I just want a Family and a warm home For Christmas?”

Chapter One

“Once Up on a Time There lived a Mother Named Mary and her 2-year-Old Daughter Little Noel her Dad had just passed away from Cancer in the Brain, They did have insurance which took care of all the Medical bills for each of them, and the Father also

had Life insurance that took care of the Funeral and all. But about a year it started getting hard for Mary and Little Noel so her Mother Mary got a job as a waitress at Pizza Hut and got a small Two Room Apartment for her and her Little Noel to live in at this time and done

the best she could to make do for herself and Little Noel and as well as raising Little Noel as a widow.

Mary and Fredrick who was her husband and Little Noels Father passed away, Named Little Noel cause she was Born on Christmas Eve.

So Little Noel was a Christmas Baby and her Mother Mary and Father Fredrick called her thier little Angel.

Things went well or Average for them in thier little two-room apartment, Until one night Mary went out for a girls' night out with a few of her friends.

And had another friend of her's that happened to have a family of her own named Amber to watch Little Noel which had older twin daughters and a Son the same age as Little Noel Named Nick.

Well that night Mary was out it had been a year

since Fredrick passed away and she was trying to start dating again however, no one would ever take the place of Fredrick and the Father of her Daughter. But Mary was going to try and date again and Well, this night she Meet a man Named Travis they had fun and

danced the night away and got a little drunk at the same time, after that night and a half a year Mary and Travis wanted to father thier relationship and decided to Let Travis move into the Little Two-room Apartment together so he did, it was good for a little while but

when Little Noel Turned 4 years Old Travis started changing for the worse Started going out with his rowdy friends getting missed up on many types 0f drugs even sharing Needless and shooting up on top of Constantly drinking hardcore stuff, and coming home and start

fighting, fussing and cursing, mistreating Mary with Domestic Valence, and abusing her, on top of that, she also sexually and fiscally Abuse little Noel Which Mary Knew nothing of yet until she started seeing Little Noel Peeying in bed often which Little Noel had not

Chapter two

“Ever done before as well as scratches, beaten and battered with black and blue bruises in places they should not be when she'd give her a bath.

Little Noel was Scared and wouldn't tell her Mom what was going on she was only 4 years old, I mean after

seeing the way Travis treated her and her Mom wouldn't you be...?”

was also noticed how Little Noels Private part was so red and had infections, as well as her little Behind, was as well red and bruised and the bung whole was very stretched.

Little Noel was too quiet and afraid to say anything to her Mother Mary but Mary asked Little Noel is Travis doing this to you baby?

Little Noel started crying yes Mommy his so mean he hurts me and makes me do things I don't like or want to

do he say that we are just playing house and dress-up but if that is how you play house and Dress up Mommy I don't ever want to play it again, Mommy I want my Daddy he protected me, I mean so do you but he is so mean to you too Mommy can't we just go stay over at

Ambers, I don't like it here no more Mommy?”

oh please don't tell Big Daddy Travis I told you Mommy cause he said if I did me and you will be dead Mommy yes He has me call him Big Daddy Travis, I'm sorry Mommy But he is not and will not ever be my Daddy.

Are you mad at me Mommy for saying that?”

Mary started crying Oh Baby No come here Little Noel's body was sore and in lots of pain she was shaking inside and out.

They were hugging each other close with a towel around

her little battered and bruised body Oh Baby Mary said I didn't know, Little Noel said I know Mommy it's not your fight, I was just too scared to tell you cause I didn't want us to get dead, we don't have, Daddy anymore but I still have you Mommy and that's all I need and want.

Mary said oh Baby.

That night after she gave little Noel a good warm bubble bath Little Noel went to bed and her Mommy tucked her in all, snugged like a bug in a warm rug.

Little Noel said will you read me a story Mommy before

you go take a shower please?”

Mary said sure Baby she read her a story, Little Noel hugged and kissed her Mommy Good night she sit in there with her till she falls asleep.

Travis wasn't home yet still out with his routine friends, But why Mary was in the Tub Travis came home and headed straight into Little Noels Room to play some more he thought Mary was already in bed asleep but Mary was Not! Thank God! Cause when she got out of the tub and got PJs on she came out and heard Little Noel

crying for her, Mary was like Oh Hell No! She ran to Little Noel's room and found Travis butt- ass- Naked on top of Little Noels Body she grabbed the closes thing which was a vase of some kind and Knocked it over the back of his head And Knocking him out he fails over Little

Noel and Mary went to Little Noel picked her up packed a few little bags for them Mary held Little Noel's hand and ran far, far away from Travis good thing it was on a late warm Fall Night, that is then when Mary Hit rock Bottom and they became Homeless living

now in a big box covered up with an old one of the things you cover your car or something with and put big rocks down on it to keep it held down over this big box by a dumpster under an old bridge however they were not the only one homeless under this bridge they were others as

well in old Tints and Big boxes with a couple of barrels around to light up and keep warm New York was a harsh place to be homeless but there were many who lived under this bridge along with Mary and Little Noel, and Mary Mustn't let know one know of this not just because of Travis but also she didn't want to lose Little Noel She was her life and Mary also knew that Little Noel did not want to lose her either, so now this was how Mary and Little Noel lived Homeless in the big huge New York City, they would often go Dumpster diving for Clothes old

blankets and out-of-date foods and drinks with the other Homeless People, some of them also knew places where they could go get some well-cooked dinners at homeless shelters, it was hard to be homeless people traded things for things they needed from others that went

dumpster diving to make do, and keep themself warm, so it was like this for Mary and Little Noel for weeks at a time especially when the weather got colder and colder before they knew it, it was already the coldest season of all Winter and in another week it was to be the 1st of

December is the coldest and snowiest time of the year.

Now this was a day before that week, Mary and Noel and a few others went dumpster diving guess you can say for the Homeless, Other Peoples' Trash, and some People's Popery and every little thing helps the

homeless keep warm or help make do through the coldest season of the year.

So they went Dumpster diving and Mary found this very odd-looking old Rag Doll it looked a little like Little Noel and was dirty with an old ragged white and Gold dress on

that looked to be handmade by someone, why Little Noel bent down in the Dumpster looking for something for her Mom, Mary Said Little Noel look what I found Baby?”

Little Noel said What Mommy?” she looked and with a

smile and sparkles in her little bright eyes with a surprised look on her little face, Mommy how did you know?”

Mary said what do you mean Baby?”

I was praying to God for Daddy to send me a ragdoll just like that from heaven?”

As warm tears of joy fail down her dirty little face oh thank you, Mom, she is Beautiful I will call her Angel what do you thank Mommy?”

Mary smiled as warm tears rolled down her dirty cheeks too Oh Baby yes that's a Purdy Name.

OK baby here she's all yours?”

Little Noel giggled happily thank you Mommy it means so much to me.

Mary said your Welcome baby. She held that Doll close to her heart as she dug into that Dumpster to find

something for her Mommy. Until finally Little Noel find the one little thing she also prayed to God For her Daddy to send it to her Mommy from Heaven she said oh my God Mommy I found it?”

Mary said what Baby, what did you find?”

Chapter Three

“This and showed her Mommy was an Antique music box old filthy the paint was chipped on it her Mommy's eyes Glistered No way can't be?”

Little Noel said can't be what Mommy?” her hands started shaking as her eyes got terrified and her breath

caught in her throat Is it a voice called silently from within as She dashed at the hot tears that ran down her flushed red dirty cheeks she grabbed at her neck where she held a key on a silver Neckloius to something very special in her heart from Fredrick her husband long

ago, she took that little Key to her heart from around her neck Mary took that Old Antique music box also if it was somehow it had gotten lost somehow why moving when after they found out that they were Pregnant with Little Noel Hand made by Fredrick

himself, yes he fixed and build things Fredrick was a jack of all trades and did a lot of things and a lot with his hands.

So therefore if this was that exact music box it would have a little lock on the front of it to unlock as well as a

couple things inside it hidden inside under the red fury Velvet thick like cloth inside on the bottom of the music box as well as two people which was her and Fredrick dancing together in thier wedding dress and Tux to thier favorite song after she winds it by the little heart shape thing on

the back of the Music Box if it is the one... was it?”

let's see she looked at the back of it and thier was the heart shape winder thing, so she winds it up first and then there on the front of it was a little Lock, so she took that little key of her heart also with a heart shape back of

the little key and put it in the lock it fits just like a glove and unlocks it taking the lock off it and opening it and guess what...?”

Yes it was that Exact music box somehow guess they through it away From whoever got it because they couldn't

unlock it or nothing how and why you ask...?”

because you could till they tried to open it with all kinds of tools or something by the marks and all on it, Mary's eyes glistered even brighter, she removed the red fury velvet thing on the bottom and there before eyes were her

The wedding ring a picture of her and Fredrick pregnant together with Fredrick behind her very big, very tall guy he was with his big arms around Mary in front of him holding hands on her big belly smiling together, and a letter in an envelope from Fredrick to Mary and Little Noel sealed that was the few things that were in it and only Mary and Fredrick had a key each for it, and Fredrick was bared with his around his neck as well, Fredrick must have sneaked that letter inside it, Without

Mary knew, it, Mary said Oh my God Little Noel baby how did you know how this even looked like we lost it before we had you?”

Little Noel said Oh Well, Daddy showed me in my dreams last night after I prayed, why are you mad?”

Mary said oh Baby of course not, I thought I'd not ever see this again?”

Little Noel said Daddy hand-made it himself didn't he Mommy?”

Mary said yes he did it was an anniversary present from

him?”

Little Noel said yeah he told me in my dream and that he also hand made me this Ragdoll just for me too, he said it was going to be a Christmas birthday Present to me from you and him, suppose somehow they both got lost

together.

Mary said Perhaps, well thank you Baby for finding it for me?”

Little Noel said your Welcome Mommy.

where they found them special things perhaps it was fate?

Well Now it has been serval weeks later December is now coldest, with snow on the ground and more falling, and also Christmas is now just around the corner, as well as Little Noel's Birthday.

One night after Mary tucked little Noel in as usual

snugged like a bug in a couple of old torn rugs, read her a story from a Christmas book she found in the dumpster and gave Little Noel a hug and kiss good night, and she Fail asleep but for some reason, Mary felt weird for some reason, and couldn't sleep at all she had found a Note

book and a couple of old Pens in the dumpster had a lot of blank pages the pens did actually work but for some reason, Mary Felt she needed to write two letters one to Little Noel, and One to her best friend Amber there for she did, she had done read the letter from Fredrick

to her and Little Noel, yes to Noel as well, and put it back in the music box locked with the little key around her neck and she whore her Wedding ring, but after she wrote both 3-page letter's to Amber and little Noel she unlocked the Music Box and put both letters into it

along with Freadricks and locked it back then finally fail a sleep, next day for some reason Mary passed that Key Down to Little Noel and put it around her neck but kept her Wedding ring on; and they were talking and hanging out together, again dumpster diving and together as usual even walked the big park in New York City even went and looked at the huge Christmas Tree in New York City Little Noel loved that.

December 21st when Mary and Little Noel were sleeping They didn't know it but a bad cold front came on a big

bad Winter Storm Bellow zero, ice and snow storm, why they were a sleep out in it in just a big box with the thing over it but they started shivering, shaking and could see thier breath as they slept, Little Noel was still sleeping but Mary woke cold so she went out to the dumpster just to

see if there were some more Old blankets and there were two more so she grabbed them and took them in thier big Box putting all the blankets on little Noel and lay right against her over her in under the covers with her and kept her warm most of all should I say as little Noel held

her Old rag doll taut and close to her heart and moved very very close to her Mother.

Mary Fail into a deep, deep sleep and Purdy much Froze to Death keeping Little Noel warm and alive, Yes Noel's Mother Mary died that night keeping Little Noel

Warm and alive with her body curled up taut around little Noel with covers over the both of them but still, Mary died keeping Little Noel warm and alive.

But the next morning when Little Noel woke and Said Mommy, Mommy it's morning, not one move or

Chapter Four

“Respond to Little Noel which was very unusual cause Mary would wake up when she heard Little Noel call for her. Mommy Noel cried Mommy she uncovered her head and body she was frozen cold eyes closed Little Noel cried Mommy, Still No answer Little Noel didn't

knowing what was wrong she grabbed her rag doll and ran to another one of the Homeless people under the Bridge with them was an elder white woman also named Mary she ran to her Tint and knocked on the tint Door she cried Mary, the elder lady knew just who it was she

unzipped her tint and looked out of it yes Little Noel, Little Noel was crying something wrong with Mommy she is very cold and won't move please can you come to see what's wrong?”

Old Mary said sure baby, she got out of her tint-zipped it

up and took Little Noel's hand and they went to the Big Box she and her Mother Mary stayed in, elderly Mary had a look-see back in her day she used to be a nurse until she hit Rock Bottom, and she checked her pulse, her heart and all Nothing She shook her head with tears in her eyes and looked at Little Noel.

Little Noel said what's wrong with Mommy Mary?

Mary said I'm sorry baby I don't really know how else to tell you this but your Mother has passed away through

the night supposedly trying to keep you warm Last night it was very, very cold honey it was way below zero last night honey Obviously it worked or you wouldn't have made it to now baby.

Little Noel said you mean that My Mommy got Dead

because she wanted to keep me alive?”

Old Mary said I'm sorry but yes baby that's what I mean.

Little Noel Started to cry hugging her dead Mother and kissing her head Old Mary sat with her why holding her Mother in her little arm's crying for her Mommy, why

she held her Mommy crying she said Daddy's Dead now Mommy you are Dead now who's going to Protect me and watch over me, what am I going to do I'm all alone I guess I'm going to have to try all by myself now, now you can be with Daddy again I Love you both so much I miss

you already this is not bye Mommy this is Love just like you and Daddy taught me.

Little Noel laid her Mommy down slowly and easily put her hands on her Tummy with a few fake roses she found in the Dumpster in her hands and covered up with one of thier Old Tour Blankets they found also in the Dumpster and sit there Indian style holding her Ragdoll close to her heart Mary where will I stay now, we need to do something for Mommy's Body and if I do it they may put me in an orphanage I don't want to go into one of

those so what are we going to do Mary?” I won't leave Mommy like this.

Old Mary said I'll do something about it child and you will now stay with me?”

Little Noel Smiled really?”

Old Mary said yes really will that be OK with you Sweety?”

Little Noel said yes it would but I will still miss Mommy?”

Old Mary said yes we do miss those who pass close to us

Believe me, my sweet I have had Plenty But always remember Little Sweet Noel they will always be there with you?”

Little Noel said really... Where there Mary?”

Mary took her little hand with her hand and took it to

her little chest there Baby in your heart...?”

Little Noel said in my heart?”

Old Mary Said yes in your heart of hearts, now grab your stuff and the Blankets and all but what your Mother is laying on and covered with and let's go to my tint and We'll get you settled in at my place?”

Little Noel said OK, she grabs her stuff and all including the rag doll and her Mommy's Music Box and she goes with Old Mary to her tint she gets her settled in with a little old Cot she found in a dumpster she had one too,

got it all fixed up like a little bed right beside her's for Little Noel and even found a little old desk in a dumpster for little Noel with a seat just like she did her so if she wanted to write or color she could sit at her little desk and do so.

Old Mary took care of her Mommy's body she knew someone and gave her a little funeral that barred her right beside her husband that same day she worked fast and that Night it was December 22nd just two more days before Christmas Eve. And Little Noel's 5th Birthday.

After all that Being done Old Mary was very Tired so as she slept Little Noel at first sat in the tint with her watching over Old Mary as she napped they had done gone and ate a god hot Lunch at the Homeless Shelter so Old Mary had also got her Tummy full after all that, which

Purdy much also makes you want to take a nap.

While she was sitting in the tent she decided to sit at her little desk and write a little letter to Santa Clause, and I quote My Dearest Santa, Hey! How is it up at the North?

Pole fine I hope, as for here it is OK Old Mary takes very good care of me I wish I could find something to give her for Christmas, My Mommy and Daddy are both now Dead. I miss My Mommy and my Daddy so much I know you can't give them back to me, as for presents it would

be nice but that is not what I want for Christmas Santa or my Birthday, I want three special things for Christmas Santa is all I want and that is #1. A good Family and a warm home, #2. to find something for Old Mary for Christmas, #3. For Old Mary's Family To

reunite with her and bring her to thier warm home with them to stay.

Because Santa Old Mary is 73 years old she is such a sweet lady she doesn't deserve to be alone and cold for Christmas no one deserves to be alone and homeless for

Christmas is just not right, you know and I don't want her to get dead too.

Well, My Dear Santa, it is the 22nd only two more days before Christmas today and tomorrow I hope I'm not too late writing this letter to you and it gets to you in time so I

will let you go cause I know you are a very busy man and I know just where to send this letter to you, Mary Christmas, I Love You Santa Clause. Love, Little Noel, and her last name.

To Be Continued...