I opened the envelope and pulled out a card. A thin piece of paper fell out. I picked it up and stared at it. A check.
PAY TO THE ORDER OF: Our grandson, Jake Atkins
$10,000
I looked up at Grampa immediately.
"This-" Kyle jumped up.
"I think I might still be high on the painkillers." Dave commented, holding his head. "I don't think I can believe what I'm seeing."
"What is it?" Dad asked, trying to look over Noah's shoulder.
Noah pulled his check close to his chest. "It's mine. Don't worry about it."
Grampa laughed. "It's no big secret. Gramma and I have thought about this for awhile now. Zeke's in college. Dave and Kyle are just a step away. Noah and Jake should be prepared as well. College ain't cheap." His smile faded a bit. "I just wished she would have made it far enough to give these gifts herself."
Streak keeps going. Thanks for reading <3
Some other footnotes about my daily life: had to miss two of my three trips in February since it took me a long time to recover from that er visit. Which is fine cuz my dad’s back incision scar had opened again and he needed someone to keep an eye on it. He had to do another round of antibiotics and I made sure to keep it clean. That’s good now too so no worries. Also the one trip I did do was great! Went to Vegas with my old roommate and had a blast!