Suckers
“More day to the day, supposedly, though really it was the same amount of daylight, just shuffled around. Dan guessed they had to look like they were doing something.
For Christmas they had a ham—Faye’d thought ahead during one of those early trips to the grocery store. With that and Jane’s excitement, they were able to pretend—for a few hours—they were together that day on purpose, even if gifts were sparse: a mended shirt, a door rehung so it would stay open, some old Matchbox cars Faye had du...g out of the attic. Dan spent half the morning building a car wash and garage to go with them, hanging tinsel in the car wash bay to mimic the mitter curtain of a real car wash. Jane drove cars in and out all afternoon, collecting a penny for each wash, and taking the job very seriously.
By Christmas night, the boards were back on the living-room windows. The limbs on the tree drooped. Crumpled bits of tinsel gave the place the look of a strip club after the girls had gone home.
The next night, Sarah’s cellphone rang while she carried a fresh pitcher of water to the table.MoreLess
For Christmas they had a ham—Faye’d thought ahead during one of those early trips to the grocery store. With that and Jane’s excitement, they were able to pretend—for a few hours—they were together that day on purpose, even if gifts were sparse: a mended shirt, a door rehung so it would stay open, some old Matchbox cars Faye had du...g out of the attic. Dan spent half the morning building a car wash and garage to go with them, hanging tinsel in the car wash bay to mimic the mitter curtain of a real car wash. Jane drove cars in and out all afternoon, collecting a penny for each wash, and taking the job very seriously.
By Christmas night, the boards were back on the living-room windows. The limbs on the tree drooped. Crumpled bits of tinsel gave the place the look of a strip club after the girls had gone home.
The next night, Sarah’s cellphone rang while she carried a fresh pitcher of water to the table.MoreLess
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