Waiting for Santa, Got a UFO

It was a quarter past midnight. I was clutching my tea. Staring at the

ornaments on our plastic tree. I heard a loud thud,

not a hoof but a hum. The kind that makes your molars feel shaky and

numb. I thought Santa's here and he's brought a new ride.

But when I looked out there was nowhere to hide. Oh,

I was waiting for Santa. But I got a UFO. They beam me

up higher than the North Pole snow. Instead of a reindeer,

I met a gray guy who didn't have a beard, just a big