Dear Carol Bells

| December 1st |

| December 1, 2018 |

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Midnight updates are the best updates, don't tell me otherwise. There's something very thrilling about staying up and posting something new. 

Anyway, happy Christmas month!!! Here's to the start of a 25 day period of posting!! I'm so stoked hence why I am sharing this past midnight xD Enjoy!!!!

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| December 1st |

Hark how the bells

Sweet silver bells

All seem to say

Throw cares away

Dear Carol Bells,

This is probably very random seeing as you are receiving a letter from an anonymous individual and the opening line was Carol of the Bells. But, uh, I mean...have you heard your name? Not that it's a bad thing!! And anyway, I think this'll add more meaning to my letters.

Well, you probably don't know me. I'm just a passing, smiling face to you. But I know you by what you showed me without realizing. The fake smiles you produce to customers as you take their coffee orders. The tension you radiate as carolers pass by in the street singing. The grimace you disguise as a nervous laugh when someone asks who your Christmas miracle is or what you'll be doing with him. The fake joy you portray when someone adds a new Christmas decoration to the coffee shop's lobby so you don't stand out from the rest of the employees.

Carol, I don't know what happened to you during this particular holiday season. I don't know what scars are hidden underneath your red sweater. But most importantly, I don't know the scars beneath the skin. The scars etched in your soul.

I would like to know. I really would. However, I'm a spine-lacking man. I lose confidence as soon as you walk in. Therefore, because I'm too chicken to flat out approach you for fear of chasing you away, I opted for this simple, if not mysterious, letter writing.

I also hope this letter doesn't frighten you because I mean no harm. I'm just a man who is in like with the quiet girl who seems to have baggage she's trying so hard to hide from others. I would say the other 'L' word, but I figured that was too soon since I haven't even gotten the courage to speak to you properly. But I'm getting there. No joke if that's what you're thinking, which you probably are.

Carol, I hope that you realize you are more than what you think you are. Despite our simple and passing greetings (yes we have met and passed by each other on multiple occasions yearly), I found myself falling more and more in like with you.

This holiday season is meant to bring out the love and unity we share with friends and families and lovers. I bet you disagree. You have always been so tense during Christmas.

Because of this observation of mine, I have made a goal for myself regarding you. You may have guessed, you may have not, but I won't reveal it just yet. I am ready to see how it plays out.

Yours,

Saint Nick

PS- You won't get my real name until I've succeeded in my plan :P 

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Ahhhh, I'm so stoked for this!!! I hope y'all are too! Lemme know what you think by commenting below and maybe (if you like this) hit that star button to give me a vote ;)