Christmas Carol

Fredericksburg was freezing. That was the first thing I noticed as I walked out of the Shopping Center and into the waning evening night bustle at the end of Main Street. It was much colder than I expected, especially after having spent most of the day shopping with Mickey inside the warmth of the shopping mall. The contrast between that inner warmth and the outer cold tugged at me with immediacy I had not quite expected. I was glad Mickey had insisted that I wear an old scarf, and extra winter clothes today. Mickey and I went up past James City Park. I was holding my purse close to my ch…