Chapter 44

”What the f…” I turned around and saw James with his mother's box in his hands. I walked up to him and knelt in front of him. ”I was going to put the presents away in my closet yesterday when I saw a hatch in the bottom right corner. I opened it and this laid there. Open it.” I encouraged him. All eyes in the room were on the box and James. They all went silent and placed their things down. The vibe changed and I felt the heavy cloud that fell over us. He slowly lifted the top and took out the letter. When he saw what was underneath it, his breathing stopped and he swallowed hard. ”The velveteen rabbit.” Everyone gasped and Amber's hand flew to her mouth as her eyes started to water, as was Trish's and Jacksons mom. James took out the letter from the envelope and started reading it. I saw his eyes starting to water and when he was done reading he jumped up from the couch and stormed off. I looked behind me in shock when Jackson's mom, Anna, spoke in a weak voice. ”Go after him, honey.”