Storytelling Santa 소설 & 이야기

I showed him the bandage on my hand. His eyes popped up. “What happened to you?” He asked, reaching out to my arm to take a clearer look. “I was fighting with the elves so they wouldn’t steal your presents.” I lied to him. I had told him about Santa and his elves when he was still a baby and he still believed in them. “So who won?” He was fascinated and forgot he was angry at me. “Your mummy of course.” I hugged him tightly and planted kisses on his cheek. I was happy he wasn’t mad at me anymore.

For the next two New Year's, Evelyn spent them in Algaria. Every year, Sophie's parents would come over to celebrate together, and Sophie would always pull her along to join the family gatherings. As they spent more time together, their personalities and values resonated in harmony, forging a deeper bond. That year, the Reynolds family had officially relocated all their business operations to Satbury, intending to settle there for good. Sophie kept pestering Evelyn, asking if she had any plans to stay as well.

"Christmas is coming. You already have the lighting tradition, the dinner… but what about a special event? Something that brings the guests and the local community together." Rosa leaned forward, her eyes sparkling. "What do you have in mind, dear?" "A 'Christmas Stories Sunday,'" I suggested, the ideas flowing faster than I could articulate them. "Here in the main barn. Tables with coffee, hot chocolate, cookies. The guests are invited to share a Christmas memory—happy, funny, touching. You could have someone playing guitar in the background. And at the end… a joint donation to a local charity in the name of everyone here." The silence that followed was loaded. I looked at Rosa, then at Mar

A serpentine creature, ugly and adult. This was its birth. Emily took another breath before continuing. “There’s no such thing as Santa. He’s made up. I’m so sorry, sweetheart. But sometimes it’s okay to lie. Sometimes it’s the only way we get by. And I need you to listen to me now. You need to understand that this is the most important talk we’ll ever have.” “Okay, Mommy.” “Lucette, your Daddy and I need you to lie.”

However, as I turned to leave, Louis took my hand and said, "No matter what your mom says, I'll only believe what I see. "Our wedding will go ahead as planned. Don't you dare think about leaving me." My eyes stung with unexpected tears. This was the first time anyone had chosen to believe me despite my mother's words. … After the disastrous Christmas dinner, Louis noticed my lingering gloom and suggested that we go on a road trip for a few days. We chose to go to a nearby small town. The festive atmosphere here felt much richer. The food was also wonderfully fresh. Louis and I had a great time.

In the end, I couldn't bear to let Noelle spend the last Christmas Eve of her life filled with regret. I searched through every office on the entire floor and finally found a female doctor about the same height as Ivana. I begged her to pretend to be Ivana. An hour later, the doctor appeared beside Noelle's bed, wearing a Santarina costume borrowed from somewhere on the street. She was holding Noelle's favorite doll. Noelle cried tears of happiness. "I knew Mommy wouldn't abandon me." I covered my mouth and pulled Noelle tightly into my arms. A nurse took a picture of our final moment together. In the end, Noelle died on that snowy Christmas Eve.

"I can’t grant you that, dear." "But I thought Santa could grant anything," I say, frowning. "Except this," he states firmly. "Why not?" He gestures with his hands, frustration written all over his face. "Because I’m Santa, not a magician. Besides, how exactly am I supposed to give you… a good fuck?" I shrug. "I don’t know… maybe you could make a man appear in my room. Someone hot, exactly my type, who’d just… fuck me senseless. You’re Santa—you can do that, right?"

She adds already heading for the kitchen. Within thirty minutes Nina had put the stuff for Santa out on a Christmas plate that Mandy gave her yesterday and she was tucked up in bed while I read her a book called Once Upon a Magical Christmas and she loved every moment of it and so did Josh and Riley. Yep, that's right. The guys sat on the bottom of her bed and listened to the entire story like big children and I swear that the pair of them were almost sleeping their selves by the time I had finished and so was Nina.

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Jaxon said low and careful from his place at the door to the living room, his hand resting on the frame. His eyes were on me, like he was trying to gauge whether I meant it when I said everything was fine. I stood at the window, staring out as snow fell in languid flakes, casting a pale luminance over everything in sight. Christmas was looming, yet somehow, it didn't feel quite as festively joyful as it had other years.

𝟏𝟑 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 One of my fondest childhood memories during the Christmas season is the tradition of the elf. My parents used to tell me that Santa sent little helpers around the world to check if kids were being good or bad. If they behaved, the elf would leave a small gift, but if they were naughty, the elf would play tricks on them. These elves stayed in our house for almost all of December: during the day, they were lifeless dolls watching over us; at night, they came alive and acted. When I discovered none of it was true and it was my parents leaving the gifts or playing pranks, my heart broke. But I still remember the joy of those moments, which is why I played along when my pare