Adrienne Davenport
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Noel dusted his jacket—the one bought with the few dollars he earned from working at Candy’s shop. After the way they had parted, he knew she would no longer give him a job. The woman wanted nothing to do with him, she firmly enough expressed her feelings on that. Above him, a clock struck the hour, the heavy sound rumbling through the air. Almost two days had passed since he last spoke to the owner of an ice cream parlor about a job. Now it was the day just prior to Christmas Eve of Christmas and…-
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She always enjoyed a good challenge, no matter how grueling the climb. Marie settled on the deep maroon carpet covering the floor at the foot of her bed. While she sat, she pondered the intricate task that lay before her and her sister, casually whistling an airy tune. Right now easy was about the last word in her register, but, as was often the case, that didn’t seem to have much effect. Plucking a slinky orange tank from a hanger, she tossed it into her case, busily preparing for her upcoming trip to…
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Laid out across the padded seat offsetting the lovely antiqued window at the face of her apartment, Candy pulled her gaze from the little diamonds flashing in the sky to observe the sparse assortment of vibrant decorations lining her living room walls. Any other year, this time of the season, you could find her parading from place to place, reveling in one celebration or another. Today it just didn’t seem worth it; the pleasure had somehow faded away. Perhaps the parties this year weren’t as vivacious…
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