Theme- December 1st

Time Period: A Flashback- Taking place between November 30, 1990 and December 1, 1990

She kissed and hugged her six year old son goodnight. Intense abdominal cramps seized her body in the hallway. She fell down on her knees. This pain felt differently from her regular menstrual cramps. She almost never made it to her bed. She couldn't find a comfortable sleeping position. The bed sheets and covers were stained with her blood. Her body wanted to relieve itself instead of rest. She screamed and cried when she delivered a dead seven week old fetus. She was devastated because she didn't know she was pregnant. She remembered the doctor said that a second pregnancy would've been impossible after John's birth. She had always wanted to have a daughter and now she lost her chance. Looking back in hindsight, she concluded her blind date who later turned out to be a one night stand impregnated her. She buried her little girl, like Kyle, deep inside her mind and heart.

Time Period: The Present Reality

Date: 12-1-2020

Place: The Beverly Hills Mall

Situation: Sarah and Kyle have taken Kitty to the mall to see Santa Claus

An elf (to Kitty): It is your turn to see Santa Claus

Kitty (smiling behind her mask): I am so thrilled

Kyle (wearing a mask): Please be good for Santa Claus, Kitty

Kitty: I will

(Kitty talks to Santa Claus through plexiglass instead of sitting in his lap. Kyle captures the tender sweet moment with a video camera app on his cellphone. Sarah (wearing a mask) stays silent and absorbs all the love in the atmosphere. She allows her thoughts to run wild and free).

Kyle (to Sarah): Kit surely does have a long Christmas list. She is going to talk to Santa Claus all day. You are unusually quiet.

Sarah: Why should I bother you with my thoughts?

Kyle: I love you. I care about you.

Sarah (choked up): Today has been a bittersweet day for me.

Kyle: How so?

Sarah (fighting back tears): I had a miscarriage on December 1, 1990. I didn't know I was pregnant at the time. The dead fetus, my daughter, was seven weeks old. A blind date who later became a one night stand impregnated me. My daughter would've been 30 or 29 years old by now.

Kyle (choked up): I am sorry for your loss

Sarah: Thankfully, I have been able to start over with Kitty. I can't believe she will be turning eleven on December 20.