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" I am beginning to think there are two different kinds of people. Those who forgive themselves too easily but will not forgive others. And those who forgive others too easily but do not forgive themselves." -Deb Caletti author of " Stay"

Friday, January 8, 2010

Winter Break

My winter break

Jasmine was just an average 8 year old girl. She was waiting for winter break to come. It would be less than a week, and Jasmine would wake up to the gift giving, and wonderful presents under the tree. Jasmine tried to remember the last time she had Christmas. Her family was very poor and couldn’t afford presents every year. Last year Jasmine was told the truth. Santa wasn’t real. She cried for a few days because she thought that if she was really good that year, Santa would definitely come, because all the other years, she had never even gotten one present. But that all was resolved when Jasmine’s dad found a great job that paid for the whole Christmas. This year was going to be great, Jasmine could just sense it.
Then December 23, 2003, something tragic happened to the whole family. Jasmine found out that her Dad had lost his job, and they were moving out of the state. Jasmine thought that this Christmas would give her that warm feeling when the relatives peeked in with the huge bag of presents, but now it gave her the feeling of misery.
Now, Jasmine is living with her husband and kids, 2 little girls named Emma and Julie. Jasmine may not have had the Christmas’s she likes but she would make sure, all her life that never happened again.

1 comment:

  1. This is a really wonderful piece! Did you write based on experience or is this totally made up? Anyway, it's really good. Well done!!

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