Christmas

Created as part of a 'flash fiction' exercise with Writers Ink Northants creative writing group. We were given 'Laura, shut that Door.'

Laura, Shut That Door

“Laura, shut that door!”

“But Santa wont be able to come inside.”

“He'll be fine Laura. He's done it before.”

“But we don't have a chimney to come down.”

“He uses magic when he gets to houses like ours.”

Laura looked around and paused for a moment. The icy draft swept past the door and was chilling the family inside the room. She wasn't sure it was the truth, but she decided to do as she was told.

“I am so excited,”she said. “I hope I get a dolly!” She joined the others and sat down in the comfy armchair by the fire. After a while she couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep.

“Are you going to put your mum to bed John?” asked Mary. “Sometimes it's like having another child around the house.”