I rested my chin on my elbows and stared at the world outside of our cozy little house. The whole nebiorhood had their christmas decorations up, chains of lights covering the bare branches of trees, and half inflated snowmen staggering in yards. You could see, just barely into the windows of other houses, and see a beautiful display of ornaments and th whirling of people dancing and singing in the joy of the holidays.
My cracked phone screen lit up on my leg, and I looked down at it. My best friend Mira had just texted. 
