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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?

    Just like Tina had predicted, Angie took the lack of holiday preparations in stride, and was much more fascinated by the promised trip to Disneyland to think about much else.

    As for their friends, Tina had announced one day at The Planet that she wasn’t “doing” Christmas this year, and after some mild questions about why not, it had been agreed among their circle that hanging out and getting sloshed was celebration enough. They intended to meet up at The Planet on Christmas night and party. Tina, however, said she would be content with a quiet night at home with her family. Bette was in agreement.

    Days passed and before long it was Christmas Eve. Although she had kept the promise she’d made with Tina not to buy her anything, Bette was seriously uneasy now that Christmas was finally upon them. Would Tina be disappointed after the fact? Bette cursed herself for not thinking of this sooner and buying a little something just in case. She went out on the premise of buying milk and made a panicked trip to an antique store and got a lovely bracelet from the ’20s for Tina, and fought her way through a children’s store to buy a few things for Angie. She left the purchases for Angie in the car and surreptitiously brought Tina’s gift inside, later tucking the package into the back of a bureau drawer. Bette was able to breathe a little easier knowing she had something for Tina. If Tina kept her resolve not to accept any gifts the next day, then Bette would just save it for their anniversary or Tina’s birthday… or something.

    It was odd to pass Christmas Eve without the comforting smells of Tina’s home-cooking permeating the house, no tastefully decorated tree in the living room with gifts piled underneath. Christmas wasn’t her favorite holiday, it was true. She was more inclined to view it as a shameless cash-grab on the part of retailers than anything special. She saw it as just another day, and through the years has gradually warmed to all of Tina’s meticulous planning and done her best to have fun with it, for Tina’s sake. Bette realized with a pang that even though she had finally gotten what she had wanted –or used to want – this year, seeing Tina as happy as she used to be was worth the minor annoyances that came with the holiday.

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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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