Me, myself and I (english version) [PAUSE]

Chapter 12: Secret Santa

December 24th: Tamaras apartment

This Christmas is the first one I celebrate without my family so I'm a little nervous: on the one hand, I want everything to go well, I want everything to be perfect but on the other hand, I'm afraid, I dont want this Christmas to be better than the one I spent with my family, it would be like betraying them

We ordered the meal because the guys and Tamara didnt want to cook, however, I insisted on baking the yule log cake. I did this with the help of the best kitchen clerk ever: Leah. Even though all she did was tasting all the preparations, she had fun and that's the most important thing. The apartment is filled with Christmas songs ranging from Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is you" to TWICE's "Merry and Happy", passing through José Feliciano's "Féliz Navidad". The apartment is full of life and you can hear everyone's laughter every five minutes. We all dressed in Christmas colors: red, white and green, because Tamara wanted us to literally wear the Christmas spirit in the photos. Speaking of Christmas spirit, we will all spend the night here to be with Leah when she discovers her gifts on the twenty-fifth morning after Santas passing.

I'm very excited about the secret Santa. I'm sure the person I'm going to give my gift to will love it! You're wondering what name I've drawn, aren't you? Well, you're going to wait like everyone else! I'm just going to tell you that as soon as I read their name on the paper, I already knew what gift I was going to give them and I'm sure that person will love it!

Around 7 pm, the dinner begins. The turkey we ordered is delicious, even more so when eaten with the accompanying gratin. It's so good that we all have second helpings. We then move on to dessert, and Im not trying to boast but, it's one of the best cakes I have ever eaten. My friends seem to share my opinion because at the first bite, Tamara turns to me and exclaims:

-Ana! You've outdone yourself! It's SO good!

-"Did you really make this cake?!" Eric asks with a stunned look.

-"Yes, yes," I reply with a proud smile.

-"And I helped her!" little Leah who has already painted her face with the chocolate of the log, adds.

Tae Il cleanses the little girl's face by adding:

-It's really good, the best log I've ever eaten!

I put both my hands on my cheeks, put on a shy look on my face and say:

-Stop~ you're going to make me blush~

Understanding my joke, my three friends burst out laughing and I join them soon after.

At 9 pm, it's time for Leah to go to bed but it's hard to make a little girl go to bed on her own will when she's having so much fun... Therefore, when Tamara utters the fateful sentence, Leah's lips begin to tremble before she bursts into tears:

-I don't want to sleep!

Tamara takes her daughter in her arms and while cradling the little girl says to her:

-My dear, you have to go to bed to give Santa time to drop off your presents...

-really?

-Of course.

The little girl stops crying and after a few seconds thinking about her moms words then asks her in a voice made trembling by her crying:

-So, can uncle Tae to sing my song?

Tamara looks at Tae Il as if to ask him if he agrees. He gets up, takes Leah in his arms and walks to the little girl's room. A few minutes later, guitar notes rise, and Tae's voice Joins them: