Advent Drabble 11 - Sweet Christmas

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They could, if they wanted, make Christmas come every day.

But they don’t. Rose has always liked for Christmas to feel special, and the only way to make it special is to separate it from all the other days. Their Christmases aren’t always separated by 365 days, but there’s time between them. Enough time for Rose to feel like the tree will feel special again, the carols, the feasting.

Sometimes Jackie says, “You know, it’s the middle of August,” when they fetch her for Christmas, and Rose just says gaily, “Not in here!” and then, laughing, they pull a cracker.