A sweet combined smell of hot chocolate and gingerbread cookies wafted through the living room. Wherever she looked, all she could see were hues of red, green, and silver. From the red-painted walls to the flashing Christmas tree standing in one corner, and shimmering silver tinsel on the window sills.
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Daddy
Growing up with seven brothers and sisters, Jamie had always known that he wanted to one day have a family of his own.
Then Something Changed.
He is still as handsome as the day we met.
Tall build. Brown hair. Sharp jawline. Long nose. Pink lips.
Whenever we were together, I couldn’t focus on anything else. And when we were apart, I would think of him with overwhelming fondness.
Then something changed.
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Pink dress. Brown hair. Twinkling green eyes. Big smile. Missing front teeth. Plaster on her elbow.
That’s how they remember her. She stays frozen in their minds. Never growing up. Forever trapped as a five year old.
Numb
He could no longer feel the wintry wind blowing against his pale, bare skin. The wet tears that had escaped his eyes felt like they were permanently frozen to his cheeks. His toes were curled inside his worn-down trainers where a hole was forming on the bottom of the right sole.
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