A Different Christmas
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What is the true value of Christmas? For me, it is spending time with family and friends, but
it's really about spending time with the people we love, like with the dog, the cat, the aunt,
first...
I live in grandma's house, which is a place that welcomes children without families, it's a bit...
different from yours, but I enjoy the other children and the helpers, who do what
it is so that the children do not lose their hopes, although I have already lost mine, I am not well, I have cancer
of blood better known as leukemia, but I am fine, little by little I am overcoming it, but sometimes
I can only cling to life to achieve a better world for my companions.
I’m downplaying it, but I’m super nervous because today is December 23rd and Samanta is coming.
The house helpers, she tries to adopt me because she says she loves me very much and wants the best for me.
For me, sometimes I feel bad because my friends go off with their new families and I stay here.
but then more friends arrive and I become happy again.
Well, let's put aside the dramas of my life and let the good times begin.
Hello, I am Martina and I am 7 years old and I am going to tell you how my Christmases are at grandma's house.
What I'm getting at is that it all starts at the Immaculate Bridge, where we do our own things.
Christmas decorations. We paint balls, make snowflakes… well, and let's not forget the list of
Lola's carols, one of the helpers, because I have never seen anything stranger in my life, that if a certain
Jesus was born in a manger and suffered on the cross, the virgin is combing her hair... But surely that
you are older than me and you will understand it, meanwhile I have to continue discovering the
meaning of these things. After that bridge we return to class with Mónica our teacher
in particular, until the 22nd when they give us Christmas vacation. It always gets messy there because we start to
to have a lot of free time. On the 23rd, we prepared the arrangements with the help of Samanta, Lucía, and Leah
that they prepare the pastries and on the 24th the grandmother makes the food for dinner, which turns out to be really good
By the way. The 24th is Christmas Eve, for that we wear our best attire, which is usually
donations made to us by the associations and we are going to dinner in the grand salon organized by Ceci
one of the girls here who is 17. That day we sang, we toasted with water or juice and
We enjoy the night, at least I always enjoy it as if it were the last. I know it's a bit
optimistic but one never knows what will happen tomorrow or if one will be there. So I invite you to enjoy the
life as cancer taught me. <<Live today and don't think about what will come tomorrow>>. With this
I have lived my whole life or at least the part I remember. When the night is over, I leave to...
sleeping with my friends in the room until I wake up the next day telling life that
thank you for another day lived.
Yatoca on the 31st, which is the last day of the year. That day with all the leftover recycled papers,
we make homemade confetti and with the rolls of paper we put it in and that's how we make our BOOM!
Homemade. The 31st is like a bright day because the year ends, and a new one begins. In this one, yes
we throw a party, we put on the television the bells at 1 and eat the 12 grapes like crazy.
I still remember last year when Aunt Margarita choked on a grape and it came out of her nose.
It was disgusting yes, but it was too funny to see the face he was left with. In summary, the end.
the year is always chaotic but it's too funny how the grandma starts to sing songs of
Rocío Jurado or Raphael.
The last days of vacation are the 5th and the 6th. On the 5th, the parades take place, and that day they take us out.
It's very nice to see the decorated lighting of Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar. There are also other
riding events that I don't really understand much, like the Roman parade, the one in Seville.
Something about Christmas, I don't know, the only good thing I see is that they give more gifts like candies, balls,
Luna bag, my favorite series. After that fun and competitive afternoon of who...
I was grabbing more candies, we are going home and there we will put all the prizes won together.
We also go to bed early because the kings come at night. And I always sleep with Olga.
she is one of the girls here, and she is 15 years old. She says that I don’t have to be afraid of the
kings who are good people and do not come to harm us, but one never knows what is going to happen or what one will do,
Why does it happen that if they steal from us or see that my gift is very beautiful, they want to keep it, that is mine.
the biggest fear is losing the Three Kings' gifts.
Once I fall asleep in Olga's arms, I drift into a gentle sleep that is not disturbed.
until Noelia enters the room saying that the kings have arrived. I get out of bed.
jumping with excitement and running down the stairs until finding a whole room full of
gifts and lights with balloons everywhere. We wait until all the people are down to
to be able to open the gifts. We opened them and there I was so happy that they had brought me what
I wanted it to be a pink wig so I could take it everywhere with me. It was also the
best surprise of my life that Samanta had already managed to adapt me and she was already my mother and I
his daughter. She was crazy with happiness, jumping and laughing, I put on the wig and everyone shouted with joy.
This was undoubtedly the best Christmas I have ever had.
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