Wishing
by Leigh Andrade
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Copyright 2011 Leigh Andrade
Cover Art by Fena Lee
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CAROL GRUMBLED UNDER HER breath as she stepped out of the warm house and into the snow filled yard. The tinkly notes of happy Christmas music drifted out the front door and into the stark night. Even with the faint, cheerful sounds reaching her ears, she found herself shivering as she stared into the black.
'Way too gloomy for Christmas,' Carol thought to herself. She stood there silently, her brow furrowed. Large, clump-like snowflakes fell steadily, covering the shoulders of her red wool coat in a fine white dusting. Finally, with a tired shrug, she adjusted her knit toque with mittened hands - sighed - and turned back to the open door.
Reaching past the wooden door and into the brightly lit hall, Carol picked up a heavy, misshapen bag, the brown fabric faded and worn from years of use. She swung the thick handles over her shoulder, grunting under the sudden weight and stepped out into the frozen night.
"Please ma'am, wouldn't it be better to call Rick? He could deliver it instead." Evangeline, her petite and normally shy housekeeper, stood in the doorway and wrung her hands in worry and agitation. She shivered, and pulled her cable-knit green sweater tight around her slight body.