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✦ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟞 : Secret Santa

Winter.The days are shorter and the nights get longer. The chilly mornings give you a different sense altogether. Hot drinks like coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are enjoyed more during winters. The sun rises quite late and sometimes it does not.

 The essence of winter cannot be described in one word. It is the hot cup of coffee in the morning. It is the warmth you get from the fireplace. The fun of making a snowman is what forms the essence of winter.

It is my first Christmas away from family,friends..and..Rose.Now the only people I have by my side are Anne and Sky.

At first,I thought Christmas here is going to be very boring,but actually the nuns have organized some activities.Apart from the basic "religious paintings" -_- contest,there were a few other better activities.

"Winter is here,girls ! We know that you being here is not very exciting and sometimes,life here usually gets boring,so we thought of organizing fun activities this year !" Nun Elena said. 

"We are going to have the program of the activities right there,in front of the door ! We will start today with the snowmans contest,because the weather is amazing outside ! You have 20 minutes to get you ready and come downstairs in the main hall ! Do not forget your gloves !" I bet she came with all these fun activities.She is the most open-minded of all nuns.

We went outside in the yard.Man,it was so beautiful outside.I was really amazed how the Church looked like an Ice Palace because of the snow and the icicles.

"Good to see you girls ! Now,we are going to make the groups ! You are going to work in pairs of 2 ! We have here in this box,envelopes in which you will find a coloured paper.There are 2 papers of the same colour,for you and your colleague for this contest ! Now,one by one,please come and pick your envelope !" A nun said.

"Guess we are not going to work together." Anne said.

"Why ?" I asked.

"The chances are very small for us to get the same colour." She continued.

"Girl,if you are not going to believe it would happen,it would not happen ! I do not like your negativity hah." I laughed on my way.

I picked red,she picked blue.

Surprisingly,guess who noticed my red paper? 

"Hi partner !" Tessa said walking by my side.

"Uh,hi ! So..guess we are going to work together !" I said.

"Yea."

The contest has started.I lost Anne's figure.She was somewhere else.

Me and this Tessa girl started talking.And from easy subjects,we got to the "spicy" ones.

"So you met Anne here ?" She said,building a snowball.

"Uhuh."

"Did she tell you about me?"

"Of course she did." I said.

"Well..I am sorry..for what I did." She bit her lip.

"Too late." 

I was giving her these short answers.

"I miss her." She said.

I did not know what to say.So I kept my mouth shut and continued building the snowman.

"I am sorry that I lied-"

"Why are you here and not elsewhere,Tessa?" I intrerrupted her.

"Look,I do not keep the goods at home.I just had a few packs to deliver meanwhile my boyfriend was gone to get more.So I kept them hidden but somehow,my mom found them.The situation would have been much worse if I told them we have a business like this.So,I told them they were mine."

"So your parents still don't know about you having money from this job?"I asked.

"No ! No one in my family knows.He did not allow me to tell anyone."

"Then why you got back to him doing this stuff if he is this possesive?"

"I need money.My dad is dead and my mom has some kind of ilness too that I don't want to talk about right now so we get little money.I had to do something.And my boyfriend was the one who helped me with money,then I joined the business and start making my own money."

I paused.Our snowman was almost ready.

"Less talking there girls and work on your snowman ! You don't have much time left !" One of the nuns shouted at us.

"I loved her,Alex ! I loved Anne so much !" She paused,looking for my hand. 

"And I still care about her !" She looked into my eyes.

"D-does Anne know about what you told me ?" I asked taking her hand off me.

"I am sorry for my gesture.No,she does not.She does not know,because she did not let me explain.She has been through a lot with her exes." The girl apologised.

"Yes she had." I whispered.

Nor my team or Anne's won the contest.But our snowman looked pretty good.I was overthinking at what Tessa told me.She made me think she is the innocent one in this whole thing.

Back to our dorms now.

"Why have you been silent all this time,Alex?" Anne questioned me,kissing my cheek.

"Tessa told me some stuff earlier when we were building the snowman.And I think you need to hear all this stuff." I told her.

"I don't want to know.I don't care about her."

"Well,I-" 

I was intrerrupted by someone knocking at the door.

I opened it.There was no one,but a gift box on the floor.

"Oh,it seems we got a present !" I said. "You..got a present." I read : For Anne.Merry Christmas !

"W-wait what?" Anne got up and took the box from my hands.

"You have some stalker shit babe?" I said brushing my lips against her neck before kissing it.

"I do not know" She laughed.

"Socks." Anne took them out of the box.

"Soocks?! Nice !" Wonder who sent them.

"Uhm,I think I know who.." She said after taking out of one sock,a veery small bag of weed.

"Tessa."I laughed. "You know,I still think you should know what hapened to her."

"No I do not.Look,she might just try to take the good girl role so she can be friends with us.No ! She is toxic ! We do not need her energy !"

"What about the weed?" I asked.

"We are going to use it someday before we leave this place.But not now.I am not in the mood"

"We?!" I was playing around with her hair,bringing my face close to hers.

"Of course.Do not think we are going to give it back or threw it.A gift is a gift" Anne laughed.

"Anyways,merry Christmas,Lex !" 

"M..merry Christmas Anne !" I replied.