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Tales of December

a story by Ryeloza

Elise: December 23, 1972

"You're breaking up with me?" Elise gawked at her boyfriend of six months. They'd gotten together to exchange Christmas gifts and she'd just given him a leather jacket she'd spent months saving up for. And what had he said? "Oh wow, Elise, thanks. But…uh…well, this isn't working out."

"I just think we're not right together, you know?" Peter ran a hand lovingly over the leather. "This is great though. Thanks a lot."

"No way, jackass!" Elise wrenched the leather from Peter's hands and wrestled herself into the coat. The sleeves covered her hands and the jacket hung sloppily on her, but come hell or high water she would wear it every day if it meant pissing Peter off. "Asshole," she added for good measure.

"What the hell? You can't take back a present!"

Elise rolled her eyes. "I just did. Deal with it." And for good measure she kicked him in the shins. "Merry Christmas, jerk!"

"Elise!"

She just kept walking and would never look back.