Christmas at Carol's by Julia Roberts

Author:Julia Roberts [Roberts, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ripped
Published: 2017-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

19th December

I didn’t stay long at Matt and Sally’s last night once Jacob had left. The sweet tea had done a great job of reviving me and I wanted to get back home to keep an eye on my fire. I hadn’t put the guard in front of it while I nipped out to do the bin and I was feeling anxious that maybe the accident with my car was just the start of a run of bad luck. I had started picturing a spark from the fire catching a branch of the Christmas tree and the whole cottage going up in flames while I sat sipping tea next door. I hope I didn’t come across as rude after Matt and Sally had been so neighbourly. I’ve already decided I’ll walk into the village later and buy them a nice bottle of wine as a thank you.

It’s unlikely I’ll be driving anywhere anytime soon. I had a look at the damage to my car after breakfast and it looks as though the crushed metal would prevent the back wheel from rotating properly. Apparently, there was barely a mark on Jacob’s four-wheel-drive Audi so maybe I’ll buy German next time. When I was making my excuses to leave last night, Sally kindly offered to ferry me to the big supermarket in the next town for my pre-Christmas food shop but I explained that I wouldn’t need much as I’ll be at Noella’s. If I do need any extra bits I can buy them in the village and I didn’t bother to mention that I have a freezer full of ‘meals for one’ so I won’t be going hungry.

‘Are you away at all over Christmas?’ I had asked her on my way out.

‘No, we’re having Christmas here. Matt’s parents live in Spain so we won’t be seeing them but his brother is coming for a few days, and my mum, dad and little sister are here on the big day but only for lunch and the customary walk afterwards. I’m looking forward to a bit of “us” time, once we have the house to ourselves, if I’m honest.’

It must be nice to have someone to share some ‘us’ time with. I don’t think I’ve ever had a boyfriend over the festive period. They always seem to conveniently dump me about a fortnight before my birthday, which is only two days before Christmas and is the reason Mum and Dad will be coming to visit on Friday. Presumably, none of my former boyfriends thought I was worth spending two lots of hard-earned cash on for presents, not a problem I can ever remember Noella sharing. Her birthday is on Boxing Day, hence the rather obvious name choices, which we were teased relentlessly about at school. Even in that department my sister fared better than me. Noella has an exotic ring to it whereas I am just plain, boring old Carol. I shake my head, trying to clear it of negative thoughts, and plan my day ahead instead.

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