I peeked my head through the door; there was not a soul in sight. I examined the floor for any squeaky parts to avoid. I went over my plan once more:
1. Slowly open the door at 1 mile per hour
2. Check the floor for music that might get me in trouble
3. Check on parents door for any sign of life
4. Carefully step one by one on my way to the kitchen
5. Look under the tree to find any gifts that I can open, but won’t be visible to my parents eyes
6. Open one and one only!
7. Run back to my room as if I would never see the light of day again
So far I’ve completed steps 1, 2, and 3. I started contemplating on continuing to steps 4-7. But I
proceeded again. Once I got to the tree I was amazed by all the gifts and lights that were upon my eyes. I
discarded the amazement and quickly started looking for presents. But no small ones, I got so mad I
started punching air, and silently screaming in the process. Oh why did my parents have to be so mice?
About three minutes later, I finally got myself to calm down. My throat felt like it was about to rip open,
I could already feel the tears on the side of my throat. I passed back and forth thinking on if I should get
water. I came to a decision that broke my heart. No. I took a seat next to the tree and stared at it for a
long time.
Then I realized where I was. I ran to check the time. 12:30! Oh no! My parents were going to wake up in
a few minutes to get Christmas ready! What am I going to do? My hands started to sweat even more. I
was unsure of what to do. I heard my parents get off the bed trying to wake themselves up. Heard the
door crack open and footsteps walk slowly down to my destination. My head turned around and spotted
my way to freedom. I quickly but slowly ran to the back door that was adjacent to the living room, and
from there I could run to my room unscathed. Without thinking I started to run for it. The footsteps
getting louder and before I knew it I was already in the living room. I darted for my room. From where I
was it looked like it was a thousand miles away. But I took my chances, to save my life. In about three
steps I was at the front door of my room. Everything looked blurry. But I was going to risk it all. In one
step I jumped for my bed and I landed with a big plop. I quickly covered up with my comforters, and
from then on everything just went blank.
