No Christmas Without You

By LaCricia A'ngelle

The loss of her fiancé, merely days before Christmas, has left Dinah less than festive. Despite repeated coaxing from those who love her most, she has sworn off Christmas and everything related to it. Six year old Cash appears wise beyond his years, projecting an independence rivaling those twice his age. He believes he's unstoppable. When faced with a challenge too great to handle, Cash is forced to call on his neighbor Dinah for help. Will Dinah be able to push past her reservations for the sake of a child, or will grief claim its next victim?

• Language: English
• Publisher: His Pen Publishing
• Release date: Aug 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201067755

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No

Christmas

Without

You

LaCricia A’ngelle



Copyright ©2020 by LaCricia A`ngelle

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No Christmas Without You

Published by His Pen Publishing, LLC

Gadsden, Alabama 35907

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Note From The Author

About The Author

Chapter 1

Wake up Paul. Paul baby wake up. Please, baby, please wake up.

Tears raced down Dinah’s cheeks as she held Paul’s head in her arms. Her sobs could be heard throughout Owning’s department store. Snatching several sweaters from a nearby rack, she pressed them into Paul’s side desperately trying to stop the bleeding.

Somebody, help, she yelled. Rubbing Paul’s face, she kissed him on the top of his head. Paul looked at her with glassy eyes but didn’t utter a word. Hold on, baby. The ambulance is almost here. Please wake up, Paul. I love you baby, you can’t leave me. God please, help. Don’t let me lose him. God if you hear me, please stop the bleeding. Don’t let Paul die, she cried in desperation.

Dinah’s tears fell rapidly, collecting at the bottom of her chin before dropping onto Paul’s forehead. EMTs rushed in with a gurney and medical bags.

Ma’am we need you to step back, a young man urged, carefully pushing her aside as they began working on Paul.

Dinah reluctantly moved aside allowing the first responders to work on Paul. She watched in horror as everything felt surreal. How had they gone from an enjoyable shopping trip to this? Dinah prayed aloud begging the Lord to