I savor the sound. It’s been one year since she trekked up here to give me the most precious gift anyone’s ever given me. A gift that keeps giving. Our son was born in September. We got married in June, after Lainey graduated. She got a part-time job in a nearby college town, and helps me with the store on the side.
Lainey thinks there’s magic on Christmas, but I have another theory. There’s nothing supernatural about my wife’s determination and a car that won't stop breaking down. It’s Lainey.
She’s the magic.
Thank you,I mouth to the frozen air. To whoever's listening: God or angels or just the snow-filled clouds in the sky.Thank you.
I set my ax under a tarp and head back inside to my home and my wife and my son. My angel, my redemption.
My miracle.
The End
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