A NIGHT WITH SANTA CLAUS

2.IS THIS MY LIFE OR A BORROWED LIFE

As a normal teenager, life shouldn't be so difficult,tougher life challenges are experienced by the stronger people in life, The way my life turned around made me  to think that my life was not mine but had been changed in a bad manner, I kept on thinking about my momma 's word, I was like what really happened, so that was how my life was , I am now 13 years old, it's been 3 years since my parents have been missing.

Steve!!!!!!  Steve!!!!! !Steve!!!!!! Called uncle Raymond

Steve:yes uncle

Uncle: what is wrong with you, I have been calling you, up to 10 times

Steve: i am sorry uncle

Uncle:I will make you sorry today, I want you to go and sell the lemon at the downtown side

Steve:but uncle

Uncle:bbbuuutttt what! ,Just do what I ask you to do

Steve:but you said yesterday was my last day to sell this month

Uncle:I have changed my mind today, so just get out!

Steve:okay sir

Uncle:out!  Out!Out!

He called his children, Philip!! ,Anna!!

Philip and Anna: sir

Uncle:go and take your birth, we are going out

Philip:where daddy

Uncle:to the amusement park

Anna:oh my God , thank you daddy

Uncle:you are welcome , now go

Anna:what about Steve daddy

Uncle:he won't be joining us

Philip:yeah, he shouldn't, he is a loser

Anna:A total loser

Steve:okay let's forget about him and let's go.

I wiped the tears on my face, I heard the words of my cousin, Philip and Anna were the nicest cousin , I had until that night that changed my life. It is not only insult that I receive, ever since that night my cousin changed, it was trouble here and there, I felt like an outcast, uncle Raymond will tell me "you are a spoilt brat, your parents deserve to die because of their deeds on your life, oh! Of course you killed them, yes you did, didn't you".I would cry at this words.

As I was reminiscing those moments, my long term best friends, victor called my name. "Steve!!, Steve!!, Steve!!",I was lost in thoughts as I dragged the lemon carriage, then when he yelled "Steve!",I finally heard him and answered him, I was sitting down with him, near the pack beside me was my carriage and next to me was Steve, he was chatting with me , then I was staring at his personality, Steve was a special friend of mine, when I meant special , I meant just my best friend, ordinary best friend , for better understanding,let me take you through the life movie called "victor and Steve".

Victor  was my long time childhood friend, we were born on the same day and at the same time, I was the only apple of my parents eyes, when victor became my friend, I wasn't the only apple again, I met victor during the street ball contest, we were meant to find a partner and tie our legs together and play ball, we won the competition, then we got to know each other, during the competition our mind was connected like telepathy, even without talking , we knew where to move the ball, we were balanced like one and our hearts flowed together. So  that day we met then we talked, it was so long, as from that day, I went to his house, he also came to mine, he was also the apple of his parents eyes.although I wasn't the only friend to victor,victor also had a friend named “paul”,who is a computer addict.i heard the computer addicts has got some serious stuffs with computer.

When my parents  went missing, he was the only friend who stood by me despite the facts that i have a lot of friends,who left me because of my parents mysterious disappearance, he would come everyday, even when my school's was changed. Uncle Raymond would chase him away sometimes, he would tell him, I wasn't around even when he is seeing me instantly, I would feel depressed  and lonely.

So back to the present, a special friend indeed, he gave me hope every single day apart from the encouraging words my momma said to me.

Victor:so Steve, you are going to the downtown to do the normal stuff, you have to do every evening.

Steve: I don't know why my uncle is like this, why me?

Victor:have you watched Harry Potter

Steve:yeah

Victor:everybody was waiting for a magical moment, just like Harry, he never knew about magic, but it came

Steve: seriously, Vic, you are feeding me with all this magical stuff again, I repeat there is no magic

Victor:okay, just live everyday, just as if your parents would come back one day.

Steve:I wish I could(he busted into tears),but they are never coming back, will they?, It's been 4 years now. My life is turning upside down day by day.

Victor.:just believe in something

Steve:I want to believe, but believe in what(he wiped tears from his face),I am losing hope day by day, but I kept on believing in all those words, hope, hope, hope, now I am asking myself, hope in what.I wasn't prepared for this, "the upsidedown"/"the changeover" ,whatever I call it.

Victor:stop crying, all is well, have you thought about  Christmas gift from santa.

Steve:oh! You are still receiving gifts, santa stopped gifting me stuff since 3 years ago, my uncle and aunty told me so,

Victor:are you for real? And you believed them?,.

Steve:no I didn't , but when they would not pass Santa gift to me, will I steal it, last year, I saw Philip playing the video game , I have been wishing for since 5 months ago. I asked him where he got it and I received the same insult as usual, I have always celebrated my December 25 in the basement. 

Victor: seriously, I never noticed , since my parents took me out all the time.

Steve:okay I don't want to cry, I will see you as usual later, I have to sell this annoying stuffs.

That day I went home, tired and depressed, I didn't even sell the lemon, finish and as you know, uncle Raymond was so gruff on me,I slept that night leaping for hope, I slept being  disturbed, then I dreamt about my parents again, they talked with me , that  all is well, but when I asked them what happened , they said a disturbing sentence , "you will know soon".I woke up and that word kept circling I'm my head, will the time finally come.