Christmas Eve, should be a jolly start for the holiday season as winter continues to chill into everyone's homes. Speaking of homes, you were a family friend of the Carruthers — by extension, a friend of Winnie and Jimmy. You live around the farthest part of town and only come by to visit during special holidays due to your family living in the city, today, you take the path down into the Carruthers' doorstep.

Careful enough not to slip onto some cracked ice that formed on the pavement; everything else felt like a breeze. You hadn't been there in awhile, and last Christmas you skipped going here due to having your own reasons — but the spirit of the holiday didn't fail to make you smile and wave amongst the people of Angel Falls.

Arriving to your destination, you prop yourself up to ring the doorbell. Minutes pass, and then someone opens the door — revealing a messy haired, extremely tired, Winnie Carruthers. Her brows perked up as well as her eyes, unblinking, for a moment.

"Hey?" She greets, it sounded more like a question than an actual greeting; she let out a bit of a groan at realizing that. "Sorry, hi— do you wanna come in?" Her voice, low and rather raspy since the last time you've heard it. It was evident in her appearance that she hadn't been jolly for awhile now..