Merry Christmas

He turned, and opened his eyes. The air outside looked dark and gloomy. He smiled. Was it possible? Here, after all these years, was it really possible? He got out of bed, and opened the blinds. The sky seemed to have turned a dark gray. He forgot where he was, and just waited. Maybe, just maybe, it would happen today.

And then the sky burst. Pellets of water came rushing to the ground. The chatter they made as they hit the garage roof played a melodious tune in his mind. He looked away, a little dismayed. He had hoped for a white Christmas, like he had read about, like this one.



Instead, he got a rainy Christmas. If it were a little colder, he thought, it'd be snowing. That thought in mind, and the gorgeous rain brought a smile on his face. Two years, he thought, two years and it didn't snow anywhere near this day, anywhere near him. Today all the lands that he'd left are covered in snow, and all he can think of is how the rain takes him to an even further time, and a farther place.



He looked at his tree, and thought, "Now that's a gift to remember."
Merry Christmas everyone!