Sixty-five: Childhood friends

It was a very snowy afternoon that day and it was only a few days to Christmas. A lot of people had begun preparing for the blissful holiday, they bought their trees and presents and lights.

Some of the neighboring kids took it upon themselves to decorate the streets by building snow men.

Truly, the Christmas spirit was alive.

China was only nine then, she had anticipated the holidays and her rich parents had promised her numerous gifts if she came out with good grades from school.

As always, she was the top student in the class, she wowed the teachers with her brilliance once more.

Few days to Christmas, of course she ought to be rejoicing as several gifts were promised for her outstanding behavior but instead, she was sitting on the couch in the living room, sulking.

Mr and Mrs Andrews, of course, as always were busy with business stuff and they had gone on a trip which they promised her they would return on the twenty first but it was already twenty third.

Their family nanny