Christmas Once Again by Jina Bacarr

Author:Jina Bacarr [Bacarr, Jina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838893699
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Published: 2019-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

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The misty frost coating the yellowish-green stalks standing in Ma’s Victory Garden is the closest we get to snow this year. Christmas is only nine days away, but my time to elope with Jeff is four days from now. December twentieth. There’s a chill in the air. I’m sleepy-eyed and nervous at work today since I was up for hours last night thinking about the earful Mrs Rushbrooke gave me yesterday.

I won’t take back a word, but that doesn’t mean I’m not fearful of what havoc that woman can wreak. I’m convinced I can handle her but seeing news about a train wreck in the morning paper sets a fire under me. What if I was in an accident and don’t know it? What if this is all a dream and I lie dying somewhere?

I don’t know why such a morbid thought hits me so hard. I’m beginning to have my doubts about changing the past. Every time I try to talk to Jeff, something happens to stop me. He didn’t show up at the cherry tree last night. I waited until it got so cold I had to leave. No wonder I couldn’t sleep, half of me believing he has a good excuse and the other half fearing he changed his mind about marrying me.

Have you no faith in the man? You two go back a long way, he won’t leave you hanging.

And there’s no telling what he’s facing at home. To me, the war is over. Back here, the threat of invasion is a real thing as well as the fear of losing more lives in this conflict. Jeff has no idea what’s in store for him, that if he becomes a bomber pilot there’s a good chance he’ll never return.

I start to cry. Soft tears messing up my cake mascara. Now I understand why he wants to marry me. He wants to leave me well cared for. I never thought of that back then. What teenage girl thinks about how she’s going to fend for herself in the world? You figure there’s always going to be a job you can do. I’ve seen it doesn’t work that way. The funny thing is, even if I change history and bring Jeff home, I want to write. I’ve had a taste of independence and I like it.

I’m scared I’ve just made things worse with my meddling. Something tells me Mrs Rushbrooke isn’t finished with me and it’s my own doing. I did wonder if Helen was feeding her information about Jeff and me, but I was sure she wasn’t.

And then I found out who it was when I jumped on the bus early this morning and saw Sarah Canton at the wheel, grinning and fussing with her new hairdo. Rolls of big curls sat on top of her head. The worst part was when she shot me the ‘V for Victory’ sign. A sick feeling rolled through me. She must have gone to Maisie’s and although the shop owner

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