activity one of writing fiction - building character

it's 2nd january and emily came home from a very tiring 7 day business trip. Jerry must be on call tonight, she thought to herself. it was not a good New Year for her as she missed celebrating Christmas with her husband and her family. she opened the door to her homey apartment, expecting her dog, Margerita to greet her at the door. but she encountered something that put tears in her eyes. in front of her, her living room was decorated with a christmas tree with lots of gifts stacked under and around it. she opened the gifts one by one. a gift from her parent, a silver locket with the inscription of her name "emily" was wrapped in a golden box. a brand new laptop from her husband, and with it a bottle of herbal medicine to ease the pain of her feet. opening the rest of the presents, she found a box from uncle tom. this year, she received a dusty old radio and fortune telling cards from her eccentric uncle, who adores her nevertheless. last year, he gave her a pair of leather jackets and an old rugby ball, the so called winning ball from the sox's win 2 years ago. she felt loved. she turned and walk to her office and put the gifts neatly in a glass cabinet. as she was placing her bag on her chair, she realised that the office is clean and organized, by her husband, with a jar of sharpened pencil on the desk, ready for her to start her work.