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Are you kidding me, I missed the deadline.
I thought it was Dec. 20! D=
Anyways, in case if I can still get in, here goes:
Across a barren plain of snow. Lay a lonely house. It stood, like a rock, standing and waiting for something. Waiting for the winds and sands of time.
Inside the house lived 2 people. A dad and a son, together, they worked together to stay warm. Everyday, the father ordered his son to go out and try to find wood. Everyday, the son shivered down the steps and lugged up the axe and held it up with all his strength and could still, barely carry it. Sometimes he would get lucky, most often, not.
In the daytime the father went out and set his traps in the frozen river. Hoping for a stray salmon to swim into his traps. Like the wood chopping, his luck was usually never on his side.
At night, the two, silently worked and listened to the wind outside. They walked around, sat down, tended the fire.
Everyday.
In the house the father lighted up the fire with the few sticks they had. The son rushed in.
"Hey dad! Look what I found!"
The father glanced absentmindedly, as he always was in these conversations. His expression didn't light up, and his frown, didn't crack. His face didn't rise. When was the last time he truly smiled?
"What is that," He grumbled "can I use it?"
"As a christmas tree," said the son, unmoved be his fathers unchanging expression.
"I told you everyday, don't waste your time with that, Santa's not coming this year."
"Oh sure he will dad! I'm sure he will, we just need a tree!"
As quick-minded as he was, the son hastily put together a tree with a pot, and set it on the table. It scented the room.
"Son, we don't need it, throw it outside, Santa's not coming this year."
"But-"
"No "but's", tomorrow we must make up for the time lost. I need to set new traps, and for that, I need wood. Go to sleep now, you'll need the rest."
The son sighed, it was worth a try. As evening darkened, he found an open patch of dirt, and placed down the fern and tried to shield it from the wind.
"Sorry tree, my father doesn't want you to be in there. Ever since my mo-"
He paused, and swallowed the tears.
"Ever since mom left, he hasn't even said anything"
The fern seemed to comprehend, and even answered. It swayed in the wind. A sudden gust
ushered the son inside.
The father already went to sleep, and he put the fire out. The son took out a candle, and got out and made cookies from whatever was left. He poured the last drops of milk too. He placed it down on the table, and wrote a note.
"Dear Santa,
Hopefully you will see this, I have faith you will. Ever since mom died, dad hasn't been happy at all, he is cold, I am too. No one is here anymore, and we have the worst of luck trying to live here. I was hoping you could help. All I wanted was to make dad happy.
Merry Christmas. Enjoy the cookies and milk"
His eyes were heavy, and he zombied upstairs, and fell asleep.
"Ooops"
Santa.
He lumbered out of the fireplace to come across some cookies and milk. After indulging in them, he spotted a note. Santa read the note.
Immediately, he knew, this was it.
"Hope this helps you kid"
Then silence.
Early in the morning, the son woke up from being in an uncomfortable sleep. Something was under his pillow! He got up, and saw a key, and a note, hidden under the pillow.
It said: Hope this helps. Merry Christmas! -Santa
He gaped, he stared at it for what seemed like hours. Had there been a break in?
He ran downstairs in flight. And he frowned.
Nothing is wrong
Quickly, he spotted a chest. And he ran to open it. Locked. The son struggled to open it, and his dad heard him, and came downstairs.
"What the, what is this?" He tries opening it, and again, it was locked. The chest wouldn't budge.
Then the son realized. "Hey, let me use this key, I found it last night, under my pillow." The father didn't stop him.
Then he stopped, do you want to open it?
"The father stopped, never before did he get a chance, and after while, said "No."
The son cracked it open, and inside was dusty, old, untouched.
The Golden Apple
They stared at it, only for a moment. In the next, they were leaping and hugging and crying and emotions streamed down.
The glint was gone, and dusty as it was, the father eagerly polished it off. And with more hugging, the father stopped.
"Son, I need to tell you something. I'm sorry that I left you, it's just that after mom and you know, I. I felt like there was a hole."
The son stopped, and took in the words. He said.
"It's okay dad." They hugged, cried, joyously danced in the house.
Epilogue: The dad and son then open a lumber business and people start settling around the area. The dad and son never have a day of frowns, and together they spent the rest of their lives, enjoying themselves, with each other.
Thanks for reading!
I thought it was Dec. 20! D=
Anyways, in case if I can still get in, here goes:
Across a barren plain of snow. Lay a lonely house. It stood, like a rock, standing and waiting for something. Waiting for the winds and sands of time.
Inside the house lived 2 people. A dad and a son, together, they worked together to stay warm. Everyday, the father ordered his son to go out and try to find wood. Everyday, the son shivered down the steps and lugged up the axe and held it up with all his strength and could still, barely carry it. Sometimes he would get lucky, most often, not.
In the daytime the father went out and set his traps in the frozen river. Hoping for a stray salmon to swim into his traps. Like the wood chopping, his luck was usually never on his side.
At night, the two, silently worked and listened to the wind outside. They walked around, sat down, tended the fire.
Everyday.
…
One day, the son went out to do his chores. It was very nearly christmas, and they did't have a tree. Nevertheless there wasn't a change in the goal. Very quickly, the sun raced along in the sky, and soon he had to turn back. But as he was rounding his steps, he spotted a fern. Tiny and covered in snow, he picked it up, brushed it off gently. The fern was smaller than your hand, and cold too. His eyes light up. The son brought it home.In the house the father lighted up the fire with the few sticks they had. The son rushed in.
"Hey dad! Look what I found!"
The father glanced absentmindedly, as he always was in these conversations. His expression didn't light up, and his frown, didn't crack. His face didn't rise. When was the last time he truly smiled?
"What is that," He grumbled "can I use it?"
"As a christmas tree," said the son, unmoved be his fathers unchanging expression.
"I told you everyday, don't waste your time with that, Santa's not coming this year."
"Oh sure he will dad! I'm sure he will, we just need a tree!"
As quick-minded as he was, the son hastily put together a tree with a pot, and set it on the table. It scented the room.
"Son, we don't need it, throw it outside, Santa's not coming this year."
"But-"
"No "but's", tomorrow we must make up for the time lost. I need to set new traps, and for that, I need wood. Go to sleep now, you'll need the rest."
The son sighed, it was worth a try. As evening darkened, he found an open patch of dirt, and placed down the fern and tried to shield it from the wind.
"Sorry tree, my father doesn't want you to be in there. Ever since my mo-"
He paused, and swallowed the tears.
"Ever since mom left, he hasn't even said anything"
The fern seemed to comprehend, and even answered. It swayed in the wind. A sudden gust
ushered the son inside.
The father already went to sleep, and he put the fire out. The son took out a candle, and got out and made cookies from whatever was left. He poured the last drops of milk too. He placed it down on the table, and wrote a note.
"Dear Santa,
Hopefully you will see this, I have faith you will. Ever since mom died, dad hasn't been happy at all, he is cold, I am too. No one is here anymore, and we have the worst of luck trying to live here. I was hoping you could help. All I wanted was to make dad happy.
Merry Christmas. Enjoy the cookies and milk"
His eyes were heavy, and he zombied upstairs, and fell asleep.
…
*CRASH* "Ooops"
Santa.
He lumbered out of the fireplace to come across some cookies and milk. After indulging in them, he spotted a note. Santa read the note.
Immediately, he knew, this was it.
"Hope this helps you kid"
Then silence.
Early in the morning, the son woke up from being in an uncomfortable sleep. Something was under his pillow! He got up, and saw a key, and a note, hidden under the pillow.
It said: Hope this helps. Merry Christmas! -Santa
He gaped, he stared at it for what seemed like hours. Had there been a break in?
He ran downstairs in flight. And he frowned.
Nothing is wrong
Quickly, he spotted a chest. And he ran to open it. Locked. The son struggled to open it, and his dad heard him, and came downstairs.
"What the, what is this?" He tries opening it, and again, it was locked. The chest wouldn't budge.
Then the son realized. "Hey, let me use this key, I found it last night, under my pillow." The father didn't stop him.
Then he stopped, do you want to open it?
"The father stopped, never before did he get a chance, and after while, said "No."
The son cracked it open, and inside was dusty, old, untouched.
The Golden Apple
They stared at it, only for a moment. In the next, they were leaping and hugging and crying and emotions streamed down.
The glint was gone, and dusty as it was, the father eagerly polished it off. And with more hugging, the father stopped.
"Son, I need to tell you something. I'm sorry that I left you, it's just that after mom and you know, I. I felt like there was a hole."
The son stopped, and took in the words. He said.
"It's okay dad." They hugged, cried, joyously danced in the house.
Epilogue: The dad and son then open a lumber business and people start settling around the area. The dad and son never have a day of frowns, and together they spent the rest of their lives, enjoying themselves, with each other.
END
Thanks for reading! This is a one time with no edits, so I'm not expecting it to win. All I wanted was a heartwarming story for everyone. Because we all need it.Thanks for reading!
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