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@dana1671119022 · 06 Dec 2022
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Is Christmas gone forever?

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Just a wet rag over the publishing buffet and then the mop with the French beat, then Chantal will be over her working day. Actually, she has no desire to go home at all. Since the neighbor left, it doesn't feel like home anymore. They had broken out the walls between the houses and thus created their heavenly palace, full of conviviality, full of warmth, full of life.

Now it's just a hollow and empty house. Nothing beats anymore, without him is without a heart, without a soul. She doesn't even put on the Christmas tree anymore, reminds her far too much of turbulent times. Times of the past, when she always turned off the lights, because it was much easier to fantasize about it at dusk. And they've had a lot of fantasies, together, at dusk. In December, she always called it her private Christmas tree, with its flesh-coloured peak. It still makes her feel warm. She sighs, when celebrating their last Christmas together, things went wrong. Chantal was too fanatical about decorating the tree, lights also needed to be put in, then the wax ran over the balls and the neighbour fled.


“Good morning, is the soup hot already? Then give me a bowl, I can best use it in this harsh month of December.'

Chantal is shocked by her thoughts and knocks the coffee can off the counter. The entire stock is scattered across the floor. In her mind, she throws a few firm curses at his feet, but her smile doesn't reveal this.

'I'm just the coffee teacher, not the snertmadam.“The words come out of her mouth very politely. Of course, averse to sarcasm, they would call her anti-social, Chantal takes care of her good name, that reputation should not be ruined.

Where has she seen the flierefluiter before? Just find out with a few trick questions.

“Aren't you afraid that he'll run away with the money?'

“Who? And with what money?'

“Your monkey. with the penny cup.'

The man raises his eyebrows questioningly and shrugs.

“I don't know what you think you're talking about, but you haven't changed a lot, you've always come out differently.'

So it's not the revolving organ man, she can already remove her from her list. But if he knows her, she should definitely know him too. His voice also has something familiar, Chantal digs into her memory. She feels a slight itch in her stomach, but she must be hungry.

“Anyway, I don't have time to eat cowberries, we're going to close soon, so wobble.'

“But old sewing box, don't you recognize me?'

There was only one who always dared to call her that, but that simply couldn't be true. Chantal cuts her eyes to crease the dim image she knew him from.

'NEIGHBOUR! No, it's not true! Is it really you? I thought you had emigrated to faraway America for good!'

“This month, I always feel a bit incomplete, I have no idea what it is, maybe a strange urge to be adorned.'

He grabs Chantal, looks deep into her eyes.

“Do you want to decorate my Christmas tree, for old sakes?'

“In Dallas or Dynasty?” asks Chantal hees.

“In Florida, and I'm immediately offering you a job as a live-in housekeeper, I know how much you care about your independence.'

“Only if I can also remove the tree in my own way.'

“Deal.“The agreement is sealed with a kiss.

“When do we leave?“She always wants to know where she stands.

“Ho ho ho, first test your qualities, check if you haven't lost it yet.'

Chantal shines and asks how.

“Start sucking.'

“Yes, bye, here? Everyone can see it, the windows are too wide, I really don't.'

“Would you leave it like that?“The neighbor frowns. “I can't accept a housekeeper who doesn't even clean up the mess and leaves the floor strewn with coffee, tssssk.'

“Oooh, you mean vacuuming, hahaha, duh, you really need to learn to be a little clearer though.'

Chantal immediately gets to work and in a short time everything is tight again and they can leave. On the way to a warm Christmas in Florida.

On the plane, Chantal doesn't let a minute go to waste, she already unpacks the tree, starts rigging and reliving old times.  



Image by Kerstin Riemer from Pixabay

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