Chapter 1
(A/N: I just want to apologize to my readers for my recent inactivity on the website, but, I'm currently working on another story for FictionPress which should get published sometime in 2016. Hope you enjoy this story, and, Happy Holidays!)
~December 23rd, 7 p.m. ~
"Hey, Ellie! Get off your phone and eat your broccoli" Sam politely asks the 11-year-old girl, Ellie Farber. "You don't want it to get cold now, would you?"
"But, I hate broccoli!" Ellie begins to whine, desperately attempting to avoid the green colored atrocity
"Listen, I hated broccoli too as a kid! But, your mom told me to feed you this" the blond teenager sympathizes yet persuades her
"Shut up!" Ellie rudely yells across the room and gets her plate, throwing it on the floor. "I'm not eating any of that sh*t!"
"No one, not even my mom, talks to me like that, young lady!" Sam scolds the young girl in an angry manner
"Oh, I'm sure she did. And I hope you got coal as a kid!" Ellie rudely wishes for Sam's demise in an acerbic manner
"That crosses it!" Sam finally snaps and grabs the young girl's stuffed animal, Poober
"What do you think you're doing?" Ellie asks the tall girl in a scared yet angry manner
"What you deserve, you little brat!" Sam explains to her, clearly feeling angry and insulted. Sam grabs the stuffed bear by the body and head before she begins ripping them apart
"No!" Ellie yells as the blonde teen beheads her prized possession. Sam takes both the head and body and throws it on the ground
"Go to hell, you ******* bastard!" Ellie yells as she bends down to grab the "dead body" and dashes towards Sam, overtaken with anger. Sam notices the young girl run into her and manages to dodge her, Sam shifts and feels surprised when-
"Ellison Christina Farber, you better watch your damn mouth!" Ellie's mother ironically scolds her daughter from behind her
"Mom? When did you get here?" Ellie pauses for a second and turns around, completely shocked and scared
"I just got here and I'm very disappointed in you, young lady!" Ellie's mother explains to her daughter
"Mom, she ripped Poober!" Ellie immediately complains to her mother, showing her the pieces for evidence
"Yeah, I promised to pay her for that!" Ellie's mother briefly explains to her 11-year-old daughter with a formal tone highlighted by her voice
Ellie just stands there in the center of the living room, completely shocked that her mother would actually pay her for getting rid of Poober
"Thanks, Samantha. Here's your $500!" Ellie's mother reaches for some hundred dollar bills in her purse and hands them over to the 17-year-old blonde girl. "As for you, young lady, I forbid you from leaving your room tonight!" the 35-year-old woman scolds her spoiled daughter and drags her by the arm towards the door. Ellie glares at Sam in a revengeful manner before leaving with her mother
"See you later!" Sam yells and shuts the door. Sam counts the money and says to herself, "Ok, that's more than enough money to buy Cat a jump rope for Christmas!"
"Hey, Sam!" her red-haired roommate greets the blonde girl as she enters the house from the backdoor
"Hey, Cat! Excited for Christmas?" Sam asks her while secretly recounting her earned money
"Who isn't excited for Christmas?" Cat hypothetically asks her roommate as she shoves her new moped keys in the side cabinet. "I can't believe this is going to be my last Christmas here before I go to college!" the senior girl complains but still sounds excited
"Oh, yeah. How did your college interview go this evening?" Sam asks the 17-year-old girl in a concerned manner, hoping she doesn't have to spend another year in high school
"Oh, it went pretty good. I really hope I get accepted because pretty much everyone is going there!" Cat hopes well for herself. "I'm pretty tired, so, I'm going to sleep" Cat yawns and carries her helmet with her to their shared bedroom
"Aw, man. This is going to be her last year here and I'm seriously getting her a jump rope!" Sam scolds herself. "Come on, Sam, you can get her something better than that!" Sam proceeds to encourage herself
Sam looks through her phone contacts' and calls a new friend
"Hey, Jade" Sam greets her gothic friend over the phone. "I need some help with deciding on what to get Cat for Christmas, can you please give me any ideas?" the blonde girl pleads for help
"Well, I think you should get her a pink hoverboard. She likes pink and it's the hot seller this Christmas season" Jade suggests an idea to her friend
"Thanks, Jade!" Sam thanks her and hangs up. Sam puts her phone back into her pocket but thinks to herself in a confused manner, "Oh crap, where do I get a hover board from?"
Sam walks into her bedroom, grabs Cat's phone, and dials another number
"Hey, kitty-cat!" Robbie asks over the phone, hoping to successfully flirt with his crush, Cat Valentine
"Yo, weirdo, it's Sam!" Sam clarifies for him, completely freaked out from his greeting
"Oh, hey Samantha" Robbie repeats the greeting, feeling awkward from what he just said
"Yeah, no need to greet me. Can you just tell me where you can get a pink hover board from?" Sam asks the guy with the glasses, eliminating the awkwardness
"Why do I think I would know about hover boards?" Robbie asks Sam, completely confused like a fish out of the water
"Aw, that really sucks. I think I can't go buy one for Cat-
"Hold on!" Robbie suddenly interrupts her, skipping a heartbeat after realizing the recipient for the present. "It's in Toys 4 Us, Aisle number 30 in the bottle shelf!" Robbie hastily tells her the location.
"Thanks, Robbie" Sam thanks him
"Hold on" Robbie pauses the teen girl and begins speaking quickly, "Since prom is coming in a few months, could you ask Cat if she was interested in go-"
"I think I'll just hang up" Sam interrupts him
"No, I have to ask Cat if-" Robbie reiterates his statement
"Bye!" Sam hangs up on him, completely interrupting his proposal
"Ok, all I have to do is go to the mall tomorrow and buy Cat a hoverboard before she goes to college!" Sam thinks of a plan in her head
~7:30 A.M. ~
Sam looks through Toys 4 Us, Aisle number 30 in the bottom shelf and finds a hover board
"Cat is going to be so happy!" Sam reassures herself and hands over the hover board
"Ok, ma'am. That's going to be $700" the cashier calculates the prices and informs her, hoping for payment
"Hold on, I thought this thing cost $500!" Sam clarifies in confusion as she takes a look at the box
"No, they cost $700 now. Blame inflation" the smug cashier takes the box from her and walks towards the shelves, placing it back in its original location
"Aw, shucks!" Sam curses to herself and walks towards the exit. Suddenly, Sam notices a blonde girl in a Santa costume, texting on her phone
"Hey, Santa, shouldn't you be working?" Sam asks the blonde girl in the costume
"It's really boring. All you have to do all is ask kids what they want for Christmas" the costume girl yawns. "I would rather be watching Dwarf at home than working here"
"Well, you basically don't have to do anything. I mean I would love to do something without doing anything" Sam groans in jealous
"Hold on" the blonde girl in the costume interrupts her, thinking for a minute. "If you think being Santa is easy, how about you try on the costume to see how uncomfortable it is?" the girl sly fully tricks Sam into taking her job
"What's so uncomfortable about the costume?" Sam asks in a concerned manner
"It makes your butt really sweaty!" the costume girl comes up with a valid excuse, pretending to sound disgusted
"How about you wear my costume for 2 hours and I'll give you $200?" the uninterested costume girl bribes her, hoping that she takes over her job
"$200? You're so on!" Sam agrees
~20 minutes later~
"You know what, this is a little sweaty" Sam admits, now wearing the fake Santa costume to which the other girl agrees
"Hey, sorry I'm late. But, the kids are waiting for you" the manager shows up and pushes Sam towards the kids, her face concealed by the costume
"Yeah, come on, Santa!" the other blonde teen teases her, knowing that she has now gotten out of work
"Hold on, but I'm-" Sam attempts to speak
"The real Santa, yeah, we all know that, will you go already?" the other girl interrupts her, suggesting her plan to Sam
"Yeah, don't want to miss that $200 paycheck now, wouldn't you?" the manager unknowingly encourages Sam
"Hold on, $200?" Sam thinks for a second. "Yes, we should go for the paycheck, and, the children. Can't forget about the children" Sam sarcastically remarks, teasing the other girl
"Wait, but, I'm-" the other teen girl attempts to speak, completely motivated by greed
"Not the real Santa, so, I suggest you move on" Sam gets back at her, making the lazy girl upset and walk away with an empty wallet
"Come on, Miss Clause, the kids are awaiting your arrival!" the manager attempts to speed up Sam
"Hold on, I'm coming!" Sam impersonates Miss Clause and walks towards the children
T.B.C