Chapter 2
by Mallory Quinn
Suzanne was alone in her mansion, feeling miserable and cursing everybody. Terry went to his rehearsal and he refused to stay with her on this Christmas Eve. She was sulking. She had saved him and lost her leg. Terry should've been kissing her feet all day long... and that doctor insisted she get a prosthesis! She wanted to stay the victim in all this. If she was able to walk, Terry would get rid of her… She had wanted Terry since the first time she saw him that day at the theatre. It was snowing like tonight… She had Terry; she was engaged to Terry, but he didn't seem to share her joy. What did she expect? She knew he was in love with another girl. She was just hoping it would chance with time, but nothing was happening so she started to get bitter, bitter and bitter…
There was a ring at the door. She managed to get her wheel chair to the door. Terry had made the necessary changes to their house for her to be able to move around freely. She opened the door and it was a group of children with a young woman behind them. They started singing:
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
The young woman was Patricia. She was taking them door to door to sing Christmas carols and be happy and bring some joy during the holidays. She was singing with them, but…
Suzanne was not happy to see the children singing a song that was saying it was the season to be jolly. She was not jolly. She was miserable.
- WOULD YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTHS, ALL OF YOU???!!!! GET OUT OF HERE! DID I TELL YOU I WANTED TO BE JOLLY?
The children were frightened. Some of them the smaller ones started to cry. Patricia was upset.
- What the hell is the matter with you? They're only children, singing for the season!!!
- I didn't ask you for anything! I have everything I need, now get lost! Yelled Suzanne
- Come children, said Patricia, let's get out of here, this is a female Ebenezer Scrooge!
- Bah Humbug!!! Yelled the children at the same time.
- Bah Humbug yourself!!! Said Suzanne angry closing the door.
"Why is that damn story by Dickens ruining my day today. First Terry abandons me on Christmas Eve for that stupid play, and now those damn kids!!!"
The children left with Patricia.
- Merry Christmas, she said, leaving.
Suzanne was tired so she went to her bedroom which was on the main floor because of her wheel chair. She managed to put herself to bed alone, since it was Christmas Eve and the staff had the day off to celebrate Christmas. The bedroom was big with a canopy bed way too big for her. She was hoping to share it with Terry soon, as soon as they were married or before that if she managed to convince him to make her his before the marriage. But her fiancé was such a gentleman, it wasn't even funny. What could she say to a man who was respecting her? That she didn't want any respect, she wanted to be treated like a prostitute?
After a lot of effort, which made her angrier, she was finally lying on the bed. She was agitated and she finally managed to fall asleep after a little while.
While she was asleep, she had a dream. It was a beautiful dream. She was young girl having fun with her friends in the field and a very special boy… Jacob… Jacob Layne…
- Jacob! She said smiling, wait for me…
- Why? He said, you can't walk! You're on a wheel chair…
The field became her house…
- But you can push me…
- Why should I, when you can do it yourself or even better walk with a prosthesis!
- But I lost my leg…
- It's not the end of the world! At least you're still alive! Unlike some of us.
- Jacob… I… I missed you so much.
- Suzanne, what happened to you? You were such a happy little girl.
- I lost my leg…
- Once again, not the end of the world…
- Jacob…
- I'm here to tell you to expect some visitors.
- Visitors? What kind of visitors?
- Don't worry, you'll know them when you see them… I'm just warning you and please Suzanne, heed my call, heed their call… you'll be happier… bye Suzanne.
- Jacob! Wait! Jacob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jacob was gone.