We’re in the toy section at Winn’s next to the Diary Queen on Alameda Ave. Jorge is 13 and I’d just turned 5.
“¿CĂșal quieres?”
I look at my options. Rainbow Bright is cool, but Lurky is just so cool. He’s brown and furry and would probably make an awesome pillow. After some thought, I decide on Lurky.
I watch him shell out the $17 for it and feel somewhat embarrassed that he would spend so much money on me, but at the same time so special.