He sat on the door step
He was going to wait for Santa
He had sent his letter early
And had been a good boy throughout
He knew Santa will bring his present
His mom had goaded him
She wanted to know what he had asked for
The boy wouldn’t spill
Santa wouldn’t honor if he let out
He anxiously tapped his toes
Waiting for the reindeers to grace the heavens
She watched him From the window
Jealous of his ignorance
She wished for an iota of the joy he had
As his eyes fixated on the darkening skies
She let him enjoy a little longer
Before she brought him inside
He watched the stars twinkle
Heart pounding at the slightest breeze
He couldn’t wait to tell Santa how good he had been
How strong he had been for mommy
How he brought her water when she was sick
And how he had eaten his carrots faithfully
His excitement was too much
Five more minutes then she would get him inside
It was getting cold and she knew better
Besides, she needed to know what he wanted
or his heart would be broken
He had waited for Santa all year long
He had to get his wish!
“Mommy, where is he?”
“He is going to come . He must’ve started with the houses down the street. We should wait inside “
“I want to see Rudolf “
“How about we make cookies for santa instead? “
“Uhm, okay.”
Child, what did you wish for?
It boggled her mind
Sure she got him a present, but he really wanted the one
She asked for the umpteenth time
“What did you ask for honey? Is it a new bike”
“No. I love my bike”
“Train set?”
“No. I hate those. It killed that guy on tv”
“What then? You can trust mommy. “
He looked at her and smiled widely
“You’ll love it mom!”
“C’mon, tell me!”
” I wished for Santa to bring your hair back. You cry a lot when you look in the mirror”
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