Finally, A Merry Christmas!

A Not-So-Merry Christmas?

"HOHOHOHO!! Merry Christmas people!! Santa's hereee!!" the local 'Santa' cheered. Children were running around with him, picking the candies scattered on the floor. The street appeared to be camouflaged with the snow masked over. Snow lightly showered upon the roofs of the houses across the street, as if preventing the warm atmosphere present inside from evaporating. The trees along the roadwalk, adorned with embellishing fairy lights and fancy stars, were swaying with the winter gust as if relishing the atmosphere around. Every other shop in the town was the busiest it had been in a while. Everything and every person was radiating the Christmas energy. The enclosing seemed adoring and lively.

And I hated it! Everything about Christmas, I just hated it. The snow, the lights, the cold, the Santa, the cheers and the happy atmosphere, absolutely everything. The reason...because I wasn't happy. No matter how much I try, I could never seem to forget Christmas as the most awful day in my life. I was always excited for it since I was a kid. And who wouldn't be. But since the time I moved out of my parent's house, I have always hated this day the most. It has been three years and never once was I happy for Santa's arrival. My grandma died on the 25th the first while, I was admitted in a hospital, the second, because of a fight I threw myself into, and the third, I was fired from my job for something I didn't do, which is today. And here I am sitting in a cafe, contemplating whether I should hang myself or jump off a cliff, with a cup of latte. Coffee is the best though!!

I was in my thoughts when I heard the chair in front of me moving. I looked up and my breath got caught in my lungs. My eyes were wide open and mouth agape. There she was, sitting in front of me, looking at me with a smile. OH MY GOD! Her smile. "Heya!", she greeted, cheerfully. And I couldn't digest the fact that she was talking to me. Wait! She is talking, I have to say something. "...H-H-Hey!", stupid me, why did I stutter! And she chuckled at me! I bet my ears were red by now. "Merry Christmas, first of all!", she greeted adding the tone to her oh-so-sweet voice. "Oh yes! Merry Christmas to you too!", I greeted back, a VERY merry Christmas. "You are by yourself on a Christmas evening.!", her eyebrows joined together. Her eyebrows are cute too; what am I saying. "Yeah, I..I like it here alone!", I will smack myself if I stutter again. "You know shouldn't be alone on a Christmas evening!", she raised her eyebrows with an amusing smile. "I know but..", she cut me in the middle. "No buts, come with me.", she took my hand, and dragged me out of the cafe. Her hands felt like feathers, so soft, as she was dragging me down the street.

We reached a small park, that I had never seen before for some reason. I was busy admiring the snow covered trees and the decorations when I felt something hit me. I shifted my face sideways, and a snowball landed right on my nose. I looked up and saw her grinning mischievously. Oh sweetheart! You didn't just do that. And the next moment we were engaged in a snow ball fight. I swear she is such a child. We had hot chocolate in a cafe nearby, talking our heart out, laughing ang giggling.

It was turning dark so we decided to head back. I offered to walk her to her house. And here we are walking, with the most endearing smile on our faces. I was thinking about today when I heard her say ,"It was so much fun today, it's been a while since I laughed like that." "Same goes with me. All thanks to you." We both looked down. Her destination arrived and she went in waving at me. What a day!!

I was about to walk away when I heard her say ,"Ryan, can you come here please?". I was hesitant but eventually jogged near her. We were standing in front of her door. "Look up.", she said smiling. I looked up, a mistletoe, that's what I saw. I looked at her. "I hope we aren't alone on Christmas now." And she kissed me. Her hands wrapped around my neck. I held her and warmth overtook my body. I could feel my heart beating rapidly. Everything seemed happy. I now have a reason to smile on Christmas. Her.