A Very Creature Christmas (DISAPPOINTMENT)

Day 3: Merry Christmas Spencer

Aleks POV

I Just finished editing what I hadn't had time for yesterday, which was most of it. I was to shaken up to do any work.

What a way to spend the second day of December, bawling over a dead rabbit, than finding out I slightly burned my hand while trying to give it a decontamination bath.

I sat on my chair in my office, spinning around in continuous loops, staring up at the ceiling. My mind was drifting back to yesterday; I tried straying off the section of my mind that held dead bunnies and focused on something a little better worth my time.

For the secret Santa activity that Dan had planned, I picked Kevin, and I couldn't think of anything to get him for week two. I still had a while, but it was proving difficult to choose something that could top the stuffed STD's.

I would usually order something online, but because of... previous experiences, that proved to be a bit of a risk.

From the hallway i hear a door slam shut, along with footsteps coming down the hall. curiosity gets the better of me, I get off my chair, open my door and peek to see who it is.

"Spencer! You're back!" I exclaim walking out of my room to greet our editor.

Spencer smiles at me weakly, his nose is red and his short brown hair is pushed all around his scalp. For the past four or five days, he's been sick, had a case of the flu.

"Hey Aleks, how's it been?" he asks, his voice comes out hoarse and scratchy.

"um, okay i guess" i say, my smile faltering slightly as i remember, once again the events of yesterday.

he nods, yet he seems distracted "So how did  the Santa thing turn out?" he asks, walking into the conference room.

"good, oh and you need to open your gift" I remark, going over to the small tree and retrieving Spencer's gift.

"thanks" he says, true gratefulness shows in his eyes, although it lacks in his voice.

He slowly unwraps the parcel, making a neat pile of the garbage. 

He lifts up a small bag and tips it towards him to look inside. He realiseases a sniffly laugh, i gaze over his sholder to see what's inside the bag. before i can see he pulls the bag away.

"wait a second" he says, turning so his back is too me, a moment later he turns back around, little stuffed animals are on his fingers.

"I got a bag full of finger puppets!" he exlaims, the happiness seaping through his words. he lets out another small laugh before putting the animals back in the bag.

"what did everyone else get?" Spencer asks, curiuosity in his eyes.

"well, I got a blow up slide and pool, James got a sound byte of himself, Seamus got a hat, Jordan got a CD, Dan got battaries, Dex Got a harmonica, and Kevin got stuffed STD's" i recall, counting up on my fingers,

"wait, Kevin got stuffed STD's?" Spencer asks, a goofy grin on his face.

I shake my head playfully "don't ask"

Spencer leaves the room laughing, while i pick up his wrapping paper. 

afterwards, i go back to my office and watch a video called jingle cats, slowly proceeding, to make me fall into a deep sleep.