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December 15th
Stars
If anyone had happened upon the spirit of winter at that moment, they would have been very perplexed.
He was lounging comfortably in a pile of snow, humming to himself, actually holding still for a moment or two.
Jack sighed, kicking the snow a bit. For the sake of tradition, he'd decided to hold his annual wish upon a star. He'd started this act up about a hundred years ago, after seeing a young girl try it.
Gazing up into the night sky, the teen watched with bated breath for the first star's appearance. He only had to wait a short time.
As a glittering light poked out of the curtain of darkness, Jack took a deep breath.
"Star Light Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight."
Pausing for a moment, the spirit had to decide what he really wanted to wish for this year. Reflecting on the past year, he recalled the holiday that had occurred just a few weeks ago. Mind made up, he took another breath.
"Hey, I. . . I know I must not seem like . . . the most grateful person to you." He swallowed, silently berating himself for talking to a star, "But, but. . . maybe this year . . . I dunno. . . I. . . I just don't want to spend Christmas . . . alone. I know it's another year away, but maybe . . ." He trailed off. Squeezing his eyes shut, he forced out his next words. "Please. Please. Don't let me be alone anymore. That's my wish. I wish . . . I wish I didn't have to spend it alone." Shaking breaths rattled his body as he turned away from the sky, murmuring the poem once again.
"Star Light Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight."
Little did Jack know that four months later he would be stuffed into a sack, his wish about to be fulfilled.