ANOTHER DAY AND MORE VISITORS

Lucas is feeling a little better today and ate most of his breakfast which was lovely for Mum because she was about to call the Doctor in to see him.

First in today is Paige bearing a little present.

Lucas loves the little snowman who is about to throw a snowball. " Ta!" he says giving Paige a tiny smile.
"You are welcome " Paige smiles back.

Later that morning Ashley arrives from the village shops still wearing her coat and carrying her shopping bag.
" Hello Lucas , how are you today? "
"Sad" sighs Lucas whose been remembering playing hide and seek with his friend Connor and going inside to watch a dvd before going back out to find him, an hour later!

"You are getting quite a collection " says Ashley admiring  Lucas's snowmen and Father Christmas.
" What a Lection? " ask Lucas.

Ashley lifts her shopping bag onto the bed, Lucas tries to see inside.
"A collection " says Ashley "is when you get lots of things that are the same type, like you have snowman and a father Christmas"
Lucas is not exactly sure what Ashley means about lections but he wants to know what's in her bag!

" You got something for my lection Ashley? " asks Lucas giving Ashley his poor little boy look!
Ashley giggles " I may just have a little something I saw in town and thought you'd like "

Ashley gives him a snowman holding a Christmas tree. " Me love Snowman " says Lucas cradling his newest gift.

"Thanks Ashley " says Lucas looking at his snowman " I got lection? "
" Yes " laughs Ashley " I do believe you have a Lection !"

Lucas looks at his snowman and does not even notice Ashley leave.

Lucas looks around at his 'lection' and sighs happily.

He's resting after lunch of soup and bread when Claudia and Jenny arrive.

"Ashley told us you had a collection, so we bought you this  "

"Mm " mutters Lucas looking at the Father Christmas " Him not a snowman!" he says

"I told you we should have bought the snowman ! " says Jenny
" But I think the Father Christmas is cute!" replies Claudia

" It K! " says Lucas " I lection snowman and Christmas ! "
The girls sigh with relief and after admiring all Lucas's snowmen and Father Christmas's they leave him to rest.

That night Lucas falls asleep untroubled by dreams of Connor leaving, he hold one of his new snowmen in his hand.

Tonight he dreams of a Giant golden snowman....

He is so big he cannot even fit inside Lucas's bedroom. But he has a carrot nose and coal bright eyes and a smile to fill the world.
The giant snowman looks down at the sleeping Lucas and fills his dreams with the joy of making snowmen all big and strong.

The giant snowman turns away knowing that Lucas will be fine , that's his grief for his missing friend is beginning to ease.

Smiling his never ending smile he decides to just go and pay a visit to the Ice palace, he feels a freeze coming on.....


To be continued......

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