Prelude To A Christmas Carol
The Ghosts of Christmas
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Upstairs in the closet of Ebenezer’s bedchamber was Elizabeth. In the fireplace that had never looked to be burned, was John. It seemed the only place for John to hide, it was very fitting for him. Charles jumped into the old closet of Mr. Marley’s clothes. They had never been moved from this spot, so they seemed to be the best place to hide. Charles could feel his heart racing. He could hear the sound of the door being shut as if it was the loudest this house had ever heard. Charles could feel the shaking of the house as the last of the doors echoes ceased.
Charles could hear Ebenezer roaming through the house, opening doors and then shutting them. What was he doing? He did not do this every night. Charles knew this from watching him. This was not his usual mood. What if he were to find them and seek them all out? What if Elizabeth would scream? Was she as strong as she said she was? Charles was thinking of everything that could go wrong in this night of Ebenezer‘s redemption.
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There were four individuals with a plan, two men released from a Sanitarium, two others farthest from wealth, all in need of a Christmas miracle.
Their plan was to change the future of one man, Ebenezer Scrooge. Some may have had their reasons, but none as good as the brother in law of Ebenezer Scrooge, Charles. After Charles‘ wife dies giving birth to their son, he becomes lost in a world without her. Charles’ sisters think him insane, release him to a sanitarium and take his son, Fred, to raise until Charles is well again. At Williams Sanitarium, Charles falls into a deep delirium and wakes seventeen years later to the cries of a child. Charles feels the guilt of a father who longs for his son, along with his body’s addiction to the drug laudanum and the fear of possibly falling into that same delirium again. Charles befriends the largest man he’s ever seen, named John. A man who has his own demons to deal with. Charles is given back his past, by reading letters his sisters had sent him spanning the last seventeen years he had lost. Both men become mesmerized by the letters as the sisters tell of Fred’s childhood to adulthood and Ebenezer’s wrath on humankind. Because of overcrowding, both men are released from Williams Sanitarium. Charles returns to the home he once knew, which brings him memories of his wife’s death and the whispers of her ghost. Charles feels such hostility toward Ebenezer for his hatefulness towards his son Fred. Charles concocts a plan, and enlists the help of Peter Cratchit and the child of Ebenezer’s old love. All help in the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. Not everything would go according to plan, but the evening's spectacular events branded the hearts and souls of more than just Ebenezer.
About the Author
Teresa L. Jones is the author of several literary accomplishments such as An Escape. She currently resides in Lake Park, Iowa with her husband and her two children.