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(8) Snowy

I arrived in New York at more or less at 10 AM. The clouds were announcing some rain, but actually, I had always loved rain.
I took a taxi to Shawn's house. I arrived and I could see the beautiful landscape again, as if nothing had changed, except for the flowers that were starting to freeze because of the cold weather.
I knocked on the door. Her mom opened.

NEW YORK, HOUSE
SHAWN'S MOM: Josie! Oh my god! What re you doing here?! I mean, you know you're always welcomed but after-
ME: Please, don't worry. Sorry for appearing suddenly. If I don't interapt...can I see Shawn?
SHAWN'S MOM: (Sighed calmly) Yes, please, come in.

I entered and I felt like everything was back to normal. I entered to Aaliyah's room, and she was lying in her bed using her phone.

NEW YORK, AALIYAH'S  ROOM
ME: Sorry for interrupting!
AALYIAH: Mmm? (Looks at me) WHAT??? OH MY GOD JOSIE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE???

After that, we hugged and I left the room. I knocked on Shawn's door. "Come in!" he said. I opened the door and he was playing the guitar. He looked at me. He stood up, left the guitar and walked towards to me. "Hi", I said. He didn't say anything. I was just smiling and I couldn't hide my happiness of me standing there, watching him with a blue shirt, black jeans, and his face expression that was impossible to guess what he was about to do or what he was feeling.
He placed his cold and large hand in my face, and I hugged him. We both didn't know what we were doing, but it felt really nice, and I liked that.
The next day it snowed. It was amazing. Shawn was like"why are you so impressed? It's just a bit of snow", and I replied "WHAT! In my town where I live it doesn't snow...this is amazing!" and he looked at me and told me with a funny voice "it's just a bit of white stuff, duuuh", which actually made me laugh a lot.
We went outside just the two of us like more or less at 9 AM, and we saw a car arriving. Shawn's little cousin arrived. She was more or less seven years old, and she was super cute.
The lake which had been the perfect landscape was now a cold water with little icy parts that were expanding more and more.
I was sitting down, and I suddenly felt a cold in my back. Shawn was laughing at me. "You made a big mistake!" And after that, we played snowballs fight and Janis, her cousin, joined us.
We were running from side to side, and in one moment, I was looking for Shawn to shoot him and I turned around and Shawn was running after me, and I was running in the opposite direction, and that happened in just one little second, that we found ourselves lying on the wet and cold ground. We looked at each other for like three seconds. I could feel his tired breath and I could see the brightest smile I had ever seen. That moment finished when Janis shot me and I went after her.

That was the second moment in which I was very close to him.