I really have vivid childhood memories. I can actually pciture the whole incident exactly the way it has happened! I was quite old to be fooled in such a way, but I was fooled! I mean, even my younger brother knew the trick that was being played on me, but I had complete faith that the miraculous thing had actually happened! I was probably in 3rd grade and it was Christmas night. Being a convent student, I always looked forward to celebrating Christmas. I wanted a new dress, wanted to participate in the Christmas carol and enjoy the cake and sweets distributed at our school. One of my best frined had told me that if you behave and try to be a good kid, Santa will visit you and put some gifts for you in the stocking. So, without fail before going to bed I kept a stocking under my pillow. As a kid, I usually slet pretty deep. So the next morning when I woke up, I saw this stocking full of gifts. I had few chocolates, candies, lolipops and a pilot pen. I always wanted a pilot pen and hence I was very excited. I took the stocking with me wherever I went all day long showing off my gifts to eveyone in the house and around! I also took the stocking filled with gifts to my childhood friend Shweta’s place. As I began to show her my gifts, she told me ” Sants does not exist in realtiy, it must be your dad”. I did not believe her and still kept showing her my gifts and telling her about the whole incident. But, soon my brother came running to friends house and pulled away the stocking, dug the pilot and took it saying it was his. I was shattered as he began to tell me how this was the same pilot pen he had bought from then famous stationery store ( omega stationery) in Ratnagiri. I still didnot believe him. So he told me he can prove it and so I went back home with him. He took to me to my mom’s cupboard and showed the pilot pen box which was hidden behind my mom’s colorful sarees. I looked with utter disbelief, but it was true the pen had come from that box! It was my younger brother’s pen not mine. I was very hurt. No, not becuase I didnt get gifts, but that was they day I came to know that Santa does not exist! Who knew years later this would be my story from my childhood days???
Day 18: Tell a story from my childhood
I really have vivid childhood memories. I can actually pciture the whole incident exactly the way it has happened! I was quite old to be fooled in such a way,…
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