He could generally decide quite easily what to get his brother because where Callum led, Kieron followed so he would just think of something that he would like for himself and upgrade it a few years for his older brother. There was also a cunning plan involved in this, because Kieron knew that once Callum tired of it, he would give it to Kieron anyway. An entrepreneur in the making.
For his sister, he would usually ask me to get her some make up or socks, working on the basis that this is standard girlie stuff so therefore perfectly acceptable.
If Kieron had a 'girlfriend' there would ensue a huge dilemma of what to get her and that would involve a trip of major importance so that the lucky girl in question would be suitably impressed, without Kieron looking too 'woosy' in front of his mates at school.
As for his teacher and her assistant, it was always a case of 'oh, just get anything' as if it was an add-on to homework and had to be done.
The cats have a mini stocking each and packets of cat treats had to be stuffed inside.
And for me.....Kieron would go shopping with his sister to Canterbury. Always Canterbury. There he could convince Jade to buy him giant hot dogs and mini donuts, while lending him extra money to buy himself a treasure from a street market stall. Last year he bought a knitted hat with plaits and insisted on wearing it indoors. He would allow himself to be dragged into all the fashion shops in the search for my perfect present, little knowing that he was that already.
Last year, he bought me a pretty little photo album for me to put pictures of my parents in. I've got pictures of Kieron in there instead now.
On the front it says 'forget-me-not'. No Kieron, I will never forget you.
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