A PRISTINE CHRISTMAS_DAY 3

Alicia sat in the café of the Five and Dine warming her hands on a mug of hot chocolate. Amber Dernier had purchased it for her and told her to take a break. She was the owner of the Five and Dine, a little café.
“So what are you going to do?” Amber asked, returning to the table with her own mug of hot tea.
“I don’t know. It seems as if every time we take one step forward, then we’re taking two steps back. No matter how hard he tries, Charles can’t seem to catch a break and find a job, now Chelsea’s in trouble in school again and she just got suspended two weeks ago for fighting. Now this time she’s being insubordinate with the teacher and I just don’t know what’s gotten into her.”
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