Disappointment, Roll Out
When I was in first grade I absolutely loved Transformers, they were my favorite. Waking up and watching Generation 1 cartoons was the highlight of the week. I had a couple of the toys, like Optimus and a couple of the main characters. I always wanted Soundwave, his voice was so cool! Easily my favorite Decepticon.
Fast forward to that Christmas and we did secret Santa in class. My mom went Christmas shopping and brings home my gift to give for secret Santa. The name I drew was a boy I didn’t really care for, but no big deal, not like she picked up something awesome. She gets the gift wrapped and I take it to school the next day.
We all get our gifts and open them up. My mom ended up getting him Soundwave. I was a bit upset at first, but maintained my composure. “It’s ok, I’ll plead with her at home later. I thought she knew he was the one I wanted so bad.” Then I opened my present… it was a cup. A plastic cup with some generic cartoon characters on it I couldn’t even recognize.
The combination of hurt emotion and let down were too much then. I broke down in tears. When I got home I told mom that there must of been a mistake, maybe it was the wrong box she gave me. She said, “No but I’m sorry honey. I’ll talk to Santa and we’ll see what we can do this year.”
I did not get Soundwave that year. or ever. Story credit: Reddit/capt1nsain0