When Snow Falls
Winter... the coldest season of the year. When snow and ice make driving harder and risky. The time of year that requires jackets, hats, scarfs, mittens, boots and long socks. The best time for warm cuddles by the fire, blankets and hot cocoa. My name is Abigail Seymor. I am 15 years old and I love winter. When I was younger my big brother Jackson and I used to make snowmen and have snowball fights. Those were the good old days; before Jacks was shipped out to the Navy. Now it’s just me and my mom. My father had retired after about 12 years of service in the U.S army. He passed away two winters ago in a terrible blizzard. We have a nice cozy Cottage at the edge of town. And just beyond the clearing is a beautiful pond. I always go there to relax and escape the day to day troubles. But in winter, there is no place I’d rather be. If I'm late for dinner, chores or out late at night. Go past our cottage, through the woods, into the clearing, and there, just beyond the trees you will see me gliding along ever so gracefully across the sparkling frozen Lotus Pond. This winter is the coldest one yet. My mom is worried about how we will survive this winter. After all, our food supply has been rather scarce. Food in town is beyond low; they haven’t restocked the stores in almost a month. And here I am writing in my journal while my mom goes shopping and Ghost, our beautiful, fluffy, white Siberian husky, sits by my feet gnawing on an old bone. A moment later my mom bursts through the door. As she does the door swings open and a gust of cold air swooshes in; sending shivers down my spine. “ Abigail !” she hollers. “ Abby !” I hear her call again as the front door slams shut and I come running to see what goodies she brought home from the store. As mom hangs her jacket, Ghost runs to his bowl and whimpers. I decide to snoop through the bags of food as I ask “What’s for dinner mom?” To which she asks “How about Creamy Turkey and Vegetable Casserole?” “Sounds good to me. Would you like any help?” “No, I got it... Did you take Ghost out for a walk today?” She asked, eyeing him as he scratched at the door and whimpered. “NO…” I say as I roll my eyes. Don’t judge, I had plans to hang out with Malcolm and his friends. But, I can’t tell my mom that; there’s no way she’ll understand. After all, Malcolm is only the hottest boy in school. With his thick curly hair, and his biceps, his deep, brown, mysterious eyes. I think with a sigh. Ugh! Why do things never go according to how I plan? I walk over to our telephone and call Malcolm and let him know I wouldn't be able to make it. "I have to take Ghost out for a walk. My mom wants me back in right after so..." "It's cool. I have a writing assignment my mom needs me to do. I'll see you at school tomorrow." "Okay...good night." "Good night." We say and hang up the phone. “ Here boy. Let’s go for a walk.” I call walking over to open the door. Ghost happily replies with a bark. "Grab a jacket!" Mom yells from the kitchen.
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