Chapter 19 ~ December 24 Silver BellsJolene watched the bare tree branches quiver as the wind rattled the front door. The forecast said a blizzard was on its way. She’d hoped to finish up a little early to beat the storm, but the salon was booked solid. She looked up from Jackie O’Malley’s foil-wrapped head to see Kenna helping Freda out of her Mercedes sedan.
The car screamed wealth, a concept foreign to Jolene, a single mom with a good enough income from styling hair, but not nearly enough for luxuries like a fancy car or the kind of jewelry Freda wore. Jolene wasn’t jealous, though. Freda was an old friend, an entertaining and loyal client, a military widow, and a generous member of the community who had to put up with that miserable daughter of hers. She deserved every penny.
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