“Why so down, Jane, I mean, it’s Christmas, you know the rule, you’re supposed to be happy on Christmas.”
Jane shrugs, head down. “I’d wanted to have a job by the end of the year, but here I am, still unemployed, still broke, still scrounging, still homeless and living in a tent and not getting my teeth fixed because who has a gazillion dollars for fillings when you can barely come up with a dollar for McDonald’s coffee?”
“You’re also still HERE, hon, still doing resumes and going on interviews, selling newspapers for pocket cash, going to school, spending Christmas helping here at the shelter because you still help people who have even less than you do.” A quick, sharp hug. “You’re tough and you’re still here and you’re a rock star, Jane.”
Every week at Uncharted, Ivy hosts the Six Sentence Stories flash fiction challenge and blog hop. This week’s cue was “star.” Fun sixes from other authors are at the link. Join us! It’s fun.
99 Monkeys 
Some folks shine even when they don’t realize it! Good six!
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nicely done… makes me think of that old saying, ‘get knocked down 9 times, get up 10’
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Deborah I can understand Jane – Christmas is a time where it is as easy to get depressed as it is to be happier. Easier perhaps. Jane sounds like an amazing person. Hopefully 2018 will bring it all together. Great six.
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January, Janus, the two faced god who looks backwards and forwards. Like Irene said, the looking back part of this time of year can bring regret and despair. I am looking forward to hearing more of this story.
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