The Frozen World

Protection

       Qall gently gripped Hal's quivering blood stained hand. With a tug he ripped a piece of his shirt fabric and made a make-shift cast/band aid.
       He had nearly finished his cast when the boys heard the sound of crunching snow. Like lightning both boys turned to face the noise. Two small shapes moved about through the rubble of collapsed buildings.
       "Hey, are you okay over there?"A voice sounded from the figures.
       "Yeah, are you?" Hal replied back.
       Hal and Qall hurried over to the figures who became clearer as the snow dispersed from the air. The two figures were revealed as a young boy and girl no younger than twelve, the same age as Qallum and Hal.
        "What's your name." Qallum asked when they were close enough.
        "This is my brother, Icarus he's emo, and I am Athena." The girl replied in a bubbly voice despite the deadly chaos that had just occurred.
        " I have never seen you two around," Qallum said plainly, " oh and I'm Qallum, with a q, and this is my brother Hal.
       "We only moved here two nights ago, from Iceland." Icarus said gloomily.
        "Really whereabout." Hal said.                          "Reykjavik for me and the Eyjafjallajökull area for Icarus." Athena said cheerfully.
       As the group chatted the temperature plummeted and the snow fell heavier until the newly acquainted group was forced to move to some form shelter.
       The shelter came in the form of a slightly collapsed mini-mart that was supplied with heat, at their command. The group discussed problems for hours until they were forced to sleep on loads of bread when the sun started to set and sink.