Sugar & Spice

Christmas and Snow

TODAY WAS CHRISTMAS!!! It would be my first Christmas without my mom. I really missed my mom. It felt like a piece of me was missing. We may have had our fights here and there but we always found a way to make it up. I wondered what Chris got me for Christmas! What is with me being so cheery?!
I struggled to get out of bed and down the hallway. It felt cold in the hallway so I wrapped my cardigan around me and slowly walked down the stairs that screamed under my weight. I walked into the living room to see that the tree had so many presents under it making my mouth fall open.
"Close your mouth. You'll catch flies" Chris said startling me making me jump.
"You scared the crap outta me!" I said turning and slapping his shoulder.
"Then I have succeeded in my plan" he said walking forward with a goofy face which I call his idiot face. I sat down on the seat beside Chris and then when Scott came down we started opening presents. Chris had gotten me a new lap top. Scott got me a camera that I fell in love with instantly.
After opening presents, me, Chris, and Scott went outside and decided to play in the snow that covered the ground like a blanket. As Chris and Scott began to build a snowman with their nephews I decided to plan an attack. Me and Miles created a bunch of snowballs and built a snow fort that was perfect for the two of us. I had a very strong friendship with Miles.
"1" I whispered to Miles while holding up one finger as the two of us looked over the fort wall to see that Chris and Scott were still making their precious snowman.
"2" I said holding up two fingers as a smile crept onto my face.
"3!" I yelled and the battle began. The two of us started throwing snowballs at the two brothers hitting them and the snowman. The two of them took cover behind the snowman.
"Move out" I said as the two of us spilt up and went to the separate forts that had more snowballs. I threw one just as Chris looked to see if the coast was clear and it hit him in the side of the head. He turned his head toward me and glared at me before packing up a bunch of snow into one huge ball. My eyes widened as he threw the big snowball at me and I quickly jumped out of the way and it hit my fort taking it down. I scrambled to get up and hide behind the tree. I took the time I had and created more snowballs. I looked around the tree and threw a snowball hitting the back of his head. He whipped around and without warning ran at me.
"Run!" Miles yelled. Don't have to tell me twice! I ran through the yard with my last snowball. I hid behind the garbage can making myself as small as possible. Chris ran last the trashcan and stopped to take a breather. I walked up slowly behind him and dumped the snow down his shirt. He jumped and shivered before turning to see who did that.
"Hi" I said smiling innocently. A smirk crept onto his features spending a shiver down my spine. There was the sound of a car pull into the driveway making us both look over. A man got out of the car.
"Hi. I'm looking for Hayley" he said and I looked at him puzzled before I realized who he was.
"Danny?" I asked with wide eyes.