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4. Chimney
Setting: The home of Alma Martinez; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Christmas 2093
(198 words)
Four-year-old Normandie sat on the couch with her foster siblings, wrapped in a blanket. Her face lit up with a bright smile as her guardian appeared, carrying a tray full of Christmas treats. She watched as Mama Alma made her rounds, giving each child a piping hot mug of cocoa.
Finally she came to Normandie, handing her a white mug with a Santa Claus on it. “Here you go, mija. Lots of marshmallows, just the way you like it.”
“Thanks, Mama Alma!” Normandie gripped the mug with both hands, sipping the chocolatey marshmallow-y goodness.
Her eyes were glued to the Christmas cartoon playing on the television. She watched as Santa Claus went down the chimney and instantly appeared inside, covered in soot. Normandie giggled.
She glanced from the Santa on tv to the one on her mug, then to the stockings hanging on the wall. There were seven in all, one for each child . Seven stockings with no fireplace. No fireplace meant no chimney. No chimney meant -!
“Mama Alma, will Santa Claus come if we don’t have a chimney?”
Mama Alma nodded. “Santa Claus doesn’t need a chimney to visit all the good children. He has Christmas magic.”
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...
Last edited by MadMadamMalfoy; 12-27-2023 at 08:22 PM.
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