For those of you who's Christmas' looks a little like mine, I decided to write and finish this chapter today. Christmas should be about bringing joy to others and spending time with people you love, and for me its also about Jesus. Making people happy is my gift to Him. It's okay if you don't believe in God, I still love all my readers and I'm not a judgmental person and this paragraph isn't strictly about Jesus. If your Christmas is spent crying alone in your room, or wishing that you could be anywhere else, I wrote this today for you. I love you, and I know how you feel. Many people have lost sight of why we truly have this holiday (Or any holiday really). It shouldn't be stressful or sad. I woke up to my parents fighting at 6 in the morning. My mother was crying and my dad was talking about leaving. When people try and make everything perfect it just becomes stressful, and for that reason I have come to resent holiday's altogether. I am a very go with the flow kind of person but everyone around me is absolutely clinging to this idea or expectation of how magical and fun and joyful this day should be. When really by doing that they're making it the opposite of what it should be. Its a day to give back, and be kind to strangers, to make someone's day a little better. Not a day to scream at the people you love most because everything isn't going perfect. I've found out that in life when you cling to expectations the hardest, it will go exactly how you don't want it to. I am trying my best to forgive the people who have made holidays stressful. It's also hard not to have expectations when hallmark movies and Christmas songs paint it in such a magical light (But I also hate Christmas music and hallmark movies lol) . This is real life and hardships aren't as easily fixed as Santa coming down the chimney, or falling in love. People should be supporting one another in times like this not tearing people down. Anyways if you read all this thank you, I hope you have a lovely day, and as always I'm here for you<3
"Pitch explained what happened," Kate paused and for a moment, I thought she was talking about the cutting, but then she continued. "About the Spirit Eater still affecting you"
"Oh, yeah. I'm sorry about earlier-"
"No don't be, we all know it wasn't your fault," Kate cut me off to reassure me.
I gave her a warm smile. "Thank you, Kate." After a moment of graciously taking in the sight of the light spirit, I broke the silence again. "Hey, guess what?"
"What?" Kate asked with a look of mock suspicion.
"I have a great surprise for you."
"... Ookay... what is it?" She asked apprehensively.
"Well you'll just have to find out! Come on let's go," I said genuinely cheerful about what I had planned. I wanted to see Kate smile for as long as possible, that's why I wasn't going to tell her about my... slipup, just yet.
"You're insufferable you know that?"
"Yeah," I smiled wider. "I get that a lot."
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Our feet crunched on snow as we landed. "Okay, open your eyes," I said to Kate.
Kate opened her eyes and her smile faltered a bit when she looked around. "Jack? Why are we at my house? You know my grandparents can't see me anymore..." She said sounding very dejected.
"Yet, they can't see you yet," I said to encourage her while twirling my staff.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Just watch," I said holding up a finger to silence any protests.
Tipping my staff towards her front yard, I silently begged for this to work. Kate doesn't need anymore disappointments after everything being around me has caused her, I thought guiltily.
