A white cot bed with mattress
I heard the news as soon as I got up, at six o"clock in the morning. My cousin Betty had just had a baby. I was a bit surprised because we all knew that the baby should arrive in two months" time. But my cousin"s daughter was simply too impatient to wait for such a long time. She had decided that she was ready to see the world and soon after that she was already among us. But on that particular morning, I was not only shocked with the fact that the baby had just arrived. I was supposed to buy her a present: something she really needed. How could my cousin take the child home if she didn"t have a cot bed? I had ordered a white cot bed mattress on one of the auction websites, but the bed was supposed to be sent on the following day. I had a quick breakfast, got dressed and left for work. As soon as I arrived, I asked my boss for a day off. I explained that I had a very important meeting. She didn"t mind so I left the office and called the man who was supposed to send me the bed. I begged him to let me collect the bed from his company in the afternoon that day. Although the company did not usually allow that, he made an exception after I explained that the baby was born a bit too early. I collected the cot bed mattress and transported it in my own car straight to my cousin"s flat.