Ornament
a short story by D. Dee Stewart
On the third day of Christmas Justin handed me her love letters to him, then took the girls out for waffles and fried chicken. He had already packed my van. It was warming in the garage and the key was still in the ignition. My annual Gospel Divas Christmas Brunch at Christ Cathedral began in less than two hours, my wait staff would arrive in thirty, and Gretchen Taylor was dropping off her infamous cranberry apple tarts at the church in the next fifteen.
I grabbed an
ornament and threw it into the wall.
The love letters were unopened. He just kept them in his Bible. Said he didn’t
know where else to put them.
“What about the trash?” I had asked.
He smiled, kissed me on the forehead and bounced out of our home with the girls. Three days before Christmas. Two days before our seventh anniversary.
I threw another ornament.
I made my way to the garage, hopped in the car and realized that I left my purse inside. The church was just down the street, so I figured once I unpack all the supplies and goodies I would come back for it. I think I had what I needed.
Justin was a thoughtful husband. My van was warm and toasty inside. He had placed all my supplies neatly and in a way I could see out my rearview window. The garage door was down. Safe. Secure, but thoughtless I hit reverse. Didn’t look back. Felt a huge bump and broke. I hit something.
To be continued…
If you would like to know what happened next visit my website gospelfiction this Advent season.
Dee Stewart is a publicist, marketing consultant and
syndicated columnist. She hosts
The Perfect Romance Christian Event Series in Atlanta, Georgia and is the 2007
Romantic Times Booklover’s Convention Coordinator for the Inspirational
Workshop Panels to be held in Austin, Texas. She serves as a Christy Book Awards judge and
has written for: Spirit Led Woman, Gospel Today, Anointed, Hope for Women,
Precious Times Magazines and The Master’s Artist Blog. Her short story,
“Straddling the Fence,” is featured in Infuze Magazine’s Best of 2005 Christian
Shorts Anthology. Visit her at http://gospelfiction.com
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