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?)