Christmas in April
Recovering from a lengthy illness, April has no Christmas present for her boyfriend. Or does she?
April awoke to the sound of a winter wind blowing outside her window. She shivered a little at the sound, then sat up and took a couple deep breaths. To her relief, she didn’t cough and her lungs felt more or less clear. After checking her temperature to confirm that her fever was gone, April jumped out of bed and stretched. “It’s over,” she said aloud to the empty room, “That fucking disease is really over.” April had be...