Kindness is the best present
It was New Year's Eve. Clare had invited over her student Amelia, to spend New Year's Eve with her, since Amelia didn't have any family to spend that special event with.
Amelia was having a great time with her teacher and her teacher's husband. They ate, watched a Christmas movie and danced to some delightfull Christmas songs! While Clare and her husband continued dancing, Amelia excused herself to the bathroom. Amelia didn't have enough money to get Clare a present so she decided to write on a small sheet of paper 'Happy New Year', hoping her teacher would like it. When it was time to open up the presents, Amelia was shivering. She was afraid of her teacher's reaction. Clare was kind of disappointed but she put on a smile on her face. However Clare's husband was furious! He yelled at Amelia for being ungrateful and told her to get out. After that they never saw eachother again or so they thought.
It had been 20 years since that incident. Amelia was all grown up and had a fine paying job. One day, she run into Clare. Amelia didn't hold a grudge towards Clare so she talked to her. Clare's husband had a serious illness, and they had to leave for England immediately. Sadly, they didn't have enough money so they couldn't go. Amelia thought for a while. She had flashbacks of how her teacher treated her when she had nothing. Since it was Christmas, she decided to pay for all of the expenses without thinking twice. It was Clare's best Christmas present.
