When Winter Came
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Ongoing, First published Oct 19, 2016
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"There's a problem," she said, and through the phone I could hear the words being strangled within her throat.

       "What do you mean?" I asked, my body already lifting itself up from the position of which I was laying in. Spring never had a problem, this was ought to be bad. 

        She took a deep breath through her nose and let out a shaky puff of air through her mouth. "Winter," she said, "he's coming."
       
        "Well, he's supposed to," I confirmed, "that is his job after all."

        "No!" She shrieked. "You don't understand!"

        There was a long silence, and then there was this.
 
        "He's coming. But this time... he's planning to stay."
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