The Snow Girl

Chapter 18

Dinner went by quickly.

I was about to head to my room when Marie called me over from the sofa. I sat in the space beside her and waited for her to talk. I felt a lot closer to her,the few days in her presence and the care that radiated from her. She brushed a few curls from here face.

"I wanted to know something." She paused and looked at me. Satisfied with the expression on my face she continued," How long have been from school?" She opened her mouth to say something more but decided to get my answer first.

I blinked as my mind slowly registered the question. I wasn't expecting this. It was the farthest thing from my mind. School. Images of my old class revealed themselves in my mind's eye. I remembered the practical sessions mostly because it was done more than theory classes to keep growing everyone's skills. The classes were usually used for tests and when we had bad weather.

But, it was so long ago. Approximately six years since I ran away. I felt a tinge of guilt as I remembered my old friends and all the fun they must've had together all these years and how skilled they've become.

I may not have been in school for a long while but everything I learnt there was what carried me through the years I spent alone, wandering and I could easily cooperate the skills I acquired with my powers. Plus, Ive learned a lot from the small jobs people offered me occasionally and I read books in most of the libraries I came across.

The noises from Mr Craig moving around snapped my focus to Marie who had a brow raised. I felt a bit ashamed telling her I haven't attended school for six years but she asked.

" Oh. I see." She took a notebook from the small table in front of us and rested it in her lap. " Tell me about it".
I wasn't expecting that either but I went ahead and told her all I remembered. How different it was to the schools that I've seen, how similar they were, what I liked and disliked about them. After I told her what I knew she proceeded with a few general questions about myself.

"So what's your hobby?" Marie wrote on the notepad as she asked.

Hobby? Hmmm. I like to make snow, carve ice, help people if they want it,draw, sing a little, try new jobs as long as I can do it,and ice skating or is it called ballet? Since she's talking about school I'll just go with the normal ones.

After telling her that I could draw and I liked ice skating, she lifted her head and looked at me. " Kevin do drawings too. If he's not researching some of his strange interests, he draws."

Oh. Even Marie admits about his curiosity.

I glanced Marie closing the notebook. " What are you going to do?" I asked nodding towards the notebook.

" I was thinking about letting you go to school with Kevin, just for the week and 3 days that are left. He normally gets projects around these times.
Craig is always busy, especially in the winter, cutting trees, delivering them, making sure his orders are filled. Since you're here I was thinking, maybe you can help him. I don't really go well with that stuff and I don't like to see him do it by himself when he's supposed to do it with a partner".

She wants me to go to school with Kevin? Doesn't that cost money? Plus what will I do there? It's supposed to be high school right? I think that's how they call it. How am i even going to get in? What if-

"Don't worry about it, Liz. I know what I'm doing. You don't have to be scared. Kevin will help you. He's smart and I'll be here to support you." Marie replied confidently.

I still wasn't sure if I wanted to. " What if it costs you? What am I supposed to do?" I asked worriedly as imagined myself doing or saying something wrong.

" Elizabeth stop worrying." Marie's voice quite stern yet calming. " It's just a few days. I don't want you here alone in the house doing nothing. You should try and make new friends, socialize. It'll help you get to know what's going on around you better."

I know she wants the best for me but I still wasn't sure. I didn't want to burden her and what about my powers. They're pretty much second hand to me.

Think positive. If I want to catch up on all those years, be a better person, know who I am, I should make use of this opportunity, not run away from it. It's not like I've never seen other teens before and been around other people. Plus it's just a week and few days. I guess their holidays are a bit different from ours but I can adjust.

"Alright maybe I can go. It'll benefit me after all." I fumbled with my dress.

Marie held my chin so I could look at her,"Don't worry about it, ok?" I slowly nodded at the brown eyes staring at me. " I better get started. If you have questions, don't be afraid to ask Kevin."

After she left I headed to my room. As I slowly took each step, my mind going over my decision. I'm going to school.