The bell above the door jingled and Dave looked over. It wasn’t her. Just two more couples looking for some Christmas Eve cheer. They saw some more twenty-somethings at a large table in the back and joined them, everyone hugging…
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The Train
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Snow fell over the countryside. The train had ventured past the city nearly an hour earlier. I had so much to look forward to, but I couldn’t pull my gaze from the scenery. I saw a doe moving along the…
The Tree
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“How about you?” I asked. “Do I dream?” She rolled over to look at me. I nodded. “Yeah.” “It’s about all I do.” She rolled back over. I couldn’t see the tears, but the tiny vibrations running through her betrayed…
The Tickets
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“How much?” Surely he’d misheard, how could tickets be so much? “Sir, that is the price. Do you want them or not?” Of course he wanted them. He’d waited most of his 43 years for them, and he couldn’t not…
The Mural
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This was the last place Dean wanted to be, but Susan insisted. She was worried about him, she had said. He didn’t need anyone to worry about him. He needed more than that. Wanted more than that. Growing up, Susan…