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Weekly Contest #283
A gentle snow fell as twilight deepened across the quiet streets of Hazelwick. Fairy lights clung to every window, and tiny wreaths swayed on storefront doors. On the third floor of a modest brick building, Emily stood in her living room, trying to decide if the small strand of tinsel drooping from her potted fern constituted a festive touch or a feeble attempt at holiday cheer. A new job had brought her here only a few weeks earlier, leaving her hundreds of miles from the place she used to call home. Normally, Christmas with her large, rauc...
Emily had always savored the December atmosphere in her hometown. Twinkling lights illuminated every storefront, and the faint ring of sleigh bells drifted from the old speaker system on Main Street. More than anything, she looked forward to the aromas pouring out of the local bakery: cinnamon, caramel, fresh ginger—each holiday season she found herself pausing at the large display window just to inhale. This year, however, felt different. There was no clear reason for the restlessness in her chest, no immediate explanation for her uneasy mo...
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