Dragging the ruined leg he brought back from the African battlefield, Edmund returns to his hometown, lost and shattered. The last thing he wants is to spend Christmas with the Jones family, his parents' friends.
Especially Imogen Jones, the girl who kissed him by the lake six years ago, only for him to panic and pull away...
A short story I wrote just before last Christmas, but didn't have the nerve to post at the time.
After all, I don't even know how many times I'll end up writing a story like this.
Theme: In a hardship where scars and courage intertwine, two broken hearts find wholeness again through honesty and acceptance.
