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CHRISTMAS STORY PART 2
Posted by
Rock
(VIP) 12 Dec 2005 9:28pm
The front door of the office flew open. In burst a young man with a gun. Give me all your cash! Do it now!' the young man yelled. His hand was shaking and George could tell that he had never done anything like this before.
That's the guy that shot me!' exclaimed the officer. 'Son, why are you doing this?' asked George, 'You need to put the cannon away. Somebody else might get hurt.' The young man was confused. 'Shut up old man, or I'll shoot you, too. Now give me the cash!' The cop was reaching for his gun. 'Put that thing away,' George said to the cop, 'we got one too many in here now.'He turned his attention to the young man. 'Son, it's Christmas Eve. If you need money, well then, here. It ain't much but it's all I got. Now put that pee shooter away.' George pulled $150 out of his pocket and handed it to the young man, reaching for the barrel of the gun at the same time. The young man released his grip on the gun, fell to his knees and began to cry. 'I'm not very good at this am I? All I wanted was to buy something for my wife and son,' he went on. 'I've lost my job, my rent is due, my car got repossessed last week ...' George handed the gun to the cop. Son, we all get in a bit of squeeze now and then. The road gets hard sometimes, but we make it through the best we can.' He got the young man to his feet, and sat him down on a chair across from the cop.
Sometimes we do stupid things.' George handed the young man a cup of coffee. 'Bein'stupid is one of the things that makes us human. Comin' in here with a gun ain't the answer. Now sit there and get warm an George could hear the sounds of sirens outside. A police car and an
ambulance skidded to a halt. Two cops came through the door, guns drawn. Chuck! You ok?' one of the cops asked the wounded officer. 'Not bad for a guy who took a bullet. How did you find me?' 'GPS locator in the car.
Best thing since sliced bread. Who did this?' the other cop asked as he approached the young man.Chuck answered him, 'I don't know. The guy ran off into the dark. Just dropped his gun and ran.' George and the young man both looked puzzled at each other. 'That guy work here?,' the wounded cop continued. 'Yep,' George said, 'just hired him this morning. Boy lost his job.'The paramedics came in and loaded Chuck onto the stretcher. The young man leaned over the wounded cop and whispered, 'Why?' Chuck just said, 'Merry Christmas boy ... and you too, George, and thanks for everything.' 'Well, looks like you got one doozy of a break there. That ought to solve some of your problems.'George went into the back room and came out with a box. He pulled out a ring box. 'Here you go, something for the little woman. I don't think Martha would mind. She said it would come in handy some day.' The young man looked inside to see the biggest diamond ring he ever saw. 'I can't
take this,' said the young man. 'It means something to you.' 'And now it means something to you,' replied George. 'I got my memories. That's all I need.'George reached into the box again. An airplane, a car and a truck appeared next. They were toys that the oil company had left for him to sell. 'Here's something for that little man of yours.' The young man
began to cry again as he handed back the $150 that the old man had handed him earlier. 'And what are you supposed to buy Christmas dinner with? You keep that too,' George said, 'Now git home to your family.' The young man turned with tears streaming down his face. 'I'll be here in the morning for work, if that job offer is still good.' 'Nope. I'm closed Christmas day,' George said. 'See ya the day after.'George turned around to find that the stranger had returned. 'Where'd you come from? I thought you left?' 'I have been here. I have always been here,' said the stranger. 'You say you don't celebrate Christmas. Why?' Well, after my wife passed away, I just couldn't see what all the bother was. Puttin' up a tree and all seemed a waste of a good pine tree. Bakin'
cookies like I used to with Martha just wasn't the same by myself and besides I was gettin' a little chubby.'The stranger put his hand on George's shoulder.But you do celebrate the holiday, George.'You gave me food and drink and warmed me when I was cold and hungry.
The woman with child will bear a son and he will become a great doctor. The policeman you helped will go on to save 19 people from being killed by terrorists.The young man who tried to rob you will make you a rich man and not take any for himself.'That is the spirit of the season and you keep it as good as any man.'
George was taken aback by all this stranger had said. And how do you know all this?' asked the old man.Trust me, George. I have the inside track on this sort of thing. And when your days are done you will be with Martha again.'The stranger moved toward the door. 'If you will excuse me, George, I have to go now. I have to go home where there is a big celebration planned.'George watched as the old leather jacket and the torn pants that the
stranger was wearing turned into a white robe. A golden light began to fill the room.
You see, George .... it's My birthday. Merry Christmas.' George fell to his knees and replied, 'Happy Birthday, Lord.'
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