were better, while I knew my friend secretly disagreed and sided with the unicorns. And, well, I was on the internet, and I found this curious little site called mcphee.com, which has all sorts of useless and funny merchandise. Then, I saw that Unicorn vs. Narwhal playset, and I knew immediately what to do. I didn’t actually pay for it, my mom did, but I was the one who wrapped it and forced my friend to open it while we were at Newspaper Club. I know that two plastic figurines aren’t a typical gift for a fourteen year old boy, but as something to make him laugh, I knew it was worth it. And he did like it. Immediately after his opening it, his cousin asked if he could have the narwhal and another girl requested the unicorn. He said no way, which signaled to me that he enjoyed the gift. All in all, I think it was a successful gift. It definitely had meaning, though not a very serious one. It showed that I knew him well enough as a friend to get that perfect gift. Plus, I knew exactly what would make him smile, and I think that’s what made the gift count the most. That Unicorn vs. Narwhal play set symbolized our bond of friendship in the oddest way imaginable, but since we’re both quirky people, it was also the best way imaginable.