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    A Christmas Wish
    A Christmas Wish
    A Christmas Wish
    Ebook38 pages32 minutes

    A Christmas Wish

    By S. B. Sebrick

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    Since Cole's grandfather passed away weeks before, Cole's thoughts are constantly plagued with the fear of death. Christmas is just around the corner, so Cole asks the most magical person in his universe for help: Santa Claus.

    But when Cole opens his present, he finds a nightmare.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGolden Bullet Publishing
    Release dateAug 3, 2016
    ISBN9781536515527
    A Christmas Wish
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    S. B. Sebrick

    S. B. Sebrick was raised in Vancouver, Washington. He has published short stories in 2005 and 2006 of Clark College’s annual ‘Phoenix’ Anthology. He recently finished ‘Dire’, the last of the ‘Assassin’s Rising’ novels. He often posts updates and teasers about the rest of his works from his website at www.sbsebrick.com Email him at seth@sbsebrick.com You can also join him on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Goodreads

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      A Christmas Wish - S. B. Sebrick

      A Christmas Wish

      By

      S. B. Sebrick

      Copyright

      A Christmas Wish: A 'First Years of Fear' Short Story

      Copyright © 2016 by Golden Bullet Publishing

      All rights reserved. All similar appearance to other works or people are coincidental.

      Cover Art by Seth Bennett

      Edited by Luna Knight

      A Golden Bullet Publishing Novel

      PO Box 451

      Brush Prairie, WA 98606

      http://www.goldenbulletpublishing.com

      Electronic Edition: June 2016

      Printed in the United States of America

      Author’s Forward

      Special thanks to my friends and family. Thanks to my local writing group for helping me hone my craft. Special thanks to Dr. Rita Carey, who helped me to find my voice. Thanks to Randy and DiAnne for their continued involvement in my career.

      I’d especially like to extend a special thanks to those of you reading this book. Without your support, stories like these would not see the light of day.

      Thank you.

      A Christmas Wish

      Go get it, boy, Cole said, tossing the slick tennis ball down the yard. The green ball bounced against the damp lawn, as if mocking Cole's dashed hopes for a snow-enriched Christmas.

      Sliding into the soft grass on all fours, Maximus managed to catch his quarry. He returned to Cole, spitting the tennis ball into the boy's hands. The mutt resembled a fuzzy football, quivering with anticipation for the next toss.

      Glancing inside through the sliding door, Cole blindly tossed the ball. Dad and Mom were busily stacking presents under the tree. If Santa had time to put the gifts in Mom and Dad's bedroom, why didn't Santa have time to stack the gifts under the tree?

      Dad wore black sunglasses over his eyes, rubbing his temples occasionally. Mom hovered at the tree, organizing the gifts by size, while Dad dropped off armfuls of cargo into a heap on the couch next to her. After depositing the last load, he pulled out his phone and wandered into the kitchen. These days there was always something going wrong at the factory.

      Maximus' angry barking pulled Cole from the view. The tennis ball sat up in the crook of their small maple tree. Odd, Cole didn't remember throwing the ball that hard. Maximus tried in vain to scramble up the tree. The dog stared at Cole indignantly, barking in displeasure.

      Shhhh, Cole said, hurrying to Maximus' side. He scratched the dog behind the ear, but Maximus didn't accept the comforting gesture, barking up at the tree with even more intensity.

      Dad's wearing his sunglasses today, Cole warned. He hates loud noises when he's wearing those things. You know that.

      Maximus growled angrily,

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