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.
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The Christmas Gift
She took a deep breath. Their Facebook account hacked. Any minute her life would come crumbling down as she watched "him" do with a handful of her fellow church members. Their ugly secrets revealed for all the world to see. "New video uploaded!" "Christmas Origins?"
Was she spared or was this another Exposé but on a larger scale? By now the church was in an uproar having watched the documentary about Christmas' hidden origins, dark side, commercialization, and Secret Societies. The church had been convicted as Paul did in the Bible. It was time for renewal. Time for God's grace.