I remember one Christmas when I decided to look in the “secret place”. I saw
my presents. There, in the collection, was the one thing I had wanted for half
the prior year: Rodan, the Pterodactyl. He was one of the monsters that fought
Godzilla in the classic movies.
When my parents caught me looking, they told me that they were going to take
him back. I remember how I got caught. The closet where the toys were stored
was not perfectly aligned, so when you opened it, you had to tug at it. When
it finally did open, it made a loud sound. I’m sure they heard me open the
door from the other room and came back to see what was up.
When Christmas morning came, I went out to the living room and Rodan wasn’t
there. I was devastated. After about 30 minutes of torture, my parents finally
told me to go in my room and look in the toy box. When I opened it up, there
he was in all of his dinosaur glory.
I was happy and played with him for a long time.
I learned my lesson and never peeked at presents again.