With their navidad album complete and such a big hit, and with their shopping complete, the members of New Religion were finally ready to finish decorating their house in Oak Ridge. Being so busy, they had only managed to get out their navidad árbol and decorate it. Erin and Lola finished decorating the inside of the house. Paul and Carl decorated the yard. One day, one of their neighbors asked them, "Why don't tu put lights on your house?" Carl said, "Well, there's a danger in that." Paul said, "We tried that once when we first moved here, and I fell off the roof." The neighbor said, "Oh, no. I hope tu weren't hurt at all." He said, "No, I wasn't hurt. I landed in one of the bushes, so I had a soft landing. I was lucky." The neighbor said, "You certainly were." When Paul and Carl went back inside, Erin and Lola were putting the presents under the tree. Paul saw a package that had his name on it. He picked it up and said, "I wonder what's in here." Lola said, "You can't open it until Christmas, silly!" He said, "I know." Erin had baked some homemade gingerbread cookies. She got them out of the horno and said, "Have a gingerbread cookie while they're fresh out of the oven, my friends." Everyone had a cookie, and they enjoyed the warmth. Paul said, "I've never had a cookie fresh out of the oven. My mother never let me eat them until they were cooled completely. They're better warm." Hours passed, and New Religion called it a night. The siguiente morning, all of the members were awake except for Paul. Carl said, "It's Christmas. I think we better wake him up." Erin said, "I'll wake him up." She went into his bedroom and started shaking him. She shouted, "Paul! Wake up! It's Christmas!" He stretched and opened his eyes. "So it is," he remarked. He got up, and everyone went to the living room to open their gifts they got each other. Everyone got exactly what they wanted. After they opened their gifts, Paul looked out the window and said, "Look! It's snowing!" Carl said, "You're right." Lola said, "It looks like we're going to have a white navidad after all." With that, they ate their breakfast and took the perros outside to play in the snow.
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After a long time of getting bullied, I began to consider self-harm. I confessed this consideration to Zoe and Gavin. Zoe said, "Please don't hurt yourself. It's not the answer." Gavin said, "Zoe's right. If tu hurt yourself, you'll have to deal with all those scars. Why do tu want to hurt yourself anyway?" I began to cry. He hugged me and said, "It's all right. tu can tell me." I talked about all the bullying I was facing. Zoe said, "Alyssa, those bullies are just losers. tu have family and friends who amor you." Gavin said, "That's right. tu don't have to hurt yourself. Any time something is bothering you, tell us." I said, "Okay." Zoe said, "If tu hurt yourself, tu won't be the only one who hurts. We'll be hurt, too." I said, "I don't want to hurt tu all." We shared a group hug. Over the years, I gained some friends and lost some, too, but I still had Zoe and Gavin. They will be my closest friends until the end of time.
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Some time passed, and Leah and Shaun were virtually inseparable. Leah and Emily were still close friends. Emily later met a better guy named Bradley. This time, Leah didn't have feelings for the guy who chose Emily. Leah remained fond of Shaun. Shaun was really fond of Leah and valued Emily as a close friend. Even when they graduated high school, the friends were still together. It seemed that nothing could tear them apart. Leah never forgot what Shaun told her about not throwing away a perfectly good friendship over romance.
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