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Very few things I’m scared of. My Mama…May she rest in peace. Prison but I’ma hold my own regardless, fuck you mean…and this nigga right here making it snow in my apartment.
“No sons. I made a mistake years ago that cost me that privilege of producing an heir. I come from the oldest black descendent family in the world…one of the first to step foot on this earth…before we were human, we were magic and that is something only we…can claim. You are chosen to continue this…”
“Ooop,” he let out with his hands in the air, “hold up…pump yo brakes…Elf is an offensive term,
“Fine! Fine! I give in. It’s all real…I’m not crazy. This isn’t a dream, it's real. A nigga is not going crazy,” I repeated out loud as I gripped the wheel with both hands, “I am going to be the next Santa Claus. I’m gonna…I’m gonna go around from crib to crib…bring these lil kids their toys and fly off. First nigga from Atlanta, zone 6! East Atlanta, yah feel me?! First nigga to put on the suit! Aight, boom!” I clapped before looking at Charles who stared at me.
“Was that english?” He let out.
“Can y'all just let me go? This ain’t even my family!” Keenan exclaimed with his hand on his chest. “I don’t know how I got picked! I was minding my own business and the bald headed nigga in the red pimp suit showed up in my apartment! Next thing I know, I’m the king of snow, married to this crazy bitch and I hear bells ringing everywhere I go!!”
“Probably because you slapped the fuck out of yo Daddy who just happens to be Santa Claus.”
“Y'all niggas just watching now?! Like we on display?!” Keenan snapped as I laughed.
Y'all played with this girl’s life from the time she was born and didn’t say a fucking word!”
We date back thousands of years…there was magic, souls, nature, power, and chaos. Every black person is a descendant from these 5 bloodlines but we are able to trace it back to the beginning.
To keep that alive, we need Saint and his wife to continue to spread their love and magic to our people…”
“You don’t think I could get you in real life?” He asked and of course, I laughed. “Oh…you don’t think I could pull you? Oh nah…my pimp game is impeccable baby.”
“Wake me up if you can’t sleep,” he yawned. “I got you.”
“That nigga worships the ground you walk on!” Keenan blurted out. “I can’t even get a glass of water at night but you!” pointing at me as I laughed. “You can just think about sitting down and this nigga gon come running from the tallest mountain with a chair made out of gold for yo cheating ass–––”
If you become too powerful and stand in your purpose as our Queen…they can’t control you…If you abandon this altogether…they cease to exist. They do just enough to keep you wanting to know more but not too much.”
I can do the ugliest cry in front of him, pour out all my feelings onto him, and he would just… He just takes my feelings…all my cries about my parents and says, you good? Like,” laughing as I shook my head, “no I’m not good. I’m sitting here crying and he’s like nooo I mean…you got it out of your system? You want me to hold you, I can hold you…and then he does this weird awkward hug,” I blurted out with laughter, trying to mimic Keenan’s touch. “And he’s like…I like when you cry. I’on like when you’re sad but I like when you cry. It makes you…normal and here I am like…just boo hooing like
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He finds a way to make it okay to be a mess in front of him and validate my feelings at the same time.
“And as you fall in loveeee…our Queen casts her spell upon the starry night. When she laid eyes on her beloved Saint, it was love at first sight,”
Kellan muttered as he signaled for a few others to follow with a wave of his keys. “CLEAR THE STREETS! IF I SEE ONE CAR OR BODY WHILE MY QUEEN IS ON THE MOVE! I WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE! LITERALLY!”
“HE WORTH A MILL ON THE LOW!” Keenan rapped with his finger in the air. “PLUS THE WEATHER MAN SAID THAT IT’S A LIGHT CHANCE OF SNOOOOW!”
“You good?” He asked with a laugh, taking my hand in his. “Didn’t I tell you, I got you? You seen me whip that bih though? I was like, BAOW!” He let out with a whip of his hand.
“Ahhh well…you know,” Keenan smiled bashfully. “I’on really know what I’m doing besides being me.”
“You wanna cry, don’t you?” He asked as I laughed. “No,” I sniffed. “I just…What if this is some dream…What if none of this is real?” “Then when I wake up, I’ma find you,” he said simply, eyes never leaving mine. “And I’ma be like yo Mama, beating down yo door telling you about this magical ass place with perverted Elves who like watching people fuck around…”
“Oh naaah… I’ll remember you the moment I lay eyes on you,” he said as he leaned down to kiss me. “Trust me. Our story is just beginning…”
“Don’t do me like that. I’m Saint…let them white folks have Santa…I’ll be Saint Kee.
“Honey, you don’t compete when you don’t compare,” Kellan said with a snap of his fingers before pointing at her shoes. “Learn how to walk in those clogs for heels before you step to someone like me.”
She looked rich in her deep complexion, soft eyes and raised chin like she knew she was to be envied. She no longer looked unsure or uncertain of her role. Queen Eve carried herself with the utmost confidence.
Everyone suddenly turned to look as Saint Keenan walked in with an Atlanta Falcons red and white lettermans jacket, black slacks with a gray turtleneck and the crown tipped to the side over his wild locs.
“Aye, before y'all start y'all bullshit…can we serve these meals first?” Saint Keenan asked as he raised his hand in a cool manner, signaling the start of the Christmas Eve dinner.
“Gonna be a few changes going forward…but for now… Merry Christmas everybody!”

