It was none other than Mikey, Jon's little brother. "Mikey? What are you doing here, all by yourself?" Santa asked.
"You know me? Are you the real Santa?" Mikey asked, his sobbing subsiding.
"As a matter of fact, I am."
"I've always wanted to meet you," the 10-year old boy said, not realizing that that's what started this whole mess in the first place.
"I know you have," Santa said. "But tell me. What ..."
Suddenly, there was an eerie whistling noise coming from one of the stores nearby. Both Santa and Mikey looked in that direction, fearing what might be in there.
