AN: This story is inspired by The Christmas Elf written by Myhands316 and I have his blessing to post this. It is a very cute story that I highly recommend reading. One of the changes I made was to make the story entirely Christian as I have no knowledge of the Jewish religion. Also, I fleshed out the young boy's dialogue and made them talk younger. IE: Grammar is not their strong point and misspelled words were absolutely intended as youngsters talk phonetically (for the most part).
I hope you enjoy the story and have a very happy holiday season!
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~ December 9, 2022 ~
It was Friday night, three weeks and a day before Christmas and the local mall was packed to capacity. After the last two years of Government lockdowns due to a pandemic, the government gave in and things finally returned to normal. I was one of the first people at my job that when things went to hell and everything was locked down was let go as I was not deemed an "essential worker".
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Charity Kelsey Reilly. I am 24 years old and I have a degree in business. I am 5 foot 5 inches tall, with long flowing blonde hair down past my shoulders. I have ice-blue eyes and a figure I know turns heads (34D-25-35 for those wondering). I don't flaunt it all of the time as some girls do. The one exception would be during the summer when I'm at the beach or if I go out to the clubs, but that last one is extremely rare. As it is December and I live in the midwest I, like everyone else, tend to wear lots of layers of clothes... except at this moment, let me explain.
As I stated, I was let go a few months into the pandemic after everything was shut down. I rode out my unemployment as no companies were hiring people in my field. When my unemployment ran out I started working odd jobs to pay the house bills. I primarily became an Uber driver which in turn spiraled into becoming an Uber delivery driver when people stopped going places. After the pandemic restrictions became lighter and more places started opening up the need for Uber drivers picked up again. I drove until the week of Thanksgiving.
In anticipation of Black Friday when the malls would be opening their doors early hoping to recoup most of the losses over the last few years. A dear friend needed help with the Santa's Workshop area. The friend in question was a kind man named Nicolas Thompson who is "Santa" for the mall. He has been a dear friend of my family since before I was born. As one of the rare single beauties willing to slide into the ridiculous elf costume of tights and a sexy coat (only six other teenage girls were currently willing to do this), he knew I didn't have a full-time job and practically begged me to work the evening shift. I decided to take pity on my friend and help him out. Before you ask, yes I fit the elf description like the preverbal glove due to my smaller stature. None of us were over 5 and a half feet tall.
Today, like every other day I work, my 34D breasts and shapely ass were being ogled by every male teenager in the line (and some of their dads). The older boys were being pressured into family time by parents who were hoping for at least one more family-orientated Christmas before they get too old to enjoy it. Anyway, I was standing there, with sore feet, and sore cheeks from putting on my best smile for eight hours with only a single thirty-minute break. I smiled at all the little children and their parents as they came to see Nick, or rather Saint Nick dressed up as the Jolly ole Santa Claus. The young kids had visions of Santa, who would make their Christmas holiday that much better when he brought all the cool presents on Christmas Eve while they slept. God bless their (naive) innocent nature. I had to go out into the masses and adjust the guardrails due to rowdy teens wanting to be anywhere else other than in a line to see Santa. As I fix the rail I peruse the women standing about and notice a few very lovely ones. While the line to see Santa wasn't exactly the best place to meet prospective dates occasionally there were one or two that made the job worthwhile. Once December 24th rolled by I would be hanging up my tights and returning to my current job working for Uber until I could find a new job.
"Have a Merry Christmas." I waved at the little girl sitting on Nick's lap as I tried to snap the picture before she could cloud up and cry again. I sighed as I saw the line of kids around Santa's Village. I knew it was going to be another long evening shift.
"Here's your candy cane. You be a good girl now." I'd pat her head and send her scampering back to her parents.
As that family left I heard the joyful duel scream of two boys excitedly yelling "SANTA!" I turned around and saw the young tykes and then... I saw her.
That's not entirely true, I saw the back of her trying to unfasten two rambunctious little twin boys that were strapped in a dual stroller. Once they were unfastened the woman stood upright and she turned around holding the little tyke's hands. Upon seeing her face, which had no makeup whatsoever, I found it hard to swallow. The woman had a rather dejected-looking, life has been hard for me, expression on her face. She had deep chocolate brown eyes. She had a creamy complexion and her face looked a little dirty but nothing a good rinse couldn't fix. She wore her long chestnut brown hair unstyled and judging by her appearance it looked like it hadn't been styled or properly groomed in quite some time.
Before she reached the steps I quickly sized up her outer appearance further. She had on a very worn winter coat that had several tears on the exterior. She had on a pair of tights that looked like she had been sleeping in them in addition to wearing them. Instead of boots, she wore a simple pair of flats. Because of this, I guessed that she was about the same height as I was. When our eyes met I could tell she was very worn down but she made an effort to not let this affect the boys.
"Hi... welcome to Santa's workshop." I finally greeted the family.
"Hi, they just want to sit on Santa's lap."
"Sure, that's no problem." I quickly inform her.
Before I can lead the boys to Nick she grasps my forearm and draws my ear to her lips I shudder as she pleads, "Please don't take a photo, I can't afford it." She said with sad eyes.
My heart goes out to this woman as her eyes relay the sadness of her situation more than her words ever could. Turning my focus to the two little boys, I ask, "And who are these two cute little ones?"