• A Japanese Christmas

    We work all morning, folding paper swans baking a cake and other stuff to prepare. Li and I use magic to help because magic makes everything easier. Althought there are things I would never use magic for like tests for example.

    I love this time of the year. It's actually my favorite time of the year. Exspecialy this year which is a special year. I'm celebrating CHristmas the Japanese way this year. Even though I'm half Japanese this is the first year I have celebrated Christmas this way.

    I've never put paper swans and small toys on the tree, I've always put bulbs. I've never made shortcake and chicken for the meal , I always had turkey and chocolate cake. I guess this is probably because my dad isn't Japanese. This year I'm spending Christimas with people I have only known for a few months while my dad is off traveling.

    At Christmas dinner I listen to Japanese stories , not all of them Christmas stories. And that is when Mrs Matsumoto starts telling one of the Ellenia stories. " I seriously wonder what is in that box. "

    Mrs Matsumoto looks at me puzzled . " You don't know "

    " No I don't. Should I ? "

    " It was suppose to be passed down. Your mom was suppose to tell you. "

    " Well. My mom died. When I was five. She never even mentioned the box or even magic for that matter. "

    " Maybe she was waiting until you were older. "

    " Ya maybe. " Why did my mother hide it from me. I mean magic. " May I be excused ? "

    " Yes dear. "

    I get up from the table I begin walking to my room. When I here Maylin say " Ya she didn't even know about the box until me and Sakura told her. "

    Then Mrs Matsumoto says. " I guess no one will ever know what is in the box. Unless Sarah-Lee's grandmother tells her. "

    Thats when I turn around and yell " NO ONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS WHAT'S IN THAT BOX BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER IS DEAD TOO. " Then I begin to run to my room.

    " Then I guess it's a secret. " Says Mrs Matsumoto quietly.

    " And maybe that's how it's suppose to be. " I say to myself.

    I close my door and walk over to the bed. I sit there and cry. I don't know how long I cry maybe a half an hour, maybe an hour, maybe more. When The door opens I tell them to go away without even lifting my head to see who it is.

    Why would my mother hide it from me. She knew about it, there is no question about that. She decided not to tell me. Maybe she thought that I wasn't magic. I didn't know I was magic until it was too late,too late to do anything.

    I know I shouldn't blame myself for my mother's death but sometimes I do. I was there I could have did something. If only I knew I was magic sooner.

    The next morning it is Christmas.No one mentions last night. No one mentions the box. No one mentions magic.Sakura got me a braclet. Maylin got me a shirt and my dad got me a few books and some clothes. He also gave me two hundred dollars.

    Li hands me a small box and smiles. I open the box to find a beautiful necklace. " Thanks."