Naroaika

Chapter 8

With the problem regarding Zed being solved at the earliest, we spent our days in Hellebore peacefully.

"It's snowing!" I said with excitement as I looked out of the window. 

It's been two days since I came to Hellebore with my family. It was cold but I liked it here. I sat on the couch and sipped on my cup of hot chocolate. Yes, I loved hot chocolates especially during the winters. 

Hot milk, cocoa and sugar- the simplest things are sometimes the best.

Zed sat on the couch next to me. He seemed to be quite relaxed as he sipped on his cup of tea. 

 "Zed, don't you see it's snowing?" 

"Yeah, it's going to be cold soon. You better put on some warmer clothes." 

I pouted as he seemed disinterested. 

"Let's go out and play in the snow!" I got off the couch and pointed outside like a five year old.

"You'll only get sick again and I'm not going to make the same mistake again." 
As he said that, I sat down without saying another word.

I looked out at the falling snow, the trees and paths slowly started turning white. I always loved the snow; be it in the real world or here. 'Maybe I'll go out later after it stops snowing.' I thought.

Two hours had passed since then; I read a book to pass the time though I took short naps in between and as a result, didn't finish even a quarter of the book. I turned to the window and saw that it stopped snowing.

"Do you want to go outside?" 
I turned to Zed, surprised he said that.
"You don't want to?" 

"I-I do!" I jumped off the couch and ran towards the door when he stopped me on my tracks.

"Wait you need to put on something warmer than what you're currently wearing." 

We were finally out. But something was wrong, definitely wrong!

"Zed, I can't move in this!" 

Before we got out of the house Zed made me wear so many layers of clothes that I couldn't move freely.

"This is the best solution I could come up with to ensure that nothing happens to you." He said. 

I stood there looking like a giant ball of wool.

'I can't do this anymore!'  I took off three layers and ran out.

"My Lady, you must not take those off!" 

'Sorry Zed but I am not the old Jerinah, so I'm not going to fall sick just like that and right now I'm going to enjoy myself to the fullest!'

I lay down on the soft bed of snow and inhaled the crisp, cool air. I spread my arms and legs and swept them back and forth; my first snow angel in this world!

Next, I picked a handful of snow and shaped it into a ball then threw it at Zed.

"Straight on the face, bullseye!" 

I laughed as Zed stood there with his face covered with snow. A ball of snow suddenly came and hit me on my face.

 "Oww, so cold!"

"You didn't think I wasn't going to hit you did you, my lady?" Zed gave a smile that seemed to say 'I am not going to let you go that easily'.

I gulped and ran as fast as I could but the layers of clothes I still had on, made me lose my balance and I fell on the ground, landing flat on my face. I realised I couldn't get up by myself and remained on the ground.