• Feb. 17, 2009
Be Thankful
Be Thankful
A Fictional Story
By Jill H.
Imogene sighed with frustration, as she had waited a whole afternoon in a long line of whiny children and angry adults in a crowded, stuffy shopping mall. The line was made up of many hopeful faces hoping to catch a glimpse of the legendary St. Nick, and Imogene was one of them. Imogene, who was tired of waiting, needed to see this Nick person right away so she could remind him to give her and her family plenty of extravagant presents. She pushed the kid in front of her and shouted “Get out of the way, I need to see Santa NOW! I haven’t waited here only to be rejected!” Despite the cries of protest she finally made it to the large white chair that St. Nicolas occupied. “Now listen Santa,” she huffed “Just remember to get to our house on time and make sure you stuff lots of presents underneath the tree”. She quickly left after that, because of the one dreaded question that would follow would be if she had been good that year. She thought if he knew that she hadn’t been even 1% good, he would probably skip her house entirely. And just as a precaution, she wasn’t going to take chances.
Meanwhile, Nancy Drew was calmly shopping in the same mall looking for a Christmas present for her father. With her detective’s eye she observed the scene where a young girl made a demand of Santa, and then stomped away. The next morning, Nancy’s father, who was sitting in the kitchen, read in the paper that Santa had been kidnapped and the police didn’t have any leads. The children in the town were devastated to hear such heart-breaking news. Nancy quickly recalled what she had witnessed the previous day at the mall, while she was shopping. She immediately went to Imogene Herdman’s house because she wanted to question the brass young girl.
At first Imogene denied being at the scene of the crime the previous day, since she didn’t want to be caught. While she was talking, Nancy, who is always scanning her surroundings for clues, saw a tuft of white peeking from the closet door. Imogene immediately confessed to the kidnapping when Nancy opened the door, which reveled the tied and gagged Santa. Imogene grudgingly explained that she had just wanted to secure Santa’s promise of piles of presents for Christmas. Being the jolly old forgiving fellow, Santa gave Imogene a candy cane and refused to press charges on a little girl. Because Imogene was thankful for such a kind Santa, she apologized right away, and tried to be a good girl from then on, promising to be thankful for whatever gifts she would receive.
Comments
• Feb. 24, 2009
Untitled Comment
Posted by shootingstar
Yeah, it was a VERY stessful week. But it's all good now..LoL thanks for the comment! =)
-Smiley
• Feb. 28, 2009
Untitled Comment
Posted by Hosanna
HI! Cool story! Thanks for the comment!
I'll be sure to keep up the boring schoolwork!
• Feb. 28, 2009
Untitled Comment
Posted by Childish
Hey! Creative story. ^_^
I'm glad you understand my chocolate addiction. heh heh I'll add you to my friends list!!
• Mar. 8, 2009
Untitled Comment
Posted by lovelyrose
Very lovely story. I did enjoy it ever so much. lol (I just got finished writing something hickish and now I am going about in an English ton)
You are a very talented writer!!!!
Thank you for the request of being a friend and will add you. :D
• Apr. 12, 2009
Untitled Comment
Posted by Hosanna
Thanks for the comment! And the advice!
Yeah, I wanted a cooler username. :)
