A NIGHT WITH SANTA CLAUS

3.DID I REALLY MEET SANTA

On December 25,I woke up joyfully, actually the sound of the Catholic Church near me woke me up,they sang the Christmas songs in a unified tone and I was really overjoyed.i Drew up my window curtains,bathed,brushed,wore my cloth,ready to go out.then suddenly,uncle Raymond called".steve!!".of course I answered,and I went to meet him downstairs.he was holding an A4 sheet.i was sure that meant trouble.

Steve:uncle raymond,good morning and Merry Chris……………..

Uncle:cut the greetings,I need you  to do the following for me(he brought out a list)

Steve:(I checked the list,the tasks were up to 50 ,then I saw that I am to finish everything before the end of that day)uncle I am sorry,I can't do this today,I have planned today

Uncle:Are you serious? I take care of you everyday,now you want to defy my orders,you must do this,else you are grounded till the new year

Steve:oh! I am tired of all this,I can't do this,leave me alone

Uncle:steve,come back here

Steve:I can't and I won't,I have a place to go(I walked out angrily and ran as fast as I could)

The house was far from me,I ran so fast as my legs could take me,I was in the downtown already.i sat on the chair near the wrecked houses in the downtown, yeah of course,it was the downtown what were you expecting,fine houses like an estate,even the police can't come here.trust me,this area is crazy.

Suddenly an old man sat beside me,j was trepid, immediately and I felt like ,I was about to pay for what I did to my uncle,the old man was wearing rags and he had a white beard and his cloth was dirty and stinking , but his beard was shining and so white,I thought he had diamonds I'm those beards, suddenly he said "hi" to me,I replied "hi"

Old man:my name is sc

Steve:wow,sc is a cool name,I acted well,but i was so deeply sarcastic

Old man:I really need a pair of cloths for this year,this cloth has been  with me since last year.do you have a dollar so I can add it to my savings

Steve:yeah I do(I took a dollar from my wallet carefully, so he would not snatch it and run away.and gave him

Old man:don't be scared, I am not a snatcher

Steve:I rendered a sarcastic smile,(I thought to myself,if he was a snatcher would he tell me or will he label himself,I can't trust anyone from downtown).

Old man :what are you expecting from Santa Claus tonight

Steve:I busted into tears,I want to see them

Old man:I am really sorry about them

Steve:do you know them

Old man:I thought they were your parents

steve: yes they were,and I wish to have them with me

Old man:what happened

Steve:(I explained the whole story to him,he gave out a deep sigh and he assured me that one day I will find them)and that's what happened

Then I asked him,what his name means,he laughed and said "santa Claus",I busted into a deep laughter and I was like for real,Santa whaaatt ,are you kidding me? ,He also busted into laughter ,then he said he was joking,I checked my time,I was late for the church service,uncle Raymond never went to church ,he went only on the new year ,he always try to prevent me from going  by giving me house chores,but all his attempts prove abortive.

Today,I am going by force,I would have loved to go out with victor but he seems to be having a better time with his parents,I finished the church service and I came back to the house around 6:00,because santa would distribute gifts by  8:00

Uncle Raymond came out through the kitchen door angrily and dragged me down into the basement and shouted 3 words at me"you are grounded",his wife also didn't give me food.,I told him some statements "uncle,if only I say I am grounded,I will be,and if not you can't hold me in here, then he told me "you can't get out of here ,if you are locked in here" he tried to laugh in an evil way but maliciously failed.i waited after some few minutes,

After some few minutes,I could hear the reindeers click and I could see a bright chariot and I could hear a joyful laugh and I was like what is this ,of course,it was santa claus,I could hear people shouting because of the gifts they have received,the people were so joyful,I could hear the sound coming nearer and getting louder ,it was over our house ,then after some minutes,I could hear my cousins screaming and my uncle and aunty shouting,they didn't want to give me my gift,As Philip tore my own gift wraps open,a letter flew out and it was floating,Philip was so surprised,he and Anna fainted.

My uncle wanted to drag the floating letter but instead,he was electrocuted by the letter,his wife fled,then at the door of the basement,I could hear a loud bang and the door was open wide.

Unaware of the situation,I walked upstairs,calling my uncle's name,but I heard nothing,then I saw the floating letter,I rubbed my eyes twice because I was so surprised,I even thought it was a prank,then I saw my uncle on the ground lying unconscious and my cousin also unconscious and I was so scared. Then the letter came to the front of my face and tried to see my face,then it voiced out,"hello Steve",I screamed,I rubbed my eyes twice,rushed to the kitchen,and I washed my eyes,when I came back,I met my uncle and my aunty with my cousins,all seem well,I thought it was just my thinking.until I saw a bright light in the basement,I went down the basement,to my surprise,I still found the letter and I was so  scared,then the letter spoke to me.

Letter: don't be scared!

Steve:(I replied in a scared tone)why shouldn't I.

Letter:because I have a letter to you from Santa Claus

Steve:are you for real?

Letter:yeah,in the letter you are being invited to  a dinner

Steve:(I was so overjoyed ) how will I get there.?

Letter:(the letter laughed)what do you know?,(then the. Letter shined on the wall )

Steve:(I looked at the letter  so trepid)

Then a portal opened in the wall, then the letter said "after you",I was so scared so I said "no",then the letter smiled and went in,I stretched my  hand through the portal and it went through,then I went in…..,…