A 100-word holiday story
“There’s, like, a huge pile of packages out here, did you know?”
“Get out of the way!” I shouted, toppling my children like bowling pins.
“What’s in there, mom? Is it for us?” asked my mosquitoes.
“None of your business!”
My stomping covered the clamorous clattering of toys as I dragged the heavy stack upstairs. I crammed the boxes in my closet and hid them behind rarely-worn dresses. An old blanket covered the teetering mountain.
“Can we see?”
“No! Don’t come in here!”
Slamming the door shut, I wondered if they could have guessed that their Christmas presents had arrived.
