Boy studied the bracelet on his hand, it was pretty and even if it was not. It didn't matter. It was his first present and he cherished it more than he showed it to Vernon, even if it eventually slipped, he would make sure it didn't bother him so much.
He knew it would, he would try his best to not let it bother him even though he knew it would be hard. He didn't own anything, yes he had a couple of things in his room but he had never owned anything. Not clothes, shoes, and certainly not jewelry, so this meant a whole lot to him.
He didn't have the words to express his gratitude and even if he knew the words, he did not know how to phrase them or in what order he would say them, so he just stared at the bracelet and hoped this was something he could keep.
"Oh yes, that reminds me. I got
