Fortunately, I decided to meet my wife and child.
The day before, my wife said, “So I’ll see you tomorrow or not.”
I waited for my child and wife in front of the family restaurant. A few minutes later, the child was seen holding his mother’s hand and walking away. Cute guy. Even the appearance of her wearing large padding compared to her body was pretty.
“Merry Christmas, Dad!”
“Merry Christmas to you too, my son.”
After saying hello to the child at the door, I went into the restaurant with the child in my arms. My child and I sat on the sofa, and my wife sat across from me.
“Dad, what is that?
The child kept glancing at the large shopping bag I was holding from the first time he saw it.
“Son, did Santa Claus come to grandma’s house?
“Yes. Santa Claus left a gift under the tree.”
While doing so, the child boasted about what kind of toy he received. Fortunately, it didn’t overlap with what my wife had prepared.
“Dad wakes up in the morning and comes out to the living room, and there are presents under the tree.
He showed me a picture of a tree with gifts on it, taken yesterday.
“Wow, I guess Santa Claus went to my house too.
“I guess so. Now let’s see what it is.”
The words ‘our house’ spoken by the child made my heart ache. Actually, I wonder if my house, which I called my whole life when I was young, will change any time soon because I was staying at my grandmother’s for a few days.
“Wow!”
Each of the four gift boxes contained different characters, all of which the child liked. Seeing the happy child warmed my heart.
“Dad, I’m an adult so I don’t get gifts.
“The gift to dad is my son.
“See you next Christmas then.”
“Okay, then.”
After finishing my meal, I sent my wife and child to the front of the restaurant. The child gave me a hug, then held my wife’s hand and crossed the crosswalk. My son, who arrived on the other side, turned around and waved, and I also smiled and waved. I stood there until the child, who was moving further and further away, became a dot and was no longer visible, and I let the child go.
When I entered the house, I wasn’t sure if the lights on the tree, which had never been turned off after installing them, were getting weaker, or if they seemed less bright because it was daytime, but they seemed dim. I didn’t want to turn off that light, so I changed the battery.
The warmth of Christmas passes by in an instant.
I sat on the floor and sipped the warm Americano I bought on the way home, looking at the sparkling tree.
I want the Americano to cool down as late as possible.