Christmas Break: Leah Agrees to Meet Mr. Howard at the School

Leah sat in her car, looking at the closed-up school. The parking lot was empty, except for Mr. Howard's car and hers. The cold air nipped at her skin as she got out of her car, goosebumps forming on the bits of her skin that were exposed . Mr. Howard's office light was on and she used her key to get into the front of the school. The front office lights were dimmed, but the door was unlocked and Mr. Howard's office door was wide open.

“Well Leah…Merry Christmas.” He said with a smile as he leaned against his desk. He looked a bit out of place, far more casual than his normal office attire. But then again—so did she. She hadn’t exactly dressed up.

“Merry Christmas Mr. Howard.” she said as she dropped her purse in a chair.

“Here to ask Santa for something for Christmas right?” He grinned and looked around “Luckily no line at all to ask him for what you want. Actually I should see if you are on the Naughty or Nice list…” Leah’s heart raced as he flipped through some random papers on his desk, he was really playing into this Christmas theme.