‘The unexpected Xmas story according to Ben Leg’ Part III

‘We are the four kings. We saw the beacon and we followed the light’

Ben’s head was now truly in a spin. Stood before him were not 4 Kings, but four ladies. He had heard of drag queens, but drag kings? Surely not.

‘So, ladies, I mean Kings, what’s your why?’ asked a bemused Ben.

Fiona applauded. How she loved the ‘why?’

One of the kings pulled herself forward from the small cohort, brandishing a small can of coke. The other king raised her eyebrows in distain as she happened to notice the sugar content.

‘So, you’ve come to give me a can of coke as a welcoming present have you?’

Ben was thirsty after his epic voyage. Tempting as it was, his acute nostrils sensed more than a hint of gin in the innocent offering. He declined the offering.

‘I’m Lexi, I’m a wordsmith and I’m also good with gin’

Ben gave her a knowing look.

‘And I’m Laura. This is Claire and Jane. We come bearing gifts in honour of this new wonderful creation.’

Ben looked at the small cohort. ‘This is strange’

Suddenly a lady appeared. ‘Hi, I’m Alex’

Ben head his hands to his head is disbelief. ‘I can’t take this, I need a holiday,’ he mumbled.

Suddenly another lady appeared. She had a big smile and frizzy hair. ‘Hi, I’m Katie. Holidays are out this year due to COVID-19. You could try booking for next year.’

Then the wise man Mike stepped forward. His surname was as complicated as the offering he was about to bestow.

‘Look ben. Do not ask ‘why?’, ask ‘how? We are the ‘doers’. We make things happen. There is a prophecy, and we are here to help. Don’t you think it’s strange?’

Suddenly Alex appeared again.

‘Ok, let’s try weird instead. You say something and people appear. Look, try for yourself.’

Ben felt like he was being pranked, but still, Malcolm the angel had guided him this far so why not. He braced himself and thought of the most abstract words he could think about. He was starving so the first words to come out were: ‘deliveroo and pot noodle’

Suddenly a man and a woman appeared.

‘Hi, I’m Paul and this is Jenny’

Whoa! This was now completely freaking Ben out. Then he had an epithany….to be continued

Tune in next time for the next instalment of:

‘The unexpected Xmas story according to Ben Leg’