Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck

Author:Pearl S. Buck
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shadow Mountain Publishing
Published: 2020-10-01T21:56:56+00:00

Rob! We have to get up, son . . .”

“Aw-right,” he mumbled.

The door closed and Rob lay still, ­breathing heavily. In just a few minutes his ­father would know. His heart was ready to jump from his body.

The minutes seemed endless—ten, fifteen, he didn’t know how many—until he heard his father’s footsteps. Again, the door opened.

Robert!”

“Yes, Dad—”

His father was laughing, a strange ­sobbing sort of laugh. “Thought you’d fool me, did you?” His father was standing by his bed, ­feeling for him, pulling away the covers.

“It’s for Christmas!” Rob cried, finding his father and clutching him in a great hug. He felt his father’s arms around him in the dark.

“Son, I thank you. Nobody ever did a nicer thing—”

“Oh, Dad,” Rob said, “I just want to be good!” The words broke from him of their own will. His heart was bursting with joy.

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