A Christmassy Cow Chop
related contest entry for
hannahsue--'s Christmas
Contest she is doing.
I hope you all enjoy!
Word Count: 1000
Due Date: December 21st 2017
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It was that time of year again, the time when it starts getting colder and colder and everyone starts becoming cheery and merry.

But not Hannah Olsen, she on the other hand was always alone on this dreadful holiday, she had no family left to be around, no friends, making her holidays worse when she sees everyone with their family.

It was currently December twenty-fifth, Christmas Day, and Hannah was aimlessly searching for an open restaurant to get something to eat when she spotted the flashing neon of the open sign above Denny's.

Hannah shuffled her feet quicker as she hurried to get into the warmth of the heated Denny's and get some nice warm food to eat in the basically empty restaurant.

The little ding of the bell above the door made her turn her head to it before walking to the front counter to order her food.

"Merry Christmas, what can I get you?" Says the cheerful voice of the male cashier.

"Oh uh, you too, I want two grilled cheese, some fries, and a coca-cola please." Hannah mumbles out quickly.

"Alright. Have a seat and I'll bring your food to your table." He replies as he eyes the girl suspiciously.

She takes the seat farthest from any people and near a window so she can look out at the snow falling and accumulating on the ground.

Lost in her own thoughts she didn't hear the bell ringing on the door as a group of rambunctiously loud men made their way into the restaurant, dusting the snow off their coats as they approached the counter.

All the noise intrigued Hannah and caught her attention, she was now watching the group as a tall curly haired man with his hair pulled back into a bun suddenly shouts, "Yo Joe! Where are you buddy?"

The voice of the man who took her order calls from the restaurant's kitchen, "Hold on James! I have an order and then I'm free but we should eat first!"

"Fine we'll get a table then!" The man she knew as James replies before the group start searching for a table.

Hannah has one of her headphones in blasting Yule Shoot Your Eye Out by Fall Out Boy as she hums along with the song, averting her attention back to the snow so they hopefully don't notice her.

"Merry Christmas, I could care less." Hannah sings to herself quietly as she listens to the song.

The group of men would, of course, choose a table right behind hers so she had to be near them and be reminded that she was alone on yet another Christmas.

Staring out of the window the sound of the plates clanking against the table make Hannah jump and snap her attention towards the waiter she knew as Joe.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Joe says sheepishly as he sat down all of her food and drink in front of her.

"Oh, it's no big deal I scare easily. Thank you for the food." Hannah mumbles quietly before starting to eat her food.

Joe then slides into the booth behind her with his friends, before they all call out, "Joe! Finally."

"Hey guys, so after we eat are we going to meet up with the others or are we going to see the lights?" Joe asks them.

"We're meeting them to exchange presents, then we are going to see the lights afterwards." The blonde male speaks up.

"Sounds good to me." Joe replies.

Suddenly the curly haired man she knew as James whispers in a voice he thought she couldn't hear to Joe, "Is that girl completely alone on Christmas?"

That made the pit in her stomach grow as she stuffed her food in her mouth quicker, wanting to leave and get as far away as possible.

"I think so. She came in alone." Joe whispers back quietly.

Hannah sinks in her seat as she listens to the grown men whispering about her behind her back as she sat right there near them.

James then sighs audibly before whispering, "Would it be strange to invite her to join us? No one should be alone on Christmas."

At the sound of that Hannah feels her heart racing, were these men actually thinking of inviting her to join them to make her day better?

"Do it. Even if she says no at least we tried." The blonde whispers.

James then stood from the booth and walks around to the table Hannah was at, sliding into the seat in front of her before clearing his throat, causing her to look up at him.

"Excuse me, but would you want to join me and my group of friends to spend Christmas with us? No one deserves to be alone on Christmas." James says earnestly as he looks into her green eyes.

"I... Uh, you would really be okay with a stranger joining you for Christmas?" Hannah says in shock as she looks into his brown eyes.

"Please join us! We don't bite!" Says the voice of Joe from the table behind her.

That caused her to laugh as she looked between James and the men behind her, "Okay, sure, I'll join you guys. Thank you for inviting me to join, I would have just went back home alone after this so I really appreciate it."

"Come sit with us, my name is James. It's nice to meet you." He replies with a smile as he helps her move her food to their table.

"I'm Hannah, it's nice to meet all of you." She says with a smile as she sits next to Joe, in the seat across from James.

"I'm Aleks." Says the blonde man.

"And that is Trevor, Joe, and Asher over there." Aleks continues saying, pointing to each one.

It's strange how a bunch of strangers could completely change your day with one kind action, these men made Hannah a little less of a Christmas Grinch this year.

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