Claire woke fully energized and excited for the day ahead. After a calming shower, she left to see the town. The first stop she made was to the […]
Chapter 7: Dancing with the Stars
Claire’s flight had landed in the evening and so she decided to rest for the remainder of that day and go exploring in the morning. She warmed up […]
Chapter 6: Flowers and Herbs
Claire had booked an Airbnb in the small town of Sidi Bou Said. It was around 13 miles away from the country’s capital, Tunis, but it had looked […]
Chapter 5: A New Hope
Once again Claire switched off the part of her brain that was full of doubt confusion and questions and focused solely on what she was doing which was […]
Chapter 4: Who’s got the Reins to this Thing?
And there it was that was how Claire decided where would be spending Christmas that year. She put down her phone picked up the scared kitten, fed him […]
Chapter 3: The Kitten of Change
Claire lived in a charming one-bedroom loft. As soon as she entered her apartment she heard faint meows coming from somewhere. She dumped her handbag and scarf on […]
Chapter 2: The Ghost of Christmas Past
Claire had met Erik 7 years ago at a college party. She was 21 and an Art History major then and had been casually dating a frat boy, […]
Chapter 1: The Dreaded Holiday
Christmas was only a week away and Claire still had not decided where she would be going this year. For the past two years, Claire had made it […]