CHAPTER 8 EDDIE’S FIRST DAY ON THE THRONE There was barely anyone on the bus so early in the morning, and Blake and I tried hard to keep our eyes open. It was our first day working with the public, and my nerves were on edge. When I was nervous, I always became sleepy. “Why do we have to be here at seven again?” Blake bitched. “Because they want to give us the grand tour of Santa’s Village before they open it for the first time.” I yawned. “At least they aren’t throwing us to the wolves on Black Friday.” Blake mumbled as the mall came into view. It was two days before Thanksgiving, and this was a warmup for the hellish month ahead of us. “Yeah, hopefully it won’t be too difficult. You’d think they would’ve shown us the insides of Santa’s Village before our first day working with real

