Grumpy Girl and Poinsettias by Brynn Hale EPUB & PDF – Details About
- Author: Brynn Hale
- Genre: Holiday Fiction, Single Authors Short Stories
- Publish Date: December 5, 2022
- Size: 1MB
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Noel
DECEMBER 23RD
I pull into the parking lot of my current employment. I gaze at the sign
and shake my head at the name… Dirty Hoes Plants & Décor. The universe
has to be poking fun at me. Then again, beggars can’t be choosers so maybe
the fun is just at my expense.
The town’s Christmas cheer and displays make the joke of my life even
more of a punchline.
What is there to be cheerful about?
People walk by sipping hot cocoa and sucking on candy canes just twist
my tinsel into a tighter knot. I don’t have half the happiness they have.
Not a third. Heck, one-tenth.
The plan is to sleep through Christmas day this year and pray that a reset
button will activate, and my life will straighten out in the new year. No more
mistakes for me.
But one mistake is all it takes to change a life, and my life is no different.
Unfortunately, for me, it hasn’t been just one mistake this year.
There were several of them, but then there is always the catalyst. The
original mistake. The big one. I left the cash register open at my last job. My
eyes were off of the money for a couple of seconds… brief moments… and
when I turned back… $657… poof, was gone. It was one sliver in time that
changed the course of my life.
I understand why they let me go, but the only place hiring had to be a
place with a questionable name. One that sounds quite…adult exotic dance
related. And hey, I’m not judging! That’s probably my next step if this
doesn’t work out.
I just know that my mother would be mortified to tell her friends, “My
daughter works at Dirty… Hoes.” I can hear Jan whispering the news, as if
it’s a secret. The real secret is I screwed up and didn’t tell my parents. What
they don’t know can’t hurt them… or me with their judgment.
Though I will say Dirty Hoes is one of the most pleasant workplaces I’ve
ever worked in. My bosses, Cali and Mari, have been extra kind, especially
during one of their busiest seasons next to spring, apparently.
But the mess I call my life apparently can get even worse.
Falling for the wrong guy is always a major slap in the face and I’ve been
bruised over and over—emotionally, not physically. Thank goodness. Only
this time, not only was he the wrong guy, but he was an asshat tool of a jerk.
We were on a trip to see my parents. A trip I was dying to take for a
while. I’ve been missing them like crazy. For as much as they judge, they
equally care and I know that. Excitement also filled me because I was
bringing home a boyfriend. The one thing I hadn’t done since my teenage
years.
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