Jon slapped away the elf's hand. "This is ridiculous. This is Santa Claus we're talking about," he said.
Then, suddenly, the door to the room swung open.
"Is that a human I smell?" a deep voice asked.
The elf stared past Jon and began shaking in his boots. Jon slowly turned his head and saw the real Santa Claus. And just like what the elf had told him, this Santa wasn't like the one in stories. He still wore red, but ...