All Chapters of Christmas Misery: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

[Christmas]           Exactly at noon, I decided to go outside in my room, bringing my black backpack where I putted all my things that I’m going to use tonight. I haven’t heard anything from him as she tried to go inside my room recently. Maybe he is in his work by now. That’s a good thing because I can go now. I immediately walk downstairs and run through the door but my forehead knotted when I can’t turn the knob. It’s like the door was locked from the outside.“What the hell?” I try turning again the knob but it was really lock and I know who did this. Carlos! He is really had something in his head. I run towards the backdoor and it was locked at the same time. In frustration, I pulled my hair and headed back in the living room. My eyes averted at the window and a smile formed on my lips. I walk through the window and open the sliding glass before I go out. “I guess he forgot to lock the window. Tsk.”

[Christmas]One year later... (Phone ringing)I was in the middle of my sleep when the phone beside me suddenly ring. I took it under my pillow and answer the call without opening my drowsy eyes."Hello. Christmas speaking, how may I help you?" I started."Christmas! Don't tell me you are still sleeping?"As I realized that it was aunt Lorie in the other line, I automatically get off my bed and open the curtain of my window. My mouth formed an 'O', seeing the sun is already set in the sky. "I'm already awake Auntie. Actually, I'm already on my way there." I lied."Hmm," she replied in the other line, seems she is not believing me, "You better get hurry Christmas or I'm going to cut off your salary for being always late.""I'm on my way Auntie!" I yelled and hang off the line.I throw my cellphone in my bed and immediately fix

[Christmas]The shop is already closed but Duke isn't yet coming back. I am here outside, standing with my bike together his laundry basket. It's already 10:00 p.m. and I'm already thinking he forgot to get his clothes or he is on his way? I don't know which of the two but I'm still going to wait him till 11:00. I'm already tired and I want to take a rest."Oh, Christmas, why are you still here?" asked of the old lady who always clean her clothes here in the laundry shop. She owns a Flower Shop that is two blocks away from here and we are living in the same apartment. Our room is just facing each other in the third floor. She told me to call her granny since I am like a granddaughter to her. Granny doesn't have her family here in Florida because they are all living in California. "I am waiting someone to get this laundry basket, Granny then I'm going home later," I answered to her question.She nodded. "I see.

[CHRISTMAS]Duke brought me here at the Holy Grain Coffee Shop that is only nearby. He is now sitting in front of me and we are waiting for our order to arrive. I only order a Cappuccino while he order Dolce Latte.I'm a little bit uneasy at this moment, thinking what are we going to talk about. Is it about what happened between us that night? Oh crap! I hope it is not."Is there something troubling you, Christmas?" Duke asked in his forehead knotted."Can I go in the comfort room?" I asked permission instead of answering his question.He chuckled. "Of course, you can just don't make me wait too long."I didn't reply on him and immediately walk towards the comfort room. I face myself in the mirror and close my eyes for a second, thinking what I should do if it's that we are going to talk about."I think I can ditch and leave him here?" I said to myself in the mirror

[Christmas]     The driver stopped me here in front of this huge building that precisely that the address in the card. I can't say anything but to feel amaze on how can he manage this Earl Grey. He still young at his features but already running a company. Duke is so damn lucky that he don't have to suffer in finding money.“Hey!”     My attention was caught when the security guard standing at the entrance shouted. He is walking now towards me and I started to panic a little. What did I do?“This is not a waiting area,” he said.“Ah-ahm, actually, I ain't waiting.” I gripped my lower lip. “I am here to see Duke. Is he here?” I asked.His brow arched for a second like a damn woman. “Do you have an appointment to him?”“A-appointment?” I asked stupidly.“Yeah, appointment.”“I don't have an app–”