Stave Four: Christmas Present
Pádme appeared in her office. She rubbed her eyes and sighed deeply. She walked towards her chair, but what a surprise she got when she saw a chubby, blonde man with deep grey eyes, sitting in it.
"Hello Miss. Wesford! I've been waiting for you." said the man with a huge smile.
"And you are?" asked Pádme.
"Max Present. Did my cousin told you anything about me?"
"Your cousin?"
"Yes, Chris, Chris Past."
"Oh, no. He didn't even say goodbye, he left me all alone in the cementery."
"Oh, how unpolite of him. Well, are you ready?"
"Ready for what?"
"Ready to fly with me. I can see that Chris really didn't told you anything."
"Fly? I can't fly."
"But I can, come with me."
Max opened one of the windows in Pádme's office. He stood in the window's corner.
"Take my hand." he said.
Pádme was a little confused, but she took his hand. He jumped and flew over the cold and dark December sky. Pádme closed her eyes tight.
"Open your eyes, you don't want to miss such a beautiful sight."
"I can't open them."
"Why? Are you scared?"
"Sort of."
"Don't be, trust me."
Slowly, Pádme opened her right eye and then her left one. Max was right, the sight was beautiful. The city looked like a huge Christmas tree with millions of bright lights. Everything looked very different from above. Her spirit soar.
"You were right, is amazing."
"I'm glad that you like it."
Max landed in front of a small house.
"Do you recognize this place?"
"No, am I supposed to?"
"Not really. This is Roger Smith's house."
"Really? Is so small. I thought he had something better."
"He can't afford something better. Did you know that his wife has cancer?"
"God, I didn't knew."
"Well, after you fired him he got into more trouble. He'll loose his house if he doesn't pays the rent, he nearly has no food and worst of all, he won't be able to pay his wife's medicine."
"I..."
"Shhh, is ok. Let's watch through this window."
"Ok."
Inside the house Roger and his wife were having dinner.
"So, what did she said?" asked Angelica, Roger's wife.
"What said who?" asked Roger.
"Your boss, about your salary."
"Oh, yes. She... she said that she couldn't raise my salary because, the company wasn't getting enough money, but..." said Roger crestfallen.
"But what?"
"I'm lying. I didn't ask her."
"But, what will we do? We need money to pay the rent of the house."
"Yes, but..."
"What else?"
"She fired me. Please don't panic."
"Holy God! Why you didn't told me?"
"I didn't wanted to worry you. Sorry."
"Is ok, we'll get through this." she said hugging him.
"How can they look so calm if they have so many problems?" asked Pádme.
"They have each other's love and that's enough for them." answered Max. "Let's go somewhere else."
"Alright."
He took Pádme's hand and they flew to a strange house. They looked through one of the windows. Inside the house there was Margaret with three kids, a pair of twins and a boy. They were singing Christmas carols and eating candy canes.
"Are those kids hers?" asked Pádme.
"Yes, they are."
"Where's her husband?"
"Margaret is a widow. Her kids depend on her."
"Mommy, did you talked with Santa?" asked the boy.
"Yes I did." answered Margaret.
"What did he said? Will he bring us all that we asked for?"
"Yes, he will."
"Yay! That means that we'll get the Barbie dolls we wanted, right?" said one of the twins.
"Sure, Santa is a very good fellow."
"Of course he is." said the other twin.
"Well, kids is time to brush your teeth and go to sleep." said Margaret smiling.
"Ok, mom." said the boy.
"She looks so happy, I can't believe it." said Pádme.
"Well, money isn't everything, is it?" said Chris.
"I guess that you are right."
"Well, we have to go somewhere else now, ok."
"Sure."
They flew to a huge building and once more, looked through a window. Inside the building lots of kids were playing, laughing and singing.
"Where are we?" asked Pádme.
"Heaven's Eyes. Does the name sounds familiar?"
"Yes, it does."
"See that kid on the corner?"
"Which one?"
"The blond one that is reading a story to the little girl in the left corner."
"Oh, yes. The one with the blue jacket."
"Right, his mother died when he was 5."
"What about his father?"
"Nobody knows."
"What about the small red haired boy playing chess?"
"His mother died a year ago and eversince he hadn't talk."
"Are this kids happy in this place?" she asked.
"Of course they are."
"Do Heaven's Eyes helps only kids?"
"No, it helps anyone in need. They give food to thousands of people that don't have enough money to buy food. They also help people to find jobs and improve their lives."
Pádme smiled.
"Money can't buy happiness."
"That's right, I see that you are learning your lesson very well." said Chris as he took her hand and flew. They stopped at Blooming Alley.
"What are we doing here?"
"This is your house, right?"
"Yes, it is."
"Let's go inside."
"Ok."
They walked inside and saw Leah, Jill and Anakin sat in the living room drinking hot cocoa.
"I wish that Pádme was here?" said Leah.
"Yes, I haven't seen her in a long time. Last time I wanted to visit her, she said that she was too busy." said Anakin.
"She is always working, I wish she could spend more time with us." said Jill.
"I miss my sister." said Leah taking a sip of hot cocoa.
"Remember how much she used to like hot cocoa when she was a little girl?" said Jill.
"Yes, she always tricked me to get mine." said Anakin.
"She did the same to me." said Leah.
"You don't have to feel lonely, you have a family that loves and cares about you." said Chris.
"Yes, you are right. I've never realized how important family is. Can I do anything to fix all this?"
"Of course."
"What?"
"Let's fly once again." he said as he took Pádme's hand.
"Where are we going now?"
"I'm not going anywhere, but you are."
"Where?"
"You'll see."
"Ok."
They flew high into the sky. So high that Pádme felt that she was about to touch the moon.
"Sorry about this, but I have to do it."
"Do what?"
"Let go off you."
"Don't! I'll fall!"
"It's ok, you won't get hurt."
"I'm human you know."
"Farewell, my dear lady." he said as she fell.
"Ahhhhh!"
Pádme appeared in her office. She rubbed her eyes and sighed deeply. She walked towards her chair, but what a surprise she got when she saw a chubby, blonde man with deep grey eyes, sitting in it.
"Hello Miss. Wesford! I've been waiting for you." said the man with a huge smile.
"And you are?" asked Pádme.
"Max Present. Did my cousin told you anything about me?"
"Your cousin?"
"Yes, Chris, Chris Past."
"Oh, no. He didn't even say goodbye, he left me all alone in the cementery."
"Oh, how unpolite of him. Well, are you ready?"
"Ready for what?"
"Ready to fly with me. I can see that Chris really didn't told you anything."
"Fly? I can't fly."
"But I can, come with me."
Max opened one of the windows in Pádme's office. He stood in the window's corner.
"Take my hand." he said.
Pádme was a little confused, but she took his hand. He jumped and flew over the cold and dark December sky. Pádme closed her eyes tight.
"Open your eyes, you don't want to miss such a beautiful sight."
"I can't open them."
"Why? Are you scared?"
"Sort of."
"Don't be, trust me."
Slowly, Pádme opened her right eye and then her left one. Max was right, the sight was beautiful. The city looked like a huge Christmas tree with millions of bright lights. Everything looked very different from above. Her spirit soar.
"You were right, is amazing."
"I'm glad that you like it."
Max landed in front of a small house.
"Do you recognize this place?"
"No, am I supposed to?"
"Not really. This is Roger Smith's house."
"Really? Is so small. I thought he had something better."
"He can't afford something better. Did you know that his wife has cancer?"
"God, I didn't knew."
"Well, after you fired him he got into more trouble. He'll loose his house if he doesn't pays the rent, he nearly has no food and worst of all, he won't be able to pay his wife's medicine."
"I..."
"Shhh, is ok. Let's watch through this window."
"Ok."
Inside the house Roger and his wife were having dinner.
"So, what did she said?" asked Angelica, Roger's wife.
"What said who?" asked Roger.
"Your boss, about your salary."
"Oh, yes. She... she said that she couldn't raise my salary because, the company wasn't getting enough money, but..." said Roger crestfallen.
"But what?"
"I'm lying. I didn't ask her."
"But, what will we do? We need money to pay the rent of the house."
"Yes, but..."
"What else?"
"She fired me. Please don't panic."
"Holy God! Why you didn't told me?"
"I didn't wanted to worry you. Sorry."
"Is ok, we'll get through this." she said hugging him.
"How can they look so calm if they have so many problems?" asked Pádme.
"They have each other's love and that's enough for them." answered Max. "Let's go somewhere else."
"Alright."
He took Pádme's hand and they flew to a strange house. They looked through one of the windows. Inside the house there was Margaret with three kids, a pair of twins and a boy. They were singing Christmas carols and eating candy canes.
"Are those kids hers?" asked Pádme.
"Yes, they are."
"Where's her husband?"
"Margaret is a widow. Her kids depend on her."
"Mommy, did you talked with Santa?" asked the boy.
"Yes I did." answered Margaret.
"What did he said? Will he bring us all that we asked for?"
"Yes, he will."
"Yay! That means that we'll get the Barbie dolls we wanted, right?" said one of the twins.
"Sure, Santa is a very good fellow."
"Of course he is." said the other twin.
"Well, kids is time to brush your teeth and go to sleep." said Margaret smiling.
"Ok, mom." said the boy.
"She looks so happy, I can't believe it." said Pádme.
"Well, money isn't everything, is it?" said Chris.
"I guess that you are right."
"Well, we have to go somewhere else now, ok."
"Sure."
They flew to a huge building and once more, looked through a window. Inside the building lots of kids were playing, laughing and singing.
"Where are we?" asked Pádme.
"Heaven's Eyes. Does the name sounds familiar?"
"Yes, it does."
"See that kid on the corner?"
"Which one?"
"The blond one that is reading a story to the little girl in the left corner."
"Oh, yes. The one with the blue jacket."
"Right, his mother died when he was 5."
"What about his father?"
"Nobody knows."
"What about the small red haired boy playing chess?"
"His mother died a year ago and eversince he hadn't talk."
"Are this kids happy in this place?" she asked.
"Of course they are."
"Do Heaven's Eyes helps only kids?"
"No, it helps anyone in need. They give food to thousands of people that don't have enough money to buy food. They also help people to find jobs and improve their lives."
Pádme smiled.
"Money can't buy happiness."
"That's right, I see that you are learning your lesson very well." said Chris as he took her hand and flew. They stopped at Blooming Alley.
"What are we doing here?"
"This is your house, right?"
"Yes, it is."
"Let's go inside."
"Ok."
They walked inside and saw Leah, Jill and Anakin sat in the living room drinking hot cocoa.
"I wish that Pádme was here?" said Leah.
"Yes, I haven't seen her in a long time. Last time I wanted to visit her, she said that she was too busy." said Anakin.
"She is always working, I wish she could spend more time with us." said Jill.
"I miss my sister." said Leah taking a sip of hot cocoa.
"Remember how much she used to like hot cocoa when she was a little girl?" said Jill.
"Yes, she always tricked me to get mine." said Anakin.
"She did the same to me." said Leah.
"You don't have to feel lonely, you have a family that loves and cares about you." said Chris.
"Yes, you are right. I've never realized how important family is. Can I do anything to fix all this?"
"Of course."
"What?"
"Let's fly once again." he said as he took Pádme's hand.
"Where are we going now?"
"I'm not going anywhere, but you are."
"Where?"
"You'll see."
"Ok."
They flew high into the sky. So high that Pádme felt that she was about to touch the moon.
"Sorry about this, but I have to do it."
"Do what?"
"Let go off you."
"Don't! I'll fall!"
"It's ok, you won't get hurt."
"I'm human you know."
"Farewell, my dear lady." he said as she fell.
"Ahhhhh!"