Beginnings

Chris was walking back from psychology. It was like any other Monday afternoon. When he arrived at the dorm, he checked his mail. He found he had gotten a package form his brother. He went to the front desk to claim it. The man at the desk went to the back room and returned with a rather small box. Chris took it up to his room. He put his backpack in the corner and began tearing through the tape and postage. He found a pile of packing peanuts covering a velvet pouch. He opened it up to see the contents. A small gem, very smooth and dark purple in color, fell into his hand. After examining it, he went back to the box and found a note:
Dear Chris,
Hey bro, haven't heard from you in a while. I had a weekend off from studying in London, so I took a trip with some of my new friends around the country. It's nice out here. You and mom would probably really like it up here. Bought this in some small town, thought you'd like it. Consider it a birthday/Christmas/Easter/President's day present. It cost me a bit, but I gotta spend this scholarship money some how! Maybe you can keep it for luck or something. Well, guess that's all for now. See you guys around Christmas.
Love Cliff
Chris liked it. It felt good to have something like it. He wasn't sure why, but he felt like he was supposed to have it. Chris put the stone in his pocket and headed out for his next class.