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It was here. It had finally arrived. Emma had only been waiting for this day for 364 days, which is 8,736 hours to be precise not that she had been counting! Trying to act casual, she sauntered down the stairs. As she let her imagination run wild, she pictured a pile of presents, stacks of cards and her Mum’s famous chocolate cake waiting temptingly on the table. Excitement tingled through her whole body as she pushed open the door to her living room. Emma waited for the usual cheer and “the song” that came on this date every year… but it didn’t come. Bemused by the lack of noise, Emma shuffled into the living room. Her father looked up from his newspaper and greet her with a smile. “Morning sweetheart!” Morning? Morning? Was that it? Without replying to her Dad, who had returned to his morning reading, she wandered into the kitchen to see if her Mum would give her more satisfaction. “Hello, darling. would you like some toast before school?” asked Emma’s Mum, as she stood washing breakfast pots at the sink. Something seriously strange was going on. Where were the cards, presents and that delicious cake? Emma had been preparing herself for this day since the same date last year, and all she was feeling was utter disappointment. “Is there nothing else you want to say to me?” she questioned her Mum, “nothing you would like to give me…?”