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    This Time Around

    Story written on December 25, 2010 by omalley.
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    Story Shortlink: https://lesfan.com/?p=76672
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    It’s Christmas… right?

    Tina rubbed at her eyes and sighed. “I guess, but…”

    “But what?”

    “Nothing,” Tina muttered, sighing again. Then she started to laugh silently, then giggled out loud.

    “What’s so funny?” Bette said, pulling away a little.

    “Forget it,” Tina said, still snickering.

    It was Bette’s turn to roll over in a huff. “Whatever.”

    “Oh come on, Bette, don’t be like that.”

    “It’s rude to laugh – to laugh at someone – and not tell them what you’re laughing about when they ask you to elaborate on the source of your good humor,” Bette said icily. She punched her pillow into a more comfortable position and snapped off the bedside lamp.

    “Bette, stop it. Come on, look at me,” Tina said in the darkness, the mirth in her voice still audibly dancing around the edges of her words.

    Bette sat up and turned the light back on, crossing her arms and looking at Tina. “Well?”

    Tina sat up and looked at Bette. “It’s just that… well for you to have said that just struck me as ironic.”

    “Why?”

    “Simply because I was going to tell you that I didn’t really feel like doing anything for Christmas this year. I thought you’d be thrilled. Come to find out, for the first time pretty much ever, you were looking forward to it, without me having to win you over. Can’t you see the humor in that?”

    “I can,” Bette admitted. “I still don’t appreciate being laughed at,” she added, giving Tina a look.

    “I know. I wasn’t laughing at you, though, just at the situation.”

    “Fine.”

    “Don’t be angry,” Tina cajoled, resting her head on Bette’s shoulder.

    “You know I can’t stay angry with you. And I wasn’t even angry, I just had my feelings hurt a little.”

    “I’m sorry,” Tina said, looking up at Bette with a contrite expression.

    “It’s okay. Already forgotten. But let me ask you this, Tina. Why don’t you care about Christmas anymore? That’s so… well, not you.”

    Tina shrugged and stifled a yawn. “I don’t know, Bette. Doesn’t it seem like an awful lot of bother and expense just for one day?”

    “Well yeah, but that’s nothing new,” Bette pointed out, ever practical. “It’s not as if Christmas was a week long last year and is only one day this year. It’s always been the same.”

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    1. I liked this a lot but I like closure. Did Tina have some underlying reason other than what she stated? Sometimes, if you’re the one that gets it all going, all the responsibility, it gets to be old.

    2. Enjoyed the story, but like the previous comments, why and where did Tina develope these feelings about Christmas. Would love to see what actually happens on Christmas morning and in Disneyland. Need another post.

    5. Merry Saturday (Sunday?) to you omalley. I enjoyed this story; I’ve enjoyed everything you’d posted and for the past few days have been rereading all your Christmas stories. There was a time or two when I’d skipped Christmas and spent it alone in my dorm room at university, to the concern of family and friends. I didn’t know why I did it either. I guess I felt it was too much of a bother, too, so I totally get Tina here. And then I kind of missed the whole grand frilly Christmassy family Christmas thing, with all its commercialist trappings and whatnot, and I’m not at all a fan of organized religion either. Christmas is just too happy an idea to forego I guess. I hope Tina comes around, in your next Christmas story perhaps? :D

    8. Hey omalley, Many thanks fo this interesting and well-written story. It was such a different kind of Christmas tale. I for one love the festive season. Yes, there are lots to do but it is worth it seeing the joy of peoples faces are you spent time and exchange gifts. I was glad that Angie gots some presents as it is such a special time for kids. While commercialism is rife I like to get gifts taht eacj person will use and enjoy rather than look at the financial value. Good to read somethign different. Please write any soon. Your Loyal Fan.

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