Sitting in his chair by the fireplace, Nicholas can’t help burst out laughing.

“Remember 2020?” He asks himself. That year sure put him through the wringer. No toilet paper, sanitizer was a necessity, and oh, let’s not forget masks. He’s pretty sure he wasn’t wearing his mask correctly with his puffy white beard sticking out.

Maybe 2021 will be better, he thought. Ha! Supply chain issue had caused Christmas trees to be on short order. He and his friends had to go cut one and carry it home.

Nicholas turns to his Christmas tree, “Let’s hope 2022 will be better.”

(100 words)

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