The Mandela Catalogue

Christmas Shopping

(back to Damiens POV)

I wake up to Fox running in.
"IT'S DECEMBER 24TH!" he yells.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" I ask.
"YEAH, I NEED TO BUY PRESENTS!" he says.
"same." I say.
"I told the others." he says.
"good." I say.
"OK, I'll go get stuff for dinner?" he says.
"sure, stay safe." I say.
He goes to leave.
"wait!" I say.
He turns around and looks confused.
"you forgot something." I say.
He thinks for a moment, he then smiles and comes over.
I give him a kiss and he leaves.

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I ride my bike to the mall in town, its open. I don't know why but it is.
Not alot of people are there, maybe 3 or 4.
I open the doors and go in.
I look around the shops.
I go into a clothes shop.
I know how much Fox like foxes, ironically.
If I could get him something with a fox on it maybe that could be his gift.
I look around, I see a shirt with a little tree on it.
Twig would like that.
I pick it up.
I look around some more.
I go into an Isle with a bunch of hoodies and jumpers.
I pick up a purple hoodie and im about to go pay when something catches my eye.
I look over to see a big fox onesie, it has a hood with ears and a large tail coming from the back.
He'd love that!
I think, picking it up.
I pay and leave.
I go to a little shop with collectable figures.
Michael has been collecting the Harry Potter figures, he's missing a couple like Sirius Black, Voldemort, Remus.
I go to a section with the Harry Potter characters.
I browse through them, most of them being ones that he's already got.
I see a sirius figure and instantly pick it up.
I go to pay.

(what's your favourite Harry Potter character?)

Now just something for Jackie.
I look around the place and see a shop filled with glass statues.
They'd like something like that.
I see a dragon statue, it's standing on a big rock.
I pick it up and pay.
'they all hate their presents'
I hear a whisper in my ear.
Not now.
I think to myself.
I leave the area and put the stuff in a little compartment on my bike.
I close it and drive off.

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I close the flat door behind me, putting down the shopping to lock it.
I pick up the shopping and walk into the living room.
"what's that ya got there?" Michael asks.
"your presents." I say, going into my room.
I place the shopping down onto my chair and lay down in my bed.
I hear someone pull up in the driveway.
I look out the window to see Fox and Jackie get of Michael's car.
I get off my bed and walk into the living room.
I look around.
Where is he?
"Michael. Where is Twig?" I ask.
He look around confused.
"I thought he was with one of you?" he says.
"not me and the others just pulled in, no Twig?" I say.
The others walk in.
"have you seen Twig?" I ask.
"no?" Jackie says.
"Roger is there though." Fox says pointing at Roger.
He was sitting on the sofa with his hat on his face.
I tap him on the shoulder and he pulls up his hat.
"what's up?" he asks.
"where- hang on that's not the way you usually talk." I say.
"I am trying something new. What is wrong?" he asks.
"where is Twig?" I ask.
He looks around.
"hang on." he says and he disappears.
He comes back and brings a tired Twig (hey that was alliteration lol).
"where were you?" I ask.
"I was just going on a walk." he says.
"OK, good." I say.
"were you..... Worried about me?" he asks.
"yes. Just, let us know before you leave." I say.
"okay." he says.
He walks over to the sofa and sits.
His wounds seem to be healing well from the incident.
"sorry." I say.
"no, it's OK, I'm pretty flattered that you care about me." he says.
"have you ever had someone care about you as much as we do?" I say.
"only one, but he was a fake." he says.
I look down.
"COME ON GUYS CHEER UP! IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS!" Michael says.
I look up at him and smile.
"WERE STAYING UP ALL NIGHT GUYS! GET READY!" I say...