6 days of Christmas

Today's gift is a story I wrote. It's entitled:

CAROL OF THE BELLS

     Fifteen  days until Christmas and Carol was going through some economic sadness. She is a 23 year-old woman that moved to New York to star in Broadway's production of: TOM SAWYER. Carol was going to be Becky. Then, that fell through. The show was canceled before it even premired. She didn't have enough money to go back home to her family back in Vermont. So, she was stuck in New York City, by herself.

Carol just wanted to get the holidays over with. So, she sent in her application to work at a shoe and coat store. It was called: Sables and Shoes!

    Carol's first week of working at the Sables and Shoes store, she got her payday. She still didn't have enough money to go home and there was only ten days left until Christmas. Carol got into the cab and went to her studio apartment. On the elevator, she noticed there was a flyer for a caroling and bell ringing group. Carol was tempted to say yes. Then she backed away from the piece of paper, hanging on the wall of the elevator with tape. She unlocked the door to her apartment and went to bed. 

      Now it was only 9 days left until Christmas Eve. Carol got up at 8:00 sharp and got into the shower and got on her clothes. She grabbed a cab and went to work at  Sables and Shoes. Carol unlocked the door and was ready for business. Then a lady (who was a hippie) waltzed in. (I added this part for Ember)

       "Hello, Ma'am. How can I help? Do you need a sable or some shoes today?" Carol asked dryly.

       "Hey man. Yeah, I do need some stuff for a white elephant gift tonight." The hippie lady's voice sound like she has been sick for decades and smoked and at a hedgehog tanning in the Flordia sun, then burning. Carol couldn't stand the voice. 

         "Yeah, man. This jacket is groovy. Just not the price. But I will pay for it." The hippie said.

         "That would be 200 dollars."

         "200? Are you pulling my leg, man? It says 20! I am out of here!"

          Carol's long day had ended and she was back on the elevator. Same flyer, still staring at her. She felt like she should join. So, she did. And she saw it this way: What other caroling group would have Becky Thatcher? So, she called the number. And they would meet 3 days before Christmas to go caroling.

          Carol worked long hard hours at Sables and Shoes, and finally, the 3 days arrivied. They went caroling in central park first. Then they went to this rich neighborhood. In that neighborhood, there was this house. And inside this house, lived a big broadway producer. Carol and her new friends rang the door bell and sang softly.
Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing ore the plains. And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains. Then, it was time for Carol's solo, right when he opened the door.
Glooooria. 
He clapped. 
        "You guys are great. And you, the one with the solo?"
        "That's me." Carol said sheepishly.
         "I am a   broadway producer and would love to have you in a show. I am  putting on: Little Mermaid. Come to the auditions, tomorrow morning at 8." So, Carol did. She only had 2 more days until Christmas eve. She sang the song and the next day, she was cast as ARIEL!!! The producer felt the pity of not having family on Christmas, so he paid for carol to visit her family in Vermont. Carol had all of her family members and she lived happily ever after.
THE END