Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 20- First Snowfall

Sam woke Lance up that Sunday in excitement. Lance slowly woke up and squints at Sam, trying to see him. Nothing he did made his brother look less blurry. He looks at him waiting for Sam to calm down.

"Lookie hermano mayor, outside!"

"Outside?"

" ¡Está nevando, hay nieve! "

"What?!" Lance found his glasses and ran to the window, just as Sam just said. There was snow on the ground. He smiles at Sam and ran downstairs. Their mom stops them.

" ¿En los niños que crees que vas? " She asks with a smile.

"Uh..." Lance tried to make an excuse.

"We have to get ready for church."

"But Mamá! There is snow!" Lance whines.

"You can play like a bunch of los niños after church." She said. Lance and Sam groan and walk back upstairs to get changed for church. The heard Sarah and Rico run downstairs, only to walk back up a few seconds later. The two boys laugh knowing they got the same speech. The kids could not play in the snow. 

Lance sat in the passenger seat and watches the scenery go by. Sarah and Sam were playfully smacking each other in the back while Rico was counting his fingers for some odd reason. The kids wanted to play outside but church came first.

They McClain's walk in and did the usual thing. Greet, go in the sanctuary, then sing, then listen to the preacher. Sarah and Rico went to children's church while Lance and Sam had to stay with their mom and listen to the pastor. It's not that they hated church, they're at that age where they just find it boring. Lance and Sam were teenagers, they wanted to do something else.

Once church was over the kids ran outside of their house and played in the snow. Sarah and Lance made a snowman while Rico and Sam had a snowball fight. Lance noticed the two having their snow war. He snickers and made a snowball. He threw it at Sam, nailing him in the head.

Lance fell over laughing.

"Dammit Lance!" Sam started throwing snow at his older brother. "You know you have good aim!"

"Sharpshooter!" He cheers while laying in the snow. Sam threw another snowball, it hit Lance's face. Lance still chuckled.

Sarah rolled past her brother and made a giant snowball, Lance looks at it and lays on it.

"Ah~ So comfy~"

"Really Lance?" Sarah asks. "You lay on my giant snowball?"

"Yes, it's perfect for stretching my long ass back! God I hate being this tall." Lance just lays on the giant snowball while Sarah walks off to make a snow angel. Sam and Rico continued their war. The four screamed when a snowplow came by and pushed a ton of snow near their home. They ran inside and didn't come back out for the rest of the day. 

Lance walks into school noticing everyone was dark, moody, and tired. Well it was Monday and there was cold death outside, no one wanted to be there. Lance walks towards his locker and started his routine. He heard a groan and felt a small head hit his back.

"Hi Pidge."

"Hi." She crawls on his back and falls asleep like usual. Lance grabs his things and waits for Hunk. He showed up later looking as done as everyone else.