Lola's Secret
“She’d been completely occupied dealing with the constant stream of amused traders, shoppers, and passers-by demanding to know what on earth had taken up position in their front window.
“I know what it looks like, but what is it?” Len the butcher said.
Lola refused to rise to the bait. She parroted Mrs. Kernaghan’s words. “It’s a representation of the primal forces of nature and the age-old collision between the elements of fire, water, earth, and air.”
“And that relates to Christmas... how?” the hardware shop manager wanted to know. His front window featured a store dummy dressed in summer Santa gear—red cap, board shorts, and zinc cream on his nose.
“You’d need to ask Mrs. Kernaghan that.”
Only Mrs. Kernaghan had mysteriously gone missing since it became obvious that her window display was attracting more laughs than gasps of admiration.
Lola looked up now as the door opened again and a couple came in.MoreLess
“I know what it looks like, but what is it?” Len the butcher said.
Lola refused to rise to the bait. She parroted Mrs. Kernaghan’s words. “It’s a representation of the primal forces of nature and the age-old collision between the elements of fire, water, earth, and air.”
“And that relates to Christmas... how?” the hardware shop manager wanted to know. His front window featured a store dummy dressed in summer Santa gear—red cap, board shorts, and zinc cream on his nose.
“You’d need to ask Mrs. Kernaghan that.”
Only Mrs. Kernaghan had mysteriously gone missing since it became obvious that her window display was attracting more laughs than gasps of admiration.
Lola looked up now as the door opened again and a couple came in.MoreLess
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