A Wish for Christmas
A Wish for Christmas
“THEY weren’t intentionally trying to drive him crazy. But how long did it take for three people to eat breakfast and leave the house, for goodness’ sake?
He lifted his head and peered at the clock on the nightstand. Half-past eight. If he were still in the army, that would be . . . the middle of the afternoon.
But he wasn’t a soldier anymore. He wasn’t running on the army’s schedule. He wasn’t on any schedule. All he wanted to do was sleep, to sink into blessed, unconscious oblivion.
Was that s...o much to ask?
Obviously it was, he realized as the door opened a crack, and his father stuck his head inside.
“Oh, you’re awake. I thought you were still sleeping.”
“I want to be,” David mumbled.
“Sorry. I just wanted to see if you needed anything before we leave for church. There’s some coffee left. Want a cup?”
“I can get it for myself later, Dad. Thanks.”
His father paused and glanced at his watch. “The service doesn’t start till ten. Want to come? We can wait for you.”MoreLess
He lifted his head and peered at the clock on the nightstand. Half-past eight. If he were still in the army, that would be . . . the middle of the afternoon.
But he wasn’t a soldier anymore. He wasn’t running on the army’s schedule. He wasn’t on any schedule. All he wanted to do was sleep, to sink into blessed, unconscious oblivion.
Was that s...o much to ask?
Obviously it was, he realized as the door opened a crack, and his father stuck his head inside.
“Oh, you’re awake. I thought you were still sleeping.”
“I want to be,” David mumbled.
“Sorry. I just wanted to see if you needed anything before we leave for church. There’s some coffee left. Want a cup?”
“I can get it for myself later, Dad. Thanks.”
His father paused and glanced at his watch. “The service doesn’t start till ten. Want to come? We can wait for you.”MoreLess
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