I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma£®I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: ¡°There is no Santa Claus,¡± she laughed£®¡°Even dummies know that!¡±
¡¡¡¡I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me
21 £®After I told her everything, she said ¡°No Santa Claus? Don¡¯t believe it. Now,
22 your coat, and let¡¯s go.¡±
¡¡¡¡¡°Go? Go where?¡± I asked£®
¡¡¡¡¡°Where¡±
23 to be the General Store£®As we walked through its doors, Grandma
24 me ten dollars£®That was a lot in those days£®¡°Take this money and buy something for
25 needs it£®I¡¯ll wait for you in the car£®¡±
¡¡¡¡The store seemed big and
26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping£®For a few moments I just stood there,
27 , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for£®
¡¡¡¡Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me£®I remembered he didn¡¯t have a coat£®I fingered the bill with growing
28 £®I would buy Bobbie a coat£®
¡¡¡¡¡°Is this a Christmas present for someone?¡± the lady behind the
29 asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down
¡¡¡¡¡°Yes,¡± I replied shyly£®¡°It¡¯s¡for Bobbie.¡±
¡¡¡¡The nice lady smiled at me£®I didn¡¯t get any
30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas£®
¡¡¡¡That evening, Grandma helped me
31 the coat and wrote, ¡°To Bobby, From Santa Claus¡± on it£®Then she
32 me over to Bobbie¡¯s house£®
¡¡¡¡Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie¡¯s house, and she and I crept
33 and hid in the
34 £®Then Grandma gave me a sign£®¡°All right, Santa Claus, get going£®¡±
¡¡¡¡I took a deep
35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety£®Together we
36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open£®Finally it
37 , and there stood Bobbie£®
Forty years haven¡¯t dimmed the thrill of those
38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie¡¯s bushes£®
39 , I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were
40 his team£®
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