A Christmas To Remember

Chapter 2

  " Call him up "
"Can't you see ? I am doing just that "
" Please can you guys stop it ! It's irritating "
" Shhhh... Oh Hey Eric, how are you ? No, everything is fine, can you come down to the café ? Yeah, it's urgent, hurry up "
"Did he buy it ? "
"Yes he did , he is on way "
"That's great "
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" Hey , you sounded very serious over the phone "
" Good afternoon Mr Eric , I am Samuel , I will be your Psychologist "
" my Psycho..  What ! What is happening here ? Can someone please tell me  "
" Well , Eric , we think that you went through some things in the past and thus, resulting in you hating Christmas ,  so we thought that we can help you out "
" Help me out by calling a psychologist ! So ,  you all think I am lunatic or something ! "
" No, you are misunderstanding , we did it for your well being "
" Do you even know what you are saying Jasmine ? "
" Yes  I do , who in his right senses will hate Christmas ? There is got to be a reason . Why do you hate Christmas so much ? "
"I think we all need to calm down "
"Tell us right now Eric ? Why ? "
"You want to know ! "
"Yes !!! "
" Christmas took away my family, my parents, everything "
" What ? "
" It happened 9 years ago  , at the early hours of Christmas  two men dressed as Santa Claus broke in to the house and gave me a Christmas present and that was the death of my parents , they killed my parents !! They took away my joy , my happiness , my peace of mind , Christmas took everything from me ! "
" I am sorry Eric , why didn't you tell us ? "
" Of what use is it if I do , it will only increase the pain "
"Eric ! Please , don't go , Eric ! "
" Let him be Cassie , Mr Samuel , sorry  for wasting your time "
" It is alright , do you know what I think ? Eric is having a hard time letting the past go , he doesn't need a psychologist , he needs care, love and support from loved ones . Excuse me , I have a meeting to attend "
"Thank you Mr Samuel , sorry for the trouble "
" Oh My God ! "
" Well at least we know what really happened to him "
" It must  have been very painful for Eric  loosing his parents "
" Yes it still is "
" What next ? What are we going to do now ? "
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" Uhmmm Guys ! Eric has gone missing !! "
" I went to check whether he was at home but he isn't , his uncle hasn't seen him either "
" I tried calling him on his cell phone but it isn't reachable "
" Relax guys , maybe he went for a walk or something , I think he will resurface . Let's all go home , it's getting late . We will check up on him  tomorrow "
" Who could blame him anyway ? I just hope that he is safe anywhere he might be "
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   " What do you mean you can't do anything  about it ? "
" It hasn't been 24 hours yet to declare him missing , you have to wait "
"So you can't help me in anyway ! Eric might be in great danger officer "
" I am sorry but this is a procedure I have to follow . I am afraid I can't do anything just yet "
" Jasmine just calm down , don't you think you're overreacting ? "
" Overreacting ? Kelvin , Eric's gone , we don't know where he is , we don't know whether he is safe "
" You heard the officer , they can't do until after 24 hours "
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" Good morning guys "
" What is good about the morning Cassandra ? Were you able to reach him "
" I am afraid not , his phone is switched "
" We went over to his house again after reporting the police , Eric's uncle said that Eric didn't come back home . This is really getting me more anxious . "
" We can't just sit down , arms folded and wait till after 24 hours "
" Yes , you are right , we really need to find him as soon as possible "