His Christmas Angel: A Sweet YA Holiday Romance (Christmas Snow) by Kylie Key

Author:Kylie Key [Key, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kylie Key
Published: 2020-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Angelina

LAST DAY OF CHEMO—THAT was how I had to look at it. Instead of thinking that I was spending Christmas Day in the hospital away from my family, I had to tell myself that as long as I got another day I was lucky. Didn’t matter where I was or who I was with, I had to keep the positivity high.

Nurse May was sad; I could see it. The little boy Austin hadn’t survived heart surgery. He’d been in and out of the hospital his whole three years, and I remembered him from my second course of treatment. But I hadn’t seen him this time round.

That was another reason I didn’t want to make an issue about being here. Being here was better than not being here. I’d already lived six lifetimes more than Austin.

My chemo was scheduled for early morning, therefore I was hoping I’d feel better by the time Santa came to visit us. And even maybe well enough for Christmas lunch. Usually at home I’d be helping Mom with the cooking, a glazed ham and turkey and mashed potatoes and a whole bunch of vegetable dishes which none of us kids would eat. The boys always piled their plates with meat and rolls, and then waited for the desserts. Last year it had been a sticky toffee pudding and lots of ice cream, and cookies, so many cookies. I had made snowflake sugar cookies earlier in the week, but I suspected the boys had demolished them by now.

Dad always kept the farm open until noon on Christmas morning, just in case there were late tree buyers. Sounds crazy I know, but there were always people coming in for last minute purchases—either arriving home as a surprise, or visiting elderly relatives who hadn’t bothered with a tree. So many people hated that—finding their parents had dismissed Christmas either because they thought they’d be alone, or deeming it too much of a hassle. They’d rush in for a tree and spend money on all the decorations too.

I had it planned in my head that Mom would feed the boys early, and as soon as the farm closed they’d make the trip to Snow Ridge which would take about forty five minutes, allowing for the windy road. That was my wish. I’d cross my fingers that it would happen.

“Merry Christmas! How’s our Angel today?” Nurse May came in, followed by Nurse Jeffrey with a breakfast tray and a dancing musical snowman that was playing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

“I’m good,” I said, rubbing at my eyes as I sat up. “Merry Christmas to you, too.”

Nurse May adjusted my pillows and did all the necessary checks that were second-nature to me now.

“We’re lucky we’re in here today,” May said, “it’s cold and windy out there.”

“Is it going to snow?” I asked, the closed blinds giving me no clue as to what was happening in the outside world. Nurse Jeffrey passed me the tray and pulled on the cord to let the light in.

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