The Journey of a Present

Author's Note: What if you weren't you but a present? What would it be like? The life of a Christmas present, from the beginning to the end. Here is what Kinect thinks about his journey so far.

One by one everybody left me and there I was at Costco, nobody to hold I was alone. I was trapped in a box with so much packing I couldn’t take a breath. It was rough. From the first day into the world I had only 5 minutes to open my eyes and look beyond the factory. Then I was off in a box to somewhere out in the country.

I heard somebody say, “Here we are, at Costco in its Pewaukee location.” I was excited to go there. As I got off the truck and into the store I heard so many people talking. People saying, “All right we got four days ‘til the grand opening. Hurry up!

While others are scurrying up and down the store, the days went by and I sat there. More and more of my own kind came in by me. I was buried and nobody could see me. That’s when I felt some girl pick me and say,” Hey Mom, look what I found, a Kinect! Can we please get it? It can be my Christmas present! Come on, please?!”

Right then I knew that I was going to be taken home and I would finally had a family. It took a few days until I was opened. It’s alright I thought at least I have somebody. As I got of the car and into the house, I finally got to see the world another time. Now I have so many friends at my new home. I am proud to be a Kinect, I couldn’t of wished for anything better than this!