Kelly was a very wealthy Hollywood actress, who was used to a posh lifestyle. He lived in a multi-million dollar house in Beverly Hills. She had all kinds of people she paid to do things for her, like her personal chef, her aerobics trainer, her gardener, her maid, and her masseur. He spared no expense in catering to their wants and needs.
Kelly was a great actress and had been nominated several times for the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards. He seemed to have everything he wanted.
Despite losing her mother at a very young age, she had a very loving father and sister. Her dad made sure his two daughters received an excellent education. He was also very supportive of his career moves. Kelly had always wanted to be an actress. His 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 their quirky gifts, such as gold-plated photo frames, expensive modern artwork, and Hong Kong items. It was time for her sister Sarah to give Kelly her birthday present. He handed Kelly a new photo album. Kelly jokingly said, “A photo album, Sarah? Do you know how many photo albums I have? I don’t have enough images to fill all my photo albums.”
Sarah knew her sister’s sarcastic humor and took the comment in stride. Finally he said, “Open the album, sister.”
“Objective-“
“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 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 started crying as tears of love streamed down her face. He stared at the first page of images for several minutes. Finally he said in a low voice, “It’s mom.” He couldn’t say anything else for a few more minutes as he turned the page. The room was silent. The next page contained photos of her mother, father, Sarah, and herself at the Grand Canyon. “Our last trip together,” Kelly said even more softly. He couldn’t hold back the tears that flowed, which were now like Niagara Falls. The people in the room also started crying. Most knew that Kelly lost her mother at a very young age.
“Where did you get this from?” Kelly asked Sarah. “These are absolutely priceless.”
“Dad found them in the attic. I had the same reaction as you. I had a photoshop restore many of the photos and made several copies. I had to make an album for you and me. It’s the least I could do for mom, Sarah he exclaimed.
“Do you remember the walk along the Colorado River?” Kelly asked Sarah. “I was so mad when we jumped into the river.”
Both sisters embraced. Sarah was crying as much now as Kelly. The tears of both sisters were tears of embrace and loyalty. They both adored each other.
After about an hour of reminiscing about each other and the guests around them, Kelly said, “Sarah, this is the best birthday present anyone could give me. Thank you.”