Chapter 2

The next day, Megan and Joseph both had the day off from work

So they went to their parent's house with a happy smirk

Meanwhile, back at Target, everyone had to wait until their work got done

Before they could have any holiday fun.

The kids all lined up to see Santa

And Jacob listened to their wishes

And Tyler wrote them down on a scroll that swishes

Once Tyler finished writing,

He gave the list to Jacob

And he found it exciting

It checked it over once

And then he checked it over twice

And he told Jade and Eric to wrap gifts

For all the children, he thought it was nice

Jade and Eric wrapped the gifts

And then gave them to Fatima

Who delivered them to the children

Without falling off any cliffs

Meanwhile, Joseph and Megan were having fun at their parents' house

Joseph said, "This place sure isn't as quiet as a mouse."

Joseph and his father made lebkuchen cookies together

And when they got started, they thought a double batch would be better

Joseph was so close to keeping all his presents only for him

But thanks to his sister, his chances became slim

He revealed some of his gifts to his parents

Because he didn't have a choice

Megan was very convincing with her helping voice.

Joseph felt stupid when he found out he had his mom's gift all along

Megan said, "Don't feel stupid. That's not where you belong."

Joseph's mom, Katie, needed the oven at three o'clock

So she told Joseph and his dad, Kent, to speed up their cookie stalk

Afterward, Joseph tried humming Deck The Halls

But when he hit a high note, it looked like his voice falls

After he got a drink of Water, Joseph recovered

Then he tried to sing Deck The Halls, which is what his sister discovered

Megan said, "Joseph, don't. The TV is on, so you shouldn't sing in the living room."

Joseph said, "Where's your Christmas spirit? It's gone, I assume."

Megan said, "I have plenty of Christmas spirit.

I don't like it when you sing over my show."

Joseph said, "It's Christmas. People sing aloud all the time, you know."

Meanwhile, back at Target, the employees were decorating their tree

Ali said, "I can't tell you how beautiful this tree will be."

Marylyn then built a snowman outside

While Tyree, Nicole, and Ed all played Frosty The Snowman inside

When the shoppers heard them play,

They went over to the decorating committee's decoration display

And let their children play in the sleigh.

They then heard Cory, Sophia, and Chayce sing.

Because they got the jobs of being the Christmas carolers

With all sorts of Christmas carols and everything.

Meanwhile, Joseph wrapped his gifts for his father, mother, and brother

He placed them under the tree

And then got ready to flee

Joseph then played his Pokémon Brilliant Diamond game

On his Nintendo Switch that he didn't consider lame.

His messenger friend, Kellan, then messaged him.

And they talked about how the chances of them dueling again are slim.

His little brother, Noah, even played the Pokémon game.

And when it came to switching their Pokémon, neither had shame.

Joseph's dad, Kent, said, "To grandma is who we should send these cookies to. Then she can see what a great job you can do."

They then watched a Christmas movie before and after dinner

How The Grinch Stole Christmas was their winner.

Joseph started to sing,

But Adam didn't like it

So he told him to quit

Joseph said, "May I finish my song?"

Adam said, "No. It's way too long."

Joseph stopped singing Christmas songs.

Joseph said, "I'll stop singing, but here is where it belongs."

After a while, the family then went to have dessert

They had chocolate cake with peppermint frosting

Which is festive for the holidays and for slicing

Katie even let Joseph take a slice home since he liked it a lot

And Joseph thanked her for the slice that he got.

Joseph then guessed what wrapping paper his gifts were in

And he thought the red-striped ones

Since they're not too slim.

Megan then took them both home

And they went to their rooms, where they like to roam.

Meanwhile, back at the Target store

The business started to become a war

People cleaned out the shelves

And when their departments got sold out

the employees got some time to themselves.

People even gave money to people without homes when they saw them pout.

They even gave them presents from a box for donations

Some of which were people's creations.

When the clock struck midnight, the store closed.

Then the employees sang a song they had all composed.

On their way out, the employees locked up.

And they each went home with their very own Christmas coffee cup.