Peace & Goodwill: An Inspirational Contemporary Christmas Novella (A Guitar Girl Romance Book 4) by Franke Hope

Author:Franke, Hope [Franke, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: ESB Publishing
Published: 2016-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

Anna

Except for short excursions to the back alley for Angel’s benefit, Anna never left her flat. The kettle whistled and she poured steaming water over a twice-used tea bag. She warmed her hands with the mug as she stared blankly out the window. Snow. It whitewashed the world and at least for a short while, allowed people to imagine that the canvas was clean and could be repainted on.

She spotted a couple walking hand in hand down the street, laughing as they stopped to catch snowflakes with their tongues. She had dark hair sticking out of a winter hat and his was copper brown, shaved short. With strong arms he pulled the girl into an embrace and stared at her, captivated. His mouth landed on hers and he kissed her like the world had fallen away, like the sky had disappeared, like there was no one left in the universe except the two of them.

Anna was unable to look away. Her hand trembled, and she set her teacup on the counter, spilling a little. She gripped the windowsill and watched the couple as they walked away, arm and arm until they turned the corner out of sight.

Anna tasted salt on her lips and realised she was crying. She wiped her face with the sleeve of her housecoat and picked up her cup of tea. It had cooled, but she didn’t care.

She returned to her spot on the sofa and called Angel to her side. “What’s on TV, girl?” She picked up the remote and flicked through the few channels she could get without cable.

Charlie Brown’s Christmas. Wonderful. She’d watch it again. One last time.

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