Challenge
December 2024 Drabble: Give and Take
With the holiday season upon us, tell me a story about giving, taking, loving, losing, joy, sorrow. Any or all of the above. There's a prize for what I consider to be the most interesting entry. Here are the rules if you're interested in winning: tell me a story in exactly 100 words. Use prose, not poetry, standard punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Please do NOT tag me, I'll read all the entries conforming to the rules at the end of the challenge period.
Christmas Without David
"Holly, come downstairs! The Elmore's are here."
The Elmore's are my mom's friends. My brother David was always their favorite, but he's gone now.
I go down the stairs, not wanting to seem rude, but not in the holiday spirit since losing David.
About halfway down the stairs, I hear his voice. "David?" I whisper.
He turns around and says, "Where have you been Holls?" with a grin on his face as if he hasn't been dead six months.
I'm crying and hugging him while both sets of parents look concerned.
"Why is she calling me David? I'm not David!"
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