Elf Wanted: A Romantic YA Christmas Story

By Rusty Fischer

All Toby Wyatt wants is a job bussing tables at Holly Days Diner. What he doesn’t expect is how hard it will be to earn his “candy cane” pin at the popular year-round Christmas restaurant. But he gets a little help from an unexpected friend when he learns that Grace Chalmers, a girl from school, works there as well.

This 4,108-word short story is 23 pages long.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rusty Fischer
• Release date: May 15, 2014

Rusty Fischer

Rusty Fischer is a full-time freelance writer, multi-published ghostwriter and the author of dozens of published books across a variety of genres, from nonfiction to fiction, including his popular A Living Dead Love Story series from Medallion Press. Visit him at www.rustyfischer.com to read more!

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Elf Wanted:

A Romantic YA Christmas Story

By Rusty Fischer, author of A Town Called Snowflake

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Elf Wanted

Rusty Fischer

Copyright 2014 by Rusty Fischer

Smashwords Edition

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This is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, places and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

Cover credit: © Peter Atkins – Fotolia.com

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Elf Wanted:

A Romantic YA Christmas Story

Elf wanted. Festive flair is a must! Ability to say ‘Happy Holidays’ with a straight face – a hundred times per shift – mandatory. Come prepared for fun, friendship and flexibility… and bring your elf ears! Experience bussing tables secondary to a self-starting people person.

The ad sits, folded into a tidy square, next to my resume on her desk.

So, what made you come in and apply today? she asks, a friendly smile on her face. She’s pretty. Older, but pretty, gray streaks in her black hair, maroon glasses on her slender face.

I need a job? I half-say, half-ask. Thinking it might