Scratching his head, Ivan returned to the sales floor. Although Hotchkiss had assured him it would only be until they could find a replacement, Ivan was thinking, Me? Santa? Ridiculous! There’s no way I can pull this off!
He had been instructed to wait for a call from Rhonda letting him know his Santa suit had arrived. Then he was to go to the meeting of the group of employees involved with the Santa thing to learn about the parade welcoming the jolly old elf, and how the visitation with the children would work. Ivan felt a swoop of apprehension at the thought.
When he got the page that his costume was ready, he went back up to H.R. As he entered the office, Rhonda looked at him apologetically and said, “I’m really sorry, but this is the best I could do. It’s so late in the season and yo
