1 Chapter 13-Jake
--I woke up.
"Holy shit!" I yelled, leaping out of bed.
I glanced at my alarm clock.
5:23.
Christmas morning. Barely dawn.
I grabbed the phone on my desk and speed-dialed Cassie.
Brr-
"Hello?"
"Cassie?"
"Jake? I was just going to call you."
My throat constricted.
"It wasn't a dream?"
Pause.
"Check under your chimney."
I hung up the phone and bolted downstairs.
My Dad's Jewish, so we don't have a tree, but my mom insists on stockings.
But there was a red package under the chimney. We don't have red wrapping paper.
Heart pounding, I tore it open.
On top was a plain white card.
Dear Jake,
I won't be fighting with you guys anymore. Sorry, but I like my new job better. See you next year on Christmas Eve!
Your cuz,
Rachel
I sat down hard. Then slowly, very slowly, I looked down at what the package contained.
And stopped breathing.
My own GameCube!
"Thanks, Santa."
A/N: Okay, I know that was a little weird. But I had no idea how to end this story and I gotta start working on "The Truth Will Set You Free" again. So, see you over there! (Unless someone has an idea for a good conclusion?)
--I woke up.
"Holy shit!" I yelled, leaping out of bed.
I glanced at my alarm clock.
5:23.
Christmas morning. Barely dawn.
I grabbed the phone on my desk and speed-dialed Cassie.
Brr-
"Hello?"
"Cassie?"
"Jake? I was just going to call you."
My throat constricted.
"It wasn't a dream?"
Pause.
"Check under your chimney."
I hung up the phone and bolted downstairs.
My Dad's Jewish, so we don't have a tree, but my mom insists on stockings.
But there was a red package under the chimney. We don't have red wrapping paper.
Heart pounding, I tore it open.
On top was a plain white card.
Dear Jake,
I won't be fighting with you guys anymore. Sorry, but I like my new job better. See you next year on Christmas Eve!
Your cuz,
Rachel
I sat down hard. Then slowly, very slowly, I looked down at what the package contained.
And stopped breathing.
My own GameCube!
"Thanks, Santa."
A/N: Okay, I know that was a little weird. But I had no idea how to end this story and I gotta start working on "The Truth Will Set You Free" again. So, see you over there! (Unless someone has an idea for a good conclusion?)
