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about. While Luke was talking she saw Max and Jasmine burst into a fit of giggles and Cori was looking at her and smiling like the cat who ate the canary.
    As he concluded his speech, Luke looked right at Ellie and said, “ and now, we have one last song, dedicate d to someone very special to us, Ellie Morgan. She’s a talented singer who gave us a hand at our practices this week and had planned to sing a solo tonight but unfortunately, she has laryngitis so she won’t be able to. We know this song is special to her and we hope we can do it justice.”
    Ellie’s eyes were glistening as her mother gave her hand a squeeze and her father looked on her with pride. The kids were singing for her and they were singing her song. O Holy Night. And they sounded like angels. She had no idea how they pulled it off, they hadn’t even practiced that song, but they sang it with love and emotion and it was the most beautiful song that they’d sung that night. The most beautiful song Ellie had ever heard. Ellie was speechless, in more ways than one.
    And just when she thought her heart was so full that it was going to burst, her mother started tugging at her sleeve and pointing. Ellie’s gaze followed to where her mother was pointing and couldn’t believe her eyes. It was Calvin. He was singing . The hair on her arms stood up and she could feel a lump forming in her already sore throat. She had hoped and prayed that he would talk before she left Da nning to go back to college , but this … she had never imagined she would see this! He was singing her song , the one from the storybook that he loved so much, just as she had .
    Luke turned to make eye contact with Ellie to make sure that she saw Calvin. His eye s were full of tears, too. She nodded and smiled in acknowledgement. This was truly a Christmas miracl e.
    When they were finished, the whole church stood up and gave them a standing ovation. Ellie looked around, wishing that she knew what Calvin’s aunt looked like. She hoped that the aunt was there and had been able to see Calvin singing. She still couldn’t believe she’ d really seen his mouth open in song , it was almost like a dream.
    The kids led the procession out of church and Ellie hoped that she’d be able to find them in the front lobby area in the crowd. Despite the number of people gathering in the area, she quickly spotted Luke. He was talking with a woman that she instantly recognized as Cori and Calvin’s aunt; not only was she holding their hands but she had the same beautiful , long-lashed brown eyes as them. She was thankful that the woman had been able to be there on that night.
    As she approached them, the woman looked at her and said, “ Hi Ellie, I’m Ruby Miller, Cori and Calvin’s aunt.”
    Ellie held out her hand, but the woman pulled her in for a hug instead. “I heard that you’re the lady I need to thank for saving Calvin from getting hit by a truck. God bless you , dear !”
    Ellie shook her head no and pointed to Cori, indicating it was really her that had saved him. “Well, it was the two of you together , so you can both take credit. B ut th ank the Good Lord that he didn’t get killed . And singing! Did you hear my boy sing?” Her eyes were wet with tears and she squeezed Calvin tight to her body with her arm.
    “This is because of you . Before we came here tonight, he asked if Miss Ellie was still going to be there. Can you believe it? Praise the Lord, the child is speaking again! I didn’t know if we’d ever see it happen again! ”
    Ellie knelt down to look Calvin in the eye. “Thank you for being my friend , Miss Ellie,” he said in a quiet voice. She gave him a hug and wished she could tell him the same thing.
    “Kind of funny how it’s reversed now, isn’t it?” Luke commented, “Now it’s Ellie who isn’t doing any talking!” Everyone laughed at the irony of the situation. Ellie tried to speak but then stopped and reached into her purse for a little notepad and