Personal+Narative

**By:Melissa** **Christmas**

 **It was Christmas eve and all the candles were lit. The room was scented and the Christmas tree was up. It looked magical with all the ornaments and lights, but there was something much better than that, the presents. All the presents were wrapped in different paper. It looked like a Christmas collage. I headed off to bed dreaming of presents and sweets. BANG BANG BANG! It was my dad he wasn't kidding when he said he was going to wake us up with a pan. Mom said we had to eat breakfast before opening anything.**

 **I couldn't bear it the eagerness was eating me alive. Atlast the moment we had been looking for. Mom handed us our stockings and I dumped mine out infront of me. I glanced away and was looking at my reflection in a gold ornament. The stocking reminded me of the christmas tree with all the surprises waiting to be enjoyed.**

 **I felt like I was going to cry because I felt so happy. I felt the tears pushing at the back of my eyes. But I wouldn't let them escape making me look like a fool. The back of my eyes were stinging and a lump began to form in my throat. It was Christmas and I was filling up with tears like a water balloon. Its Christmas you love Christmas I tried to tell myself.**

 **There right in front of me was every thing. It was so beautiful and every thing you could ever dream of. I then noticed a silver globe.**

**THANK YOU ITS BEAUTIFUL, I hollered with joy. It was simple and thats what made it so perfect and enjoyable. I held it in my hand as the owner. I was so happy it was Christmas and not any other holiday.**

 **A smile slowly formed on my face. If we had opened are stocking next came PRESENTS! Yippee! I knew wich present I was going to open first. I grabbed for it with excitement.**

“**Not so fast,” replied mom. “You can atleast wait for your brothers to pick their first present before you start grabbing every thing.” When they picked out their presents I dug my nails in the present and tore off the paper. It was a necklace. A beautiful carott gold necklace with silver sterlings on the inside.**

 **I grabbed another present and opened it. When I was opening my last present I didn't open so fast, I wanted to cherish this moment.**

 **I grabbed the present and gently unwrapped it. NO WAY IT COULDN'T BE TRUE!!! It was a keyboard. I got the plastic off it and plugged it in.10,9,8,7,6,5 I counted down before slamming my fingers down on the keyboard.**

 **After playing with my presents it was time to pick up. I grabbed my things and hauled them to my room. I can't wait until next Christmas! Until then bye bye!!!**