Holiday Hijinks
“I wake to the sound of my name and a kiss. Oh, and a sharp pain in my temple. I struggle to open my eyes but everything hurts. I bury my face in the pillow.
“Ruthie, you awake?” Carter whispers.
I shake my head.
“I’m headed to the gym. Thought maybe you could give me a ride.”
I roll over and open one eye. “I’m pretty sure I’d fail a sobriety test.”
“Can I take your car?”
I try to nod but my head aches with each movement. “Keys are in my bag.”
“Thanks,” he says, kiss...ing my forehead. “Get some sleep. Love you.”
* “Happy Christmas Eve!” my mother sings when I walk into the kitchen several hours later. She’s standing at an ironing board, pressing the wrinkles out of a red and green table cloth.
My sister grunts and hands me a cup of coffee.MoreLess
“Ruthie, you awake?” Carter whispers.
I shake my head.
“I’m headed to the gym. Thought maybe you could give me a ride.”
I roll over and open one eye. “I’m pretty sure I’d fail a sobriety test.”
“Can I take your car?”
I try to nod but my head aches with each movement. “Keys are in my bag.”
“Thanks,” he says, kiss...ing my forehead. “Get some sleep. Love you.”
* “Happy Christmas Eve!” my mother sings when I walk into the kitchen several hours later. She’s standing at an ironing board, pressing the wrinkles out of a red and green table cloth.
My sister grunts and hands me a cup of coffee.MoreLess
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