She's Not There
“Lili asked, entering the living room to find Caroline struggling to put together the six-foot-tall artificial Christmas tree that had been stuffed in a cardboard box in the basement, like Count Dracula in his coffin, for the past five years.
“I think I’ve almost got it,” Caroline said. “Just this top part here.” She stretched on the tips of her toes to attach the final clump of plastic branches, then stood back to survey her handiwork. “There. How does it look?”
“A bit squished.”
“Yeah, well, i...t’s been cooped up in a box for a long time, so…” She started pulling on the ends of the branches, turning some up, some down, twisting them this way and that until they began to fall more naturally. “There. That’s better. What do you think?”
“Starting to look good.”
“Luckily the lights come already attached,” Caroline said, plugging the extension cord into the wall socket and watching hundreds of miniature white bulbs sparkle to life, like tiny stars. “And voilà!MoreLess
“I think I’ve almost got it,” Caroline said. “Just this top part here.” She stretched on the tips of her toes to attach the final clump of plastic branches, then stood back to survey her handiwork. “There. How does it look?”
“A bit squished.”
“Yeah, well, i...t’s been cooped up in a box for a long time, so…” She started pulling on the ends of the branches, turning some up, some down, twisting them this way and that until they began to fall more naturally. “There. That’s better. What do you think?”
“Starting to look good.”
“Luckily the lights come already attached,” Caroline said, plugging the extension cord into the wall socket and watching hundreds of miniature white bulbs sparkle to life, like tiny stars. “And voilà!MoreLess
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