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Christmas Day - School Essays

Christmas Day

Christmas is a joyous time for all but; it was not a joyous time for the family. Two days before Christmas on December 23, 1988, my parents were fighting about everything. They were yelling, screaming and cursing all through the house. As usual, I ran to my room to hide from the noise and that is where I cried all alone. No one was around to tell me what was going on although I was eleven I still did not know everything.
The following day was Christmas Eve my parents hid their anger from the family but, I knew they did this so that they would not upset me. The presents from relatives were arriving and I felt as if I was on top of the world. Seeing my mom and dad smiling was great ...

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but; I felt a huge pain from deep within my heart. There was nothing to fear and nothing was going wrong so I spent a lot of time in my mother's arms. After a while at the house my father had to call work to see how everything was going. He was on the telephone for a while but that always happened during family occasions. As the day ended we packed up our things and headed for home. It was a great feeling to be loved on this day by all and I thanked everybody a million times for all the wonderful gifts that I received.
As I walked into the house I wished everybody a goodnight and then I went on my way to a night of rest. Then not all of the sudden something shattered that sparked the war that would ever end. My parents started yelling again and my mom was cursing. The whole house was up and my brother ran into my room and held me. As I lay in my room hoping, that everything was going to be all right I was then beckoned into the danger area. My parents wanted to see me ...

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Added: 7/25/2007 10:26:31 PM
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