David had come in just a few minutes before. He had gotten distracted at home and procrastinated going to the party. He had second thoughts of going but decided to go in the last minute. He had already gotten the gifts anyway. Claudia had been the first one to notice David coming in looking a bit lost and signaled him to their seats greeting him with a hug. Cheeto greeted him as well and after making a comment along the lines of how does an air force pilot get lost and David giving up on correcting him he sat down.

Claudia saw that Sammy had stopped a few feet away and waved for him to come over. Sammy approached the table and David greeted him, pulling out a small box.

"Hi Sammy, look this is for you," he said handing Sammy the box.

"It's for me?" asked Sammy.

"Yes, it's a gift from me to you," answered David.

"What is it?" inquired Sammy.

"Well open it guey (fool)," interjected Cheeto.

"Go ahead sweetie. Open it, want me to help you?" asked Claudia.

Sammy was about to take Claudia up on her offer when David stopped him.

"No, I think he can do it himself, go on."

Sammy struggled a little and tentatively opened it, which was odd since for other things he was usually a tornado of havoc, but this little shinny box was like a crystal treasure. He almost didn't try to tear the paper. He succeeded in taking the tape off but too slow for Cheeto's curiosity who took it upon himself to tear off the remainder.

"Asi carbon (Like this fool)," was all he said.

David and Claudia both looked at him with a stern look, but he was either too dense to see it or got it so often from others he didn't notice it anymore. In any event Sammy saw hi gift.

"Que te dio (What he give you)?" Cheeto's curiosity still peaking.

"Cheeto just let him be with his gift!" shouted Claudia to him.

"Oh pues ta bien (Oh well OK)," said Cheeto letting Sammy be the one to reveal the surprise.

"It's a toy!" uttered Sammy.

"Uuh how nice. Look at that. Looks so fun," said Claudia genuinely smiling at the excitement Sammy showed.

"It's a Santo!" he yelled out.

A masked luchador, it was a modest gift but still one of the better models compared to the simple plastic molded versions. This ne came with a cape and an actual small cloth mask for the luchador. It had movable parts and was rather sturdy.

"Esta chido (Badd-ass)," also commented Cheeto.

"Yes Sammy it's a good gift what do you say?' said Claudia.

"Thank you," Sammy said giving David a hug. David got Sammy the toy as he was getting the present for his sister. He remembered always loving to play with his toys. Imagining he was a super hero, acting out in his head what he couldn't do in real life, a boy with his toys.

"So now whenever you feel scared he can be brave with you," said David to Sammy.

"Haha no manches (stop messing). Es solo un mono (It's just a doll)," said Cheeto not fully understanding what David was trying to say.

"No, not necessarily. See you can make him do anything you want. He can do anything you are too scared to do and he'll be alright. He can be brave through you."

Sammy looked at his new toy as if it was endowed by super magical powers. He already felt stronger, more powerful with him. There was a silence between them for a moment while David's message sunk in to Sammy when Cheeto broke it saying,

"Nah It just a toy."

"Aye Cheeto callate la boca, vamos a bailar (Cheeto shut your mouth, let's go dance)," said Claudia wanting to remove Cheeto from the scene.

"That was very nice David," she whispered to his hear. Sammy now ran with is Santo to seek adventures to share together. Claudia motioned to David to go dance with them but he declined. He just wanted to sit. The scene was jubilant, the people were good, and he knew he'd done something nice for that little boy, but he couldn't help but feel something wasn't right. He was in a good place but he didn't feel as he thought he should.