"Ooh, wee."
"What's wrong, Tommy?" his mom asked as she took out the decorations for the Christmas tree. The eight year-old was vigorously rubbing his has palms in glee as he watched his mother pulled out some old Christmas decorations and the new lights she bought today at the store.
"Mommy are we going to have a merry, merry, Christmas, like last year?"
"Ah, well, kinda, but not with all the fun you had last year."
"Why mom, have I not been a good boy this year?"
"Oh you certainly did. You helped me to water the garden, you, kept your room tidy, you did your school work well, you were just so sweet."
"Then what's wrong mom, isn't Santa going to come to our house this year?" His mother was silent for a while as she thought about the best way to explain to Tommy why this Christmas could be a little different.
"Well grandpa",she muttered, her expression seemed sad .
"What about grandpa mom?" he cried.
"He just might not be here this Christmas", she replied. She wrapped her arms around little Tommy's shoulder and said, "Grandpa is ill at the moment and I'm not sure he would come by this Christmas as he always has." Tears welled in Tommy's eyes. "But can't he get well before Christmas, mom?" he asked.
"That's possible Tommy", she said. Tommy dried his eyes, looked up to the ceiling and shouted,
"Grandpa you'll get better and you'd be here so that we all can have a merry, merry, Christmas. His mom was surprised with his expressions. She, herself was beginning to feel hopeful of grandpa being with them for Christmas.
"You know what mom?" Tommy said, Grandpa will be home with us for Christmas. You just don't worry."
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"What's wrong, Tommy?" his mom asked as she took out the decorations for the Christmas tree. The eight year-old was vigorously rubbing his has palms in glee as he watched his mother pulled out some old Christmas decorations and the new lights she bought today at the store.
"Mommy are we going to have a merry, merry, Christmas, like last year?"
"Ah, well, kinda, but not with all the fun you had last year."
"Why mom, have I not been a good boy this year?"
"Oh you certainly did. You helped me to water the garden, you, kept your room tidy, you did your school work well, you were just so sweet."
"Then what's wrong mom, isn't Santa going to come to our house this year?" His mother was silent for a while as she thought about the best way to explain to Tommy why this Christmas could be a little different.
"Well grandpa",she muttered, her expression seemed sad .
"What about grandpa mom?" he cried.
"He just might not be here this Christmas", she replied. She wrapped her arms around little Tommy's shoulder and said, "Grandpa is ill at the moment and I'm not sure he would come by this Christmas as he always has." Tears welled in Tommy's eyes. "But can't he get well before Christmas, mom?" he asked.
"That's possible Tommy", she said. Tommy dried his eyes, looked up to the ceiling and shouted,
"Grandpa you'll get better and you'd be here so that we all can have a merry, merry, Christmas. His mom was surprised with his expressions. She, herself was beginning to feel hopeful of grandpa being with them for Christmas.
"You know what mom?" Tommy said, Grandpa will be home with us for Christmas. You just don't worry."
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