The Freeuse Elf by Lake Matt

Author:Lake, Matt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five - Santa

At the end of her last shift, Holly was determined to see Santa, but by the time she had ushered the last kids out, he was gone. She asked around to find out if anyone had seen him, but all she got was head shakes until she asked Rich.

“Sorry, Holly, he went as soon as the shift ended. Maybe he had someone at home he had to get back home to?” said Rick. “He had a pretty big smile on his face.”

Holly was glad about that. Santa was happy. But she would still have liked to have made sure for herself.

Everyone was really nice to her. They had bought a Christmas card, and all signed it, and even bought her a present. She opened it up while they watched and pulled out a jumper like one she had seen a detective wear on a Nordic crime show. It was soft and warm and made her smile, but she still felt a little sad as she had wanted to see Santa.

Everyone got changed and said their goodbyes and filed out one by one until only Holly was left. She had no one to go home to and was in no rush to leave, so she went back to the grotto and wandered through the winter wonderland, enjoying the twinkling lights.

It really did look good. Like a real log cabin with trees and snow and decorations. Of course, it was nothing like the real Santa’s cabin, but it made the children happy. She walked around it and realized that she missed home. Not the apartment she lived in, but her real home.

Just as she started to turn away, she noticed something, a light inside the cabin. Just the flicker of candlelight. But enough to catch her eye.

Why was the light on? Was someone inside?

She decided to have a peek.

The door was not locked, so she stepped through it and found that the inside of the grotto was indeed still lit up. The table was covered in presents and someone was standing in the corner looking at the star on the Christmas tree.

“SANTA!”

And not the Santa from the grotto. Not the cheery man with the red cheeks who went outside to vape on his breaks. No, this was the real Santa.

“Hello, young Holly!” he said with a chuckle and threw his arms wide.

Holly ran across the room and jumped up, flinging her arms around him. Her body filled with joy and all her sadness from earlier seemed to melt away in the glow of Santa’s smile.

“What are you doing here? It’s Christmas Eve. You have SO much to do.”

Santa ruffled her hair and lifted her up. Holly was not tall, but she always felt even smaller when talking to Santa. Somehow, he seemed big and imposing, while still kind and caring.

“I do have a lot to do. BUT... someone has been a very good girl and has been spreading Christmas cheer. And then they got sad. So I am here to spread a little Christmas cheer myself.

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