A Christmas miracle

Chapter 6

Elliott and I walked back to his house hand in hand making pointless small talk and joking around. I looked up at Elliott and watched him laugh. I couldn't help but smile at him. He always seemed so happy, but how?

"Elliott?" I said to get his attention. He looked down at me.

"Yes?" I didn't know how to ask him or how he would react.

"Uh...I...need to ask you something." I began. "Um...you've gone through tons of stuff but...you're...I don't know...bright? Is that the word? I just-you're always making jokes and being happy despite everything and I just..."

"You wanna know why, right?" He finished, a carefree grin on his face as he placed his hands on his hips.

I nodded sheepishly, to which Elliott chuckled and waved his hand dismissively. "Nah, it's cool. I'd probably ask why if I were you."

He continued speaking. 

"Well all I really do is think of the positive side of things" I just looked at him confused. He chuckled. "Like right now, I'm thinking about how I finally got to see you again and now Im happy."

"Ohhhhhh. I get it now." He laughed at me and continued to walk. Soon we came up to a big mansion like house and I stopped. "No way this is yours" I said in disbelief.

"Yes. Yes it is." He walked me up to the door and let me inside. I was amazed. Its huge. I started walking around and without knowing it soon got lost.

I didn't know where to in the house I was and I was starting to panic. I couldn't hear Elliott anywhere.

"ELLIOTT!" I screamed. Nothing. "ELLIOTT! HELP ME!" Still nothing. I decided to walk around more and try to walk back the way I came.

I found a set off stairs that led down somewhere. So I followed them. And found a dance studio.

"Woah..." I said to myself.

"You like it?"

"Fuck!" I walked over to Elliott and hit him in the arm. "Don't do that! You scared the shit out of me! I got lost!" He started laughing. "Why are you laughing!" My eyes began to water.

"Oh Tommy...I didn't mean to scare you" He wiped away my tears and hugged me. "I knew you would end up here so I waited. I didn't think I would scare you." He stopped and held my chin up "Im sorry..."

I hugged him again. "It's okay. I forgive you"

I could pratically feel him smiling. "Good" He said as he let me go. "Come on, lets go get something to eat." I followed him up to his kitchen.

"Can I go wait in the living room?" I asked

"Sure. Its just around the corner by the door"

"Okay" I walked away and turned on his tv. As Im waiting I hear a big bang but didn't worry about it. But soon after I got worried cause I heard banging from the kitchen.

I jump up and go to the kitchen to check on Elliott and see him on the floor shaking and bleeding from his head....it looks like a...seizure?

Oh no....