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[img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/8adcff89e9dfb7481cb019b19f332e74/tumblr_ptby9qaiKu1qc3ju8o6_250.gif[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/e65e5b11dec2c8729f0a1c6adc443a57/tumblr_ptby9qaiKu1qc3ju8o1_250.gif[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/8a89e72f2593d75a206bcb34703184db/tumblr_ptby9qaiKu1qc3ju8o8_250.gif[/img][/center][indent][indent][indent][hr][hr][/indent][/indent][/indent][indent][indent][indent]Unlike the majority of his friends at King's Academy, Kavan Varma and his family did not celebrate Christmas. Not once in his life had Kavan helped decorate a Christmas tree, helped prepare a big Christmas feast, or even scoured the malls looking for gifts for his loved ones. No, on December 25th, Kavan treated the day the same as any other; instead of watching those corny holiday programs or listening to Mariah Carey, he simply spent the day reading, writing, and playing his bass guitar. He'd even spent a little time with his older sister, who had the day off thanks to good ol' Saint Nick.

[color=gray]"I don't see the obsession with it all,"[/color] He'd listened to Amoli say as she reheated her leftovers. [color=gray]"All the tales of a fat white man in a red suit who slides down your chimney at night, eats your freshly baked goods and drinks your milk... sounds like a goddamn [i]intruder[/i] if you ask me."[/color]

[color=851309][b]"He leaves gifts for children, Amoli,"[/b][/color] Kavan had told her with a roll of his eyes. [color=851309][b]"It's not like he's a real person... He's a fictional character. For [i]children[/i]. It's meant to be a good thing."[/b][/color] It wasn't unlike his sister to be overly critical of the holiday; in fact, she went on the exact same spiel nearly every year. It was because of this that Kavan decided against asking for her advice about what to gift Archer for Christmas. Then she'd [i]really[/i] pop a blood vessel.

[color=gray]"What does Santa even have to do with religion? And oh, what if people don't have chimneys, what does he do then? Just hop right in through their front windows? Bet that still wouldn't be considered breaking in. Oh, and..."[/color]
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