How interesting @jayna! I didn't know that microfiction was a thing, but I absolutely love the idea of condensing our writing into something powerful and meaningful in very few words. I guess the key is inference; to infer just enough to trigger meaning for each reader, and you managed to do just that :) Well done! I'll have to check out the contest; does it run weekly?

As an aside, I taught high school for years, and one of my students shared a memory of the year he too wondered about Santa's existence, so he chose to hide behind the couch to see what really went on. He fell asleep, but woke to a noise, peeked around the couch, only to see his father putting presents under the tree. Completely naked ;)