The magic of a childhood Christmas

[Samuel Connor Rees]

It started very similar to the last time. Once they arrived, dad told Sam that he needs to talk with "the others" but this time he promised, it won't be that long. Sam promised he will be careful this time. By the time he started to explore the place was full of people. And Stephen had to be among them... somewhere. The cast on his arm didn't bother him much. Fortunately it didn't hurt anymore and while he wasn't happy about it it wasn't something to frown upon either. To be honest his biggest worry was, that with just one arm he can't possibly open presents and he will have to ask dad for help.
As he was closing on the tent he heard his name being called. Normally Sam would run, but with the cast the young boy felt like he shouldn't. With that he waved with his other arm and walked closer quickly. By the time he arrived he couldn't find Stephen anywhere. He had to enter the tent. Inside he saw a lot of fun activities he normally would enjoy... not so much with the cast. It appeared that the stupid thing would be a bigger problem than he initially thought. Being distracted for a moment he didn't even notice, that Stephen is standing just few steps away.
"Hi there." he said as he came a bit closer. Sam wasn't quite sure how will Stephen react. After all he tried to finish their plan on his own and... well it didn't end well...