A CROW CHRISTMAS by Michelle Dups

Author:Michelle Dups [Dups, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michelle Dups

Christmas giveaway

Ben

FEANNAG VILLAGE HALL

DECEMBER 2003

Christmas Eve had arrived; we’d been working hard to get everything ready for our Christmas giveaway. This morning we’d woken to a freezing cold foggy morning with a thick frost on the ground. Ellie had been beside herself with excitement.

I’d smiled as I’d heard her excited chatter while we’d all been shovelling a hot breakfast into our mouths this morning. Fuelling ourselves what we knew was going to be a busy day.

Some of us had already done the rounds of the hospital with Rea. Delivering presents and singing Christmas carols with the staff. We’d all cringed at the noise that had come out of Cairo, and it was noise. There was no way what came out of his mouth could be called singing.

Grinning at the memory of the look on Cairo’s face when Navy had slapped a hand over his mouth and told him, “Brother, you may be pretty to look at, but you can’t sing for sh…. I mean ship. Seriously, brother, don’t give up the day job.”

Their messing around had set the whole ward, including the nurses, patients, doctors and some parents, off laughing. We’d made Cairo mime carols for the rest of the walk around the hospital.

I don’t think he minded. He seemed quite happy sucking on the lollipop that one of the nurses had given him to make up for his mean friends. He’d soaked the attention right up.

After a quick lunch we’d all gathered in the hall and had set up a Santa’s grotto that Sam had hurriedly made when I’d first brought up this idea. The girls were busy decorating it with greenery and ribbon. The rest of us had moved the tables and chairs around the hall as instructed by Mum and Aunt Maggie. Sam and Alec were helping set up a projector for us to watch the movie.

We’d made up fresh bags of popcorn and small bags of sweets to give out to each child as they came in so that they had something to munch on during the movie. We’d set this up at the table near the entrance of the hall. Once they had their treats, they could go ahead and find a place to sit on the matts we’d brought from the gym so that they weren’t sitting on the cold floor.

It wasn’t two o’clock yet and the queue of excited children could be heard coming from outside.

I did a quick look around the room and saw that we were ready; the grotto was decorated, and the matts were down. Alec and Sam were at the projector, ready to press play once the kids were all settled. Bella, Bren, and Carly were dressed as elves, ready to help when Father Christmas arrived and help hand out gifts. Beau had set up a camera on a tripod and was offering photos with Father Christmas for a donation that he was going to give to the charity fund for the village.

Brice and Booker were at the door

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