You are a simple 14 year old girl who lives with an abusive father. He constantly makes you do all the work, he comes home every night drunk, and sometimes he hits you. You want to leave, but you can never find a way to do it. What happens if one da...
Riley POV I went to the tree and I picked out the green and red box. I began to rip it open.
Avi: Someone is excited.
They laugh at me.
Riley: Who wouldn't be? Kirstin: Facts.
I open it up and it's a new iPhone.
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Riley: OMG!! I can't believe that I have another phone. Avi: That's awesome. Riley: I've had this one for about 4 years. I'm so happy that I have another one. Where's the one for Ariah? Kirstin: It's the red and gold box.
I go get the gift and handed it to mom. She opens it up for Ariah. It's some clothes.
Kirstin: Look how cute. OMG!! Avi: That is adorable. Riley: It really is. Merry Christmas Ariah.
She smiles at me making my heart melt. Afterwards, we went upstairs to get ready. (Riley's Outfit)
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After a while, everyone is here. Amanda, Michael, Troy, Troy's mom(Cindy), Auntie Mitch, Uncle Kevin, Aunt Esther, Uncle Scott. Soon, we went to the dining room to eat.
Avi: Thank you guys so much for coming to spend Christmas with us. This means a lot. This is Riley's 2nd Christmas since she got adopted and this is baby Ariah's very 1st Christmas. I'm so glad that Riley's friends are here with us as well. I just want to thank everyone and Kevin will bless the food.
Uncle Kevin bless the food and we all dug in.
Riley: Mom, this is amazing. Kirstin: Thanks sweetie. Cindy: Who made the barbecue? Riley: Dad did. Esther: He's the King of barbecue. Cindy: It's amazing. Avi: Thank you.
After dinner, it's time for desert. Mom brings out her Happy Birthday Jesus cake. We all sung happy birthday. The cake was amazing. Now it's time to open up gifts. It was so much fun. I got amazing gifts from everyone.
Riley: I have one more gift for dad.
I went behind the tree and handed him his gift.
Avi: What is this? Riley: Open it up.
Avi POV I open up the box and there's a note. I read the note aloud.
Avi:Dear dad, I really hope you like this gift. I put a lot of thought and love into it. This is a very special gift for you. I love you dad.
Love, Riley
I began to tear up as well as everyone else did.
Scott: That is so sweet. Amanda: I'm already crying.
We all laughed.
Riley: There's more dad.
I see that there is gift tissue covering it up. I open it and I'm speechless.
Avi: No you didn't. Riley: I did.
I hug Riley and we are both crying.
Troy: What is it? Avi: It's a framed picture of Riley and I the day I adopted her. Everyone: OMG!! Awwwww. Kirstin: That is so cute. Michael: That's so sweet.
Esther POV Esther: We have one more gift for everyone.
Kevin hands everyone a small box.
Michael: What is this? Esther: Open it up.
Riley POV I open my box and there's a piece of paper. I unfold it and there's a note.
You are gonna have a little cousin.
Everyone: No way!! Esther: Yeah. Avi: Are you serious?! Kevin: We are. Esther and Kevin: We are having a baby!!
We are all so happy. We cheer and hug Aunt Esther and Uncle Kevin.
Kirstin: Congratulations guys!! Scott: Ariah is gonna have a best friend. Mitch: Another baby to spoil. Cindy: Congratulations guys. Esther: Thank you.
So we all finished crying and excitement because it was such a moment.
Riley: I have one more thing for everyone. I had some help from Troy. Give us a minute.
We left everyone confused. We came back a couple minutes later with my guitar and a keyboard.
Amanda: Are you guys gonna sing? Troy: Yep. Kevin: I can't wait to hear you guys. Riley: We wrote this song together. We hope you like it.
We began to play. (Pretend they wrote this)
Riley:Didn't know what to get you Ordinary just wouldn't do But I just found the perfect gift For you Now I got it already But it's not wrapped in red or green Come and sit down beside me here Under neath the Christmas tree Both:We got mistletoe And firelight On this cold December night The snow outside Will set the mood As I sing my song for you Riley: I hear church bells are ring-ing-ing-ing Both:Carolers are singing Harmony with me now Troy:You are looking so lovely yeah! Both:Even if the lights go out We got mistletoe And firelight On this cold December night The snow outside Will set the mood Riley:As I sing my song for you Troy:Your so beautiful I only hope you see what I see Riley:See yeah! Both:Every word is meant to Show you how much you mean to me Riley: We got mistletoe And firelight On this cold December night Both:The snow outside Will set the mood As I sing my song Riley:We got mistletoe Troy:Mistletoe Riley:And firelight Troy:Firelight Both: On the cold December night The snow outside Will set the mood Riley:As I sing my song Troy:Sing my song Both:Sing my song for you
Once we finished, everyone clapped and cheered for us. We both took a bow.
Mitch: That is so beautiful. Kevin: You guys did amazing. Avi: That was incredible. Riley: Thanks guys.
I went over to Ariah.
Riley: Merry First Christmas Ri-Ri.
She smiles at me.
Everyone: Awwwww!!
We watched some Christmas movies. Today was amazing. I love my family so much. Each year Christmas with them gets better and better. I love my Pentatonix family.
