I had a headache all night. The situation has worsened by the fact that I never closed my eyes. Dawn was slowly dawning. It was seven o'clock that I knew there was no longer a chance of getting the required amount of rest. At the time, I still didn't know what miraculous event was about to happen. As usual, I took the car keys and headed to work. I am a librarian in a library in the quietest part of the city. Drinking coffee among the high shelves full of books awakens a pleasant feeling of bliss in me.
These days I am disappointed in life. There is a pandemic in the world, people are out of their minds, and it all affects me terribly. How I wish I could live in a more carefree time! I am unsuccessfully trying to forget what kind of world I live in. I want ordinary phones, jeans, good music, and empathetic people. I wonder why we have become so alienated. If only I could fall asleep and wake up somewhere far from everyone I know, somewhere where people are still not slaves to technology and where people play and sing out loud.
I was sitting peacefully reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens when the door opened on its own and a breath of cold wind entered the room.
- Who is this? - I asked in surprise.
- Good afternoon, miss - replied an elderly lady.
The lady exuded elegance with a black cloak and a big hat with a bow. Her eyes were warm and soft and somehow strangely familiar.
- May I help you - I asked.
- I Need A Christmas Carol.
- No problem, I was finishing it when you came in.
- Wasn't that a sign? Do you believe in the magic of Christmas, miss?
- Not really. Look at the world around us. If there was any magic, wouldn't everything be better?
The old lady nodded in sympathy with what I had just said.
- Take this and merry Christmas, miss! - she said, handing me a small red box.
- Merry Christmas to you too. What's inside?
- You'll find out on Christmas Eve. Then open it when you go to bed.
I looked in the box.
- But ma'am - I looked up and realized she was already gone.
YOU ARE READING
The Magic of Christmas
FantasyA quiet and lonely girl experiences the magic of Christmas that will change her life forever.