May you all find something magical during this holiday season!
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The town of
Halo lay in shrouded silence as the weary band of survivors trudged down the
main street. Julia would have shouted for joy if she thought her bruised body
wouldn’t shatter from the effort.
Her children
were safe. That’s all that mattered.
Abraham slept
in a sling on Cayle’s back. Angelina curled in Mitch’s arms, restless in her
exhausted sleep. It had taken a dozen tumbles in the snow for Julia to
relinquish her precious bundle to Mitch. She would have carried both children
if she had been physically able.
Gabe barked as
they neared the community center, waking the twins and stirring the rescue
teams who were awaiting the first light of day to go back up the mountain.
The door of the
center burst open, spilling warm light onto the sparkling snow. Soon the teams
surrounded them, their shouts of joy and relief filling the predawn sky.
Within moments,
they had been swept into the warmth of the community hall. As word of the
rescue spread throughout town, people came from their beds to celebrate.
Mitch watched
the scene with weary pleasure. Was it really over, this adventure that had
turned his emotions inside out and shown him how to love again?
A hand on
Mitch’s shoulder dragged his attention from his uncharacteristically mellow
thoughts. Dawson Browning grinned. "So we got a miracle for Christmas
after all."
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