That night something happened that changed my life forever! While I was alone in the bathroom putting on my pajama’s Mom came in carrying something. She looked kind of scared as she sat down on the toilet so that she was almost eye-to-eye with me.

“Alvin?” she started and I could tell by her tone that I wasn’t going to like whatever she was about to say.

She said my name again then sighed heavily before holding out what at first I thought was some kind of funny looking towel wrapped in plastic.

Then she said, “I think you should wear this to bed tonight.”

I honestly didn’t get it.

“Why should I wear a towel?” I asked her.