"245!" Desto points to a door, "this is the orphanage home!"
They walk inside seeing no one was around to open the door for them.
"Umm, excuse me?"
After a long ten minutes, an old lady came from upstairs, adjusting her glasses looking at the girls. She had a wrinkle-streaked face, but it was one full of motherliness.
The girls nervously smiled and introduced themselves.
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"My prayers haven't gone unheard. Every year these kids get excited for Christmas and write letters for Santa. But they would never receive what they asked for. It is usually just an old toy that someone from the neighborhood wraps for them. But you girls have come to do a great thing, may god bless you children."
...
"Ca- ca- careful Sush! You are about to drop the cake!" Ayesha yelled from the other side startling Desto who was decorating the table.
"For god's sake, stop screaming. The kids would run away thinking a crazy woman has come into their house."
"Okay done!" Desto proudly said. "I am going to bring the kids from upstairs now."
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Six little kids scurried along with Desto, two of them holding her hands down the stairs. Their eyes instantly gleamed seeing the dining table. They had never seen let alone ate anything in the platters that were placed before them. What excited them more was seeing the cakes and desserts in shapes of animated characters.
"Wow look at that one! The cake is like Mickey!" Romy exclaimed clapping his little hands together.
The kids chatted on and on in excitement when Sush called them all to feast on the food.
"All of this is for us?" Anu asked out of amusement.
"Yup, it's all for you!" Desto grinned at the little girl holding out her hand for a Hi-Five'.
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An hour later when everyone was settled in the living room, Ayesha announced "What's a merry Christmas without gifts? Let's start our day with the presents!"
Little gasps filled the room as the kids were shocked and surprised to see so many presents for each of them.
The kids started to open their gifts, and were blown away seeing for the first time they had gotten what they had asked for to Santa.
"Santa received our letters!" Sunny looked up to them beaming.
"Yup, he did and Santa sent us as his secret messengers to you all!"
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"Hey, look I got a real sleigh! Dadi can we please please please go on a ride today on this?" Aarav longingly asked for permission.
"Of course we can! We will go everywhere today on the sleigh. Happy now?" Ayesha patted his cheeks for which he returned a big smile.
"Choo choo... Choo choo"
Everyone turned around to see Sunny riding the toy train around the little space near the fireplace. Aarav went to join him for the train ride and both the boys started playing with it.
"A- are these books for- for me?" Anu asked looking surprised at the girls. "But- but I never asked anything to Santa."
"You didn't, but your friend Romy did." Desto pointed to Romy who was busy devouring his chocolates and grinned widely at Anu. She started crying and went up to Romy and gave him a hug, thanking her friend.
"Minnie how do you like your gift?" Ayesha went up to her. "Minnie?" She walked up to the other side to see Minne fast asleep wrapped up the new blanket.
"Oh I guess she likes her gift alright" Ayesha giggled.
As Ayesha was about to turn around, she saw Sush and Desto helping Rohan on the wheelchair they got for him.
"Wow! This is the magical chair! Santa got it for me! Now I can play with my friends!" He clapped his hands out of excitement and started to ride the wheelchair slowly.
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All of them were engrossed with their gifts while the girls looked at each other and smiled. They felt a sort of joy that they had never experienced before. They admired the little ones' beaming faces and felt content.
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