It was now the middle of March, and the Valentine's Day dilemma was over. Looking back, I felt it was pretty stupid that we had all flipped out. It really wasn't that big of a deal.
Even though our winter had been freezing, we still hadn't had any snow. I didn't really expect it, we never really got it that often in North Carolina anyways. However, today was different. the air felt crisper, and the wind was a little bit more intense. The cold ripped through our jackets, and made the tips of our noses red and sore. The sky was gray, like a mighty storm was angerly tearing at the peaceful, blue sky. Both Lexi and I knew that something was coming, so we didn't even bother to get up at our alarms on that morning. I heard my walkie- talkie crackle, and Lexi's voice filled the room.
"I think it is going to snow," I heard her say.
"Yeah! I am so excited! Do you like the snow?" I asked.
I heard silence, and I asked again. "Well, do you?" I said.
"No, not really," she said. She sounded almost scared, like the snow would harm us. I wasn't really sure how to reply to that.
"Why not?" I finally asked.
"Will you meet me in the clubhouse?" she asked me quietly.
I nodded, but then remembered that she couldn't see me. "Yeah, sure," I replied.
I quickly ran downstairs to see my mother making breakfast.
"Just where do you think you are going?" she asked.
I sighed. Busted. "To the clubhouse?" I said innocently.
"Oh no young lady, you need to get ready for school," mom replied.
"No! It is going to snow!" I said in protest.
My mom was about to answer, but then she glanced out of our kitchen window. "Well, I'll be darned," she said.
I looked out the frosty window to see snow coming down in fat flakes, sticking to the ground like glue. The whole world was frosted in a matter of seconds.
"Well?" I asked impatiently.
"Go ahead, but take blankets and wear your coat, mittens, hat, scarf, socks, and boots!" she said.
I rolled my eyes, but got all of those things anyways. Then, I opened the front door and trudged through the thin layer of snow that covered the ground like a blanket. When I reached the clubhouse, I was careful as I climbed the ladder, not wanting to slip and fall. I opened the door to find Lexi already inside with a portable battery-powered space heater, and plenty of blankets. I smiled, and she looked straight into the heater, not wanting to meet my eyes.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked.
She shrugged, and didn't lift her eyes from the orange glow coming from the hot wires.
"What's wrong?" I asked, not wanting to pry, but also wanting her to feel like she could talk to me.
"I don't know, I just don't really like the snow all that much," she said.
"Do you want to tell me why?" I asked.
She took a deep breath, and there was a long pause, so silent that I could almost hear the snowflakes touching the ground delicately.
"It's about Elizabeth," she said.
And I immediately knew who she was speaking about.
YOU ARE READING
The Cherry Trees
Novela Juvenil"It was then that I heard it. The small, quiet, click. I couldn't turn my head fast enough. When I finally saw her, she had the gun to her head. "I'm sorry," she mouthed. And then the whole forest went silent when the sound of her life being taken e...
