Chapter 11
ANIKA SAT DOWN ON THE FLOOR with a pile of socks and began sorting them into the correct bins. “I hate Christmas time,” she grumbled.
“Sweetheart, you need to lighten up!” Jessica said. She was probably the only person in Echo Ridge who could say that and make it sound like your best friend had just given you a hot fudge brownie sundae. Anika hadn’t seen her behind the racks of silky pajamas, but her manager must have heard her Scrooge-like statement.
“Really, I mean it.” Jessica moved aside a rack of clothes to face Anika. “You’re in this slump and you walk around like the world is out to get you.” She held out the flyer to the Candy Cane Twist. “You need to give the world another chance. And while you’re at it, give Carlos Rodriguez a chance too.”
Anika’s head snapped up.
