\nAfter your busy Christmas party, you untie your curly hair and change into your P.J's. Then you put your Santa doll under your pillow. And soon enough you're asleep. Then you are woken up in the middle of the night because of your phone that’s ringing in your room. You answer ”HELLO?” you get a answer from a man who has a voice that sounds old, cracky and soft like Santa's voice. The man tells you he’s Santa and that he is trapped in prison for going into random people's houses. You feel worried and want to do something so that he can get him out of prison. Then you start packing hurriedly your stuff into your suitcase to go rescue him because you love Santa and also you believe in him. But soon enough you face the hardest part of your journey, your MOM! In your mind two choices pop up. Just run away or explain your mom what you are going to do what will you you do?\n[[Explain]]\n[[Running away]]\n

You get on your knees and start begging. \n”You know how much I love santa mom!” You say in your lovely voice. \n“I also get presents from him so rescuing him is nothing compared to it!” You say in a much louder, firmer voice but still with a lovely voice. But your mom doesn't want you to get hurt. So you use plan B making cute faces. \n"Maya don't do this." Your mom says on a warning voice. But your mom so kind so finally your mom says yes. But then you face another massive problem you do not have a map or money or transportation. You put your tiny hand in your pocket. Your jaws drop down in shock like someone is force feeding you butter. You look at your mom once again but too late. She slams the door. But in your mind you think of two ways of getting out of this situation. The first way is to just walk. The second way is to persuading your mom (again). What will you do?\n[[Walk]]\n[[Persuading (again)]]\n

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You give your mom a suspicious look and “TWIST” you open the door and run away. Your mom sprints after you. It is a chase between your mom and you. You think of what conflict and how many spanks you will go through. So you run as fast as you can. Your hair flicks backwards while you run as fast as you can soon enough you think that you have lost your mom. You wipe your sweat and head towards the nearest shop by. You take out your money that you found on the street. And you buy a bottle of water. But soon enough your belly rumbles and you start dragging your feet to home very disappointedly. \n\n\nDEAD END (THE END)

Before you even give a try of opening the door you decide to just walk but just then you see a huge bill board that says "come to Santa world!" so you went in and… There he was SANTA!!! You run happily at him and notice something weird he does not have a beard and just then the real Santa appears out of nowhere and runs to you. You kind of freak out but still you run to him. Just then just when you have a distance with Santa only 1cm away a cage stars to come down to Santa. “BAM” the cage door closes in a sudden just when the cage falls down. You are paused you do not get where the cage came from or who did that or who even called him and… It was just getting too complex. But first thing first you shake your head to reality and start shaking and kicking and punching the cage. BUT! Suddenly a green creature comes out of the ground!!! Green creature… Green creature… Green creature…\n“THE GRINCH?” You scream in a puzzled voice. I mean\n“THE GRINCH!!!” You scream in a low and firm voice. You stare at Santa and Santa gives you a look that he want’s you to move to the right so you do. Santa tosses you a mirror. You stare at Santa but suddenly you see the Grinch flapping his chubby cheeks while running at you. So you through the mirror to the left and start running to his chair he came up with from the ground. You see a button. You don’t feel that it is safe but just then Santa says\n“CLICK IT” so you do. You press on that glowing red button and the cage door opens and Santa runs out. “FLASH” amazingly the Grinch disappears. Santa runs out and hugs you. \n“THANK YOU MAYA, THANK YOU!!!” You ask him why the Grinch was so mad when he saw the mirror.\n“It’s because he was very ugly when he was young so he hated looking at mirrors.” Santa says it’s like a big deal. After that you and Santa have lots and lots of great time in Santa land.\n\n\n\n\nTHE END\n \n\n

This time you get on your knees and hand. Your mom gives you a look that she already knew that this was going to happen so your mom lets out a huge sigh and says\n“FINE BUT ONLY THIS TIME” you say okay and your mom gives you a lift. You get on the car and buckle your seatbelt ready to go. Your mom pushes the pedal and twists the handle. Soon enough you arrive at the mall you ask puzzledly\n“Why did you bring me here?” Your mom looks at you like telling you\n“I’m sorry Maya but Santa is not real…” You first get off the car and look around there are 3 huge buses that is around you. “SLAM” your mom slams the car door and leaves you behind. You feel like you just got betrayed by your own mom. The assistant or what ever comes to you and says\n“Greetings I am Ms. May your camp assistant.” You think for a moment.\n“No this can’t be no, no, no NOOOOOOO” \n***\n\nAfter a full week past you finally arrived at home with shiny badges. You give a mean stare at your mom.\n\n\nDEAD END (THE END)\n\n \n\n\n \n

Finding Santa

By: Anna Kim