The Odd Christmas

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It was a smoky winter morning. I was alone in the lounge playing video games and thinking for my Christmas and birthday gift. My parents were out - visiting church, buying gifts for my birthday and meetings different people. While I, rot in this house.
Would you call a day your birthday if you can't go out and buy your own gifts or a wish that would not be fulfilled. I don't think so!

I am from an affluent family and I have Mike my golden retriever as a good friend. My parents never let me step out from those huge gates. They say that the outside world is dangerous. I always think how people celebrate festivals in the hottest or the coldest time of the year.
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Mike was sleeping beside me. Poor boy could not go out for a walk due to the thick fog.
I was so engrossed in thinking about my wish and the look of the outside world that I drifted off into my own world every five minutes.
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I have tried to climbing the boundary wall three times and every time I climb the walls the little spies( cameras in every nooks and crannies of the house) always catch me and then the walls are built higher. The last time I climbed the wall which was about two years ago,I was free from the spies and I successful was about to cross it but I had some miss coordination and I fell down and hurt my right shoulder. Now also the pain gives me goosebumps.
I was informed that my parents had arrived an hour ago and I was called so the could think about my wish and had they bought the right presents for me.
As I entered the family room I said,
"Will you guys really going to fulfill my wish?"
My parents looked at each other and said," Anything for you honey pie." In the sweetest tone they could say.
"Ok!I want you guys to set me free. I want to see the world 'cuz I have only seen them in books and video's"

"We talked about it earlier. You can't go out, the outside world is dangerous" my father said.
"Oh! really. You guys go out and enjoy and... I ... I rot in this house. If you guys are safe outside then why not me? You only say this for you own meaning and by the way do I really have a meaning?"
"I said the topi..."
"Close"I said and stomped out of the family room and rushed to my room.

I collapsed on my bed and hid my face under the pillow and had a good cry. I could feel hot tears running down my cheeks. Mike came into the room. For some reason he also hid his face under the pillow. I was pretty sure that something was wrong so I sat up and picked Mike like he was a piece of paper and kept him on my lap. He fixed his sparking blue eyes on me and made some kind of sound.
So I guessed, do you wanna go for a walk? Again he made the same sound but little louder then before. So I tried again by asking another question and again this time he made weird sound but louder than before. So I kept on asking some more questions and he made the same sound which was louder than the last one. And at the last question he made that sound so funny that I could not help my self but laughed aloud. And he immediately started wagging his tail fast, so basically he wanted to make me feel better.

Just to make the environment better I took out my laptop and opened Netflix. Mike and I saw a comedy movie to brighten up our mood. When the movie was about to end I was about to open another movie, when I heard a knock on my door. I said,"Yes, please come in." The door opened and I saw Mr.Fred.
"Ma'am your parents are calling you for lighting the Christmas candles and for cutting your birthday cake."

I wasn't expecting them to call me after what happened in the family room.
"Hmmm... Okay tell them I will come in five minutes."
"Yes ma'am. And your mother has requested you to dress your best."
I just nod my head and he closed the door.
I was pretty bumped out with the fact that I had to go back to the family room and face the warth of my parents.
I went to the washroom to freshen up but before that I played some music to gain some energy.(Music is my life. If I am feeling good or bad music is my medicine.Btw I also play many musical instruments like piano,flute,drums, guitar,etc. I have a music room full of musical instruments. Don't mind!)
I washed my face and moisturize my skin. Then I went towards my closet and without thinking I pulled out blue denim jeans and white Mickey Mouse sweatshirt which read "It all starts with a mouse. If you can dream it you can do it".
I wore it and combed my super curly brown hair into a high ponytail and put on my lipgloss. (I was forced to put it on by my mother) I wore my favourite white sneakers and done!
I came out of my room with Mike leading the way as when I am not in a good mood I tend to forget where I am going.
At last we reached the family room. I looked at Mike and said,"Ready?"
He made a soft bark.
As soon as I was about to open the door Mr.Fread opened it.

Omg! That was such a horrifying moment because the next thing that happened was... I fell on Mr.Fread and Mike jumped over my back and I let out a huge scream.
"Ma'am! Would you be kind enough to get up from me because my made in France uniform will get dirty."
On hearing this I was like was he worried about me because a 100kg dumbbell was on my back or his precious 'MADE IN FRANCE SUITE.'
My father picked Mike and my mother helped me to get up. And the only thing left was to her was to hold my injured shoulder so hard. I let out another loud scream and I was sure my scream would have gone out of the gates and there would be a huge commotion out there for the mystery scream.
Anyway I helped myself up.
"I am so sorry dear. I was so worried about Mr.Fread because he was holding Mike and your weight. And if anything happened to him,we would lose our most trusted servent." My mother said.
Great! No one in this house is worried about me but their benefit.

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Writer's note-
I hope you all might have loved my first chapter. I will publish my second chapter soon. I thought of keeping some suspense at the start of few chapters but I promise no more cliffhangers. ( And sorry, if I had made some mistakes)
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS!!!
(And happy birthday to my characters Ali and Al Raphael... Heh! Heh! Heh!😁)

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