This Christmas was going to be special
\nShe\u2019d been planning since September
\nThe tree was going to be simply fantastic
\nShe made all the ornaments by hand<\/p>\n
It would be Molly\u2019s last Christmas
\nbefore she went off to college
\nAnd would be the first Christmas
\nWith her new husband<\/p>\n
It\u2019s November now. Thanksgiving a few weeks away.
\nEvery day is a day closer to Molly\u2019s move
\nToday, she made pancakes, eggs, and fresh orange juice
\nBobby ate all of his; her son had such an appetite.<\/p>\n
But Molly, worried about her figure.
\nHardly ate.
\nHer husband rushed them off to school.
\nShe kissed them one by one.<\/p>\n
She hadn’t suspected her husband
\nto return early.
\nkill her and
\nbury her in pieces in four different
\ncounties.<\/p>\n
There will be no Christmas now.
\nThanksgiving will be cancelled.
\nHer children.
\nAll she wanted was her children.
\nWho will cook their breakfast now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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