Kelly was a very wealthy Hollywood actress, who was used to a posh lifestyle. She lived in a multi-million dollar house in Beverly Hills. She had all kinds of people that she paid to do things for her, like her personal chef, her aerobics trainer, her gardener, her maid, and her masseuse. She spared no expense to take care of her wants and needs.
Kelly was a great actress and had been nominated several times for the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. She seemed to have everything she wanted.
Despite losing her mother at a very young age, she had a very loving father and sister. Her father made sure that her two daughters received an excellent education. He was also very supportive of her career moves. Kelly had always wanted to be an actress. Her sister, Sarah, had always wanted to be a scientist.
Sarah drove from where she worked, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to her sister’s house.
It was Kelly’s birthday and she invited dozens of celebrities, from actors to musicians. Each guest took turns giving Kelly her extravagant gifts, including gold-plated picture frames, expensive modern artwork and Hong Kong items. It was time for her sister, Sarah, to give Kelly her birthday present. She handed Kelly a new photo album. Kelly joked, “A photo album, Sarah? Do you know how many photo albums I have? I don’t have enough photos to fill all my photo albums.”
Sarah knew her sister’s sarcastic humor and took the comment in stride. She finally she said, “Open the album, sister.”
“Goal-“
“OPEN the album, Kelly,” Sarah said with conviction.
Kelly opened the photo album. There were many photos of an attractive woman and a handsome man in his mid-thirties together with two girls. Both girls appeared to be less than ten years old.
Kelly’s mouth slowly began to open wide as if she had transformed on the spot. She began to cry as tears of love streamed down her face. She stared at the first page of images for several minutes. She finally said quietly, “She’s mom.” She couldn’t say anything else for a few minutes as she turned the page. The room was silent. The next page contained photos of her mother, her father, Sarah, and her at the Grand Canyon. “Our last trip together,” Kelly said even more softly. She couldn’t hold back the tears that streamed down, which were now like Niagara Falls. The people in the room also began to cry. Most knew that Kelly lost her mother at a very young age.
“Where did you get this?” Kelly asked Sara. “These are absolutely priceless.”
“Dad found them in the attic. I had the same reaction as you. I had a photoshop restore a lot of the photos and make several copies. I had to make an album for you and me. It’s the least I could do for mom.” he exclaimed Sarah.
“Do you remember the walk along the Colorado River?” Kelly asked Sara. “She was so mad when we jumped into the river.”
Both sisters hugged each other. Sarah was now crying as much as Kelly. The tears of both sisters were tears of embrace and loyalty. They both loved each other.
After about an hour of reminiscing with each other and the guests around them, Kelly said, “Sarah, this is the best birthday present anyone could give me. Thank you.”
