Wishes

I sit in the inner room, where I go unseen. A small room where gifts are brought in and packed, ready to be given to those who need them.

That's when I hear the father and son walk in. The father more timid than the son. They wait at the reception. The lady at the reception walks in with a bag full of goodies for the child. He's around eight ( or maybe younger). Shyly he reaches out for the bag and opens it. There before his eyes is all that he's ever wished for and it fills his heart with happiness. 

He looks up at the lady, but the smile still evades his face. She pokes him - "Don't you smile? I'm sure there's a beautiful set of pearly whites waiting to be revealed." 

"Where is the doll?" 

"For his sister the father explains"

She pulls out the board game that she's put in along with other things. "This is for the two of you" And she shows him how to play. He listens intently and then blesses her with the elusive smile. 

The father and son leave in a while, but they leave behind warmth.