A Christmas To Remember

The season is here again !! It is the time of the year when people bake cookies , decorate trees , sing songs , when children are given presents and an old , big and fat man wears ridiculous clothing and goes around calling himself  , 'Santa Claus' ...Blah blah blah. "Hey Eric ! " "Gosh, Jasmine, don't sneak up on me like that " "Someone is in a bad mood today, I am sorry " "Whatever, where is Kelvin ? " "He will be here in a sec , speak of the devil ! " "Hey guys " "Hey, join us " "What is  up with you Eric ? You look unhappy " "More like frustrated if you ask me, anyways it's because Christmas is around the corner, he hates Christmas " "Really ? Why ? " "Well, it reminds him of bad childhood memories, I don't really know the full story, he doesn't like talking about it " "Excuse me " "Where are you going to Eric ? " "I have lost my appetite, I will be in the wash room " "More food for me then " "We have a problem Jasmine " "What problem ? Oh, is it about  Eric ? don't worry  , he will come around , just give him some space " "If you say so "                 °°°°°°°°°° It is true ,  I HATE  Christmas , hearing someone say that word pisses me off . Christmas took everything from me  and destroyed my entire life ! "Eric, don't tell me you're still sulking " "Oh come on Jasmine ! Of course not ! " "Well, I'm sorry for..." "Jasmine, please let's not talk about it, change the topic " "So, do you have plans tonight ? " "No, why ? " "Today is the premiere of Wicked The Movie, I and Kelvin are going to the cinema, do you want to tag along ? " "Yeah, sure, it is  much better than staying at home all alone and besides I want to clear my head and forget some things " "Great ! We would come pick you up at your place"                      °°°°°°° "Good morning !!! " "Hi Cassie " "Hey , did you watch it ? " " Yeah , I  , Kelvin and Eric went to the cinema yesterday, it's a great film , I liked how the story played out " " About Eric , does he really hate Christmas ? " " Yes , I don't know why , I mean everyone loves Christmas " "Exactly Jasmine ! " "Hey girls " "What's up Kelvin " "What are you talking about ? " "Eric's hate for Christmas " "I think you need to take him to a psychiatrist because he is out of his senses " "Cassandra , don't say that ! " " Are you insinuating that Eric has lost his mind or something ? That's not nice Cassie " " No, I don't mean it that way , please think this through , yes , Eric hates Christmas , we all know that , but why ? What's his reason ? Definitely something's wrong somewhere , maybe something tragic happened to him in the past probably on Christmas , maybe he went through  some kind of trauma , there must be a reason and that is why I am suggesting we seek help from a specialist " "You are right Cassie , it will really help him in some way , count me in " " I know someone , but he is out of  town  , he will be back on Tuesday " "Great, we will book an appointment on his behalf . It's settled " "I have to say , Cassie  , you are really smart " "Thank you Jasmine " "I hate to burst the bubble but we still have a problem , how are we going to make Eric go see the Psychiatrist ? How do you suggest we do that ? We all know he is very stubborn " " Yeah , that is an issue . How do we do that ? We can't just say, 'Hey Eric , we think you might be suffering from a trauma, that is why we decided that you should go and see a psychiatrist ' Can we ? That won't work out " "I think I have an idea that might work " "Oh , wow , for the very first time , Jasmine has an idea , a round of applause please " "That is harsh Kelvin " " But it's true Jasmine " "Stop it , the two of you ! " " We are just teasing , don't take it seriously "