Vanessa could hardly recall a time when the holidays seemed so hopeful. In order to do<\/p>\n
something really unique for her fianc\u00e9, Brandon, she had meticulously budgeted every<\/p>\n
tip and salary while working additional hours at the salon for the better part of a year.<\/p>\n
Although their financial situation wasn\u2019t the best\u2014Brandon, a prosperous doctor with<\/p>\n
a busy practice, earned far more than she did\u2014she felt that love shouldn\u2019t be measured<\/p>\n
in monetary terms. particularly around holiday, which she always saw as a time for warmth and giving.<\/p>\n
She eventually saved up enough money after working long hours and many hard days to<\/p>\n
get Brandon the PS5, which she knew he had been wanting for a long time.<\/p>\n
She remembered that he had made casual remarks about how playing video games<\/p>\n
allowed him to \u201cswitch his brain off\u201d after a long day at the clinic.<\/p>\n
Perhaps because of scheduling constraints or because the console constantly sold out,<\/p>\n
he had never managed to get one for himself, even with his comparatively high salary.<\/p>\n
Due of the limited supply, Vanessa had to rely on her cousin, who was able to get one from a reseller.<\/p>\n
Naturally, there was a markup for that; her cousin made sure to remind her of how fortunate she was to get one at all.<\/p>\n
Vanessa convinced herself that it was worth it to see Brandon\u2019s unadulterated joy,<\/p>\n
so she spent the majority of her holiday money to make it happen.<\/p>\n
As holiday drew near, she could not control her enthusiasm.<\/p>\n
She pictured Brandon\u2019s expression every time she passed the closet where<\/p>\n
she had concealed the PS5: the broad grin, the \u201cI can\u2019t believe you bought<\/p>\n
me this!kind of happiness, and the appreciation that would gleam in his eyes.<\/p>\n
She thought it was the ideal approach to let him know that she appreciated his<\/p>\n
efforts and understood how many hours he spent taking care of children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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