A Harley and Davidson Mystery Box Set 1 by Liliana Hart & Louis Scott

Author:Liliana Hart & Louis Scott [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: 7th Press
Published: 2019-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus

Prologue

December 24, 2004

“But I’m not sleepy.” Ellie yawned and rubbed her eyes, and her daddy nuzzled against the top of her head. She loved when he did that.

“Honey, you know Santa Claus is waiting to bring your toys,” he said. “but you have to go to sleep first.”

She was too excited to sleep. Santa was coming. And she was going to catch him this year.

“Ellie,” her mother said. “Let’s get your teeth brushed and then you can set out the cookies and milk for Santa.”

“Can we feed the reindeer too?” she asked. “Rudolph is my favorite. The others were so mean to him, but he showed them. He got revenge by leading the pack. He deserves a special snack.”

“Ellie Bear,” her daddy said. “The point of the story isn’t revenge. Rudolph was just different, and it took an effort to see that being different didn’t mean bad. He had special blessings, and it just took his friends awhile to see that.”

Daddy had that worried look in his eyes he got sometimes when she said something she shouldn’t, but she didn’t see anything wrong with what she’d said.

“When I was being different, the doctor said I was being bad,” Ellie said, her bottom lip quivering.

“Honey, that’s completely different. What you were doing to those animals was wrong. Very wrong. But you’ve stopped, and you’re all better now.”

Ellie snickered beneath her breath. Her daddy thought she’d stopped. She’d just learned to be sneakier. They just didn’t understand why she did it.

“I did stop playing with animals like the doctor told me too,” she lied. “I’m a good girl.”

He sighed and the worried look didn’t go away. “You sure are trying, honey bunch. but you’ve got to stop hurting the other children.”

She kicked out with her feet, tired of the conversation. It was always about what she couldn’t and shouldn’t do. Nobody let her have any fun.

“The kids aren’t animals,” she said. “They can run away if they don’t like it. They’re not helpless.”

“Baby, you shouldn’t hurt anybody or anything. I know you don’t want to be a bad girl. You’re so smart, and we love you very much.”

She grinned and hugged his neck. “I love you, daddy.”

“Enough stalling, little girl,” her mom said. “Time for bed or no Santa.”

Ellie narrowed her eyes at her mother and gave her an angry face, and she smiled when her mother backed up a step. She liked that she could scare them.

“Honey, mommy is just excited to get Santa’s cookies and milk set out, so we can go to bed too. We’re excited about Santa coming.”

“Oh, daddy. You’re too big for Santa,” she said, giggling.

“Santa has something special for everyone. Even grownups.”

Ellie got ready for bed, put out the cookies and milk, and then hopped into bed. Her mommy tucked her in nice and tight, just how she liked.

“I know Santa will love those special cookies,” her mother said. “He might even share with Rudolph. Now be a good girl and go nighty-night.

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