So it's not really surprising I've come up with a Christmas inspired tale for this weeks Race the Date challenge.
The Prompt: Aluminum (be it foil, transparent, or
something else)
Silver Stars
Millie was determined to create the
perfect Christmas, she may be a single mum now and this Christmas would
inevitably be tinged with tears but there was no way she was letting her
children down, this would be one of the best family Christmas ever.
For weeks she had been making
decorations for the house aided by the girls, covered in glitter, laughter
filling the house. Then once they had been tucked up in bed Millie had stayed
up late into the night, stitching tiny dolls clothes for presents and baking Christmas
cookies.
Finally Christmas day had arrived, she
had not slept at all last night and here she was at five a.m. already in the kitchen
preparing vegetables and getting the turkey ready for the oven. She wanted
everything in order before the girls woke up.
She reached for the roll of aluminium
foil to cover the turkey and was dismayed when she pulled it only to discover a
few inches left in the box, nowhere near enough to cover even their small bird.
Her emotions bubbled up overwhelming
her, she wanted to scream, stamp her feet and cry.
As she prepared to let out a string of
expletives her mouth froze in a silent “Oh!”
“What is it mummy?”
Two little girls stood in the kitchen
doorway in pink pyjamas.
Twinkling Christmas stars made from
silver foil hung over their head. The entire kitchen sparkled with all their
homemade glitter but it was the little girls’ faces that shone the brightest.
Suddenly Millie knew Christmas would
be perfect!
Thanks Sarah.
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