Chapter one: A cold day in town

Ugh, this is so boring.

But I have to get this straight. So, the relative clause is used when you have to… Man seriously why is this class so long! I wonder if anybody is actually working… Haha who am I kidding, nobody is! I turn to my friend, Jessica, and look at her in the creepy way we always do, but she's not looking at me. Damn it, she's talking to Sam. Again. She's always with him, talking to him and stuff, as if she owned him. I mean, I know they are really good friends but still. I wonder if he has something to do with the…

"OH MY GOD EVERYBODY LOOK OUTSIDE! THERE'S A SNOWSTORM", somebody yelled.

I turn around to look out the windows and I smiled. I was hoping this would happen today, the first snowstorm of the year, a month before the winter break. Good job Jack, it's perfect. I must be the only 16 year old who still believes in all those fairy tales. Yeah, probably, but at least I can imagine what I want, the way I could meet them someday or go on Santa's sleigh or the tooth palace or any other place. Oh that would be amazing! Hey, maybe Jack is somewhere close! Well, I mean if he really exists…

Everyone is talking right now; the silence the teacher wanted is definitely not going to happen. Some people are talking how they're going to go ski this weekend and have fun in the snow, while others are complaining about it.

"Julia!"

I turn my head to the direction of the person who just yelled my name. Jess, Sam and Bartek are looking at me and waving to come near them. Oh well, I'm not going to work anyway so let's go talk to them.

"Are you happy with the snow?" Bartek asks me.

"Yeah, finally!" I say with a big smile.

"Why finally? It's only the end of November."

"Well, I don't know I just wanted to have snow and go to my cottage and stuff."

"Oh you and your fantasy of meeting your soul mate at a ski station."

Sam teases me. He always does. Man, he knows me quite well to understand what I meant by "going to my cottage", it's just sad he probably don't want anything more with me than being friends. But yeah, like he said, I'm going to meet the perfect guy for me during a ski trip and we're going to fall in love, and get married someday, and have kids… Okay, I think I'm going too far with this eh?

"Shhhh, don't jinx it because it will never happen!" Everyone laughs. Jess looks like she wants to say something but then I hear my teacher's screeching voice:

"I don't care if it's snowing outside, there's five minutes left to this class and I want everyone to continue the exercises! Everybody goes back to their seats right now! Especially you Miss Lawthrone! Go back to your seat RIGHT NOW!"

"Yes, Mrs. Gordle."

Gee, she really needs to calm down sometimes, because I really don't understand why she's always on my back. At least in five minutes its lunch time and I could go outside to enjoy this beautiful weather.

After waiting for five long minutes the bell finally rang. Everybody gets up and I go and ask Jess what she wanted to say before Mrs. Gordle release her intern demons on us.

"Oh right, I wanted to say that Saturday everyone could come to my place and we could do a movie night? I'm going to ask the gang at the table if when we get to it."

"Yeah sure, that sounds fun. I could bring a bunch of candy and chocolate because I have tons a home."

"That would be awesome!"

During lunch time, everyone agrees it's a good idea, and everyone proposes to bring something. After a while I stand up and say:

"I'm going outside. Anyone wants to join me?"

"Dude are you crazy?! There's like a Blastoise shooting snow instead of water out there!"

"Yeah, whatever, I'll be on the roof if you'll be looking for me. Bye guys!"

I go down the stairs to take my coat and my boots to finally go outside. Going on the roof is not permitted but it's the most amazing place to look at everything that surrounds the school from the river to the city. Especially when it's snowing. It's so beautiful and so wonderful, so it's worth to take the risk of getting caught on it. Even though, it's not like there is going to be a lot of supervisors outside today.

I reach to the "secret" ladder and when I'm sure there's nobody near, I pull it down and climb it as fast as I can. Ian was right saying the blizzard is intense, I can barely see my hands in front of me. And there is so much wind here!

As a walk from side to side trying to see something around me, I spot a figure a few meters further. It looks like somebody perched on a staff of wood. I continue walking towards it and realise it's actually a boy. Could it be…? Nah, it's probably my brain playing tricks on me because I'm excited about the snow. But I still continue walking. He's facing the river; I don't think he saw me yet. Should I say something? Or just stare? I think that wouldn't be a good idea, it would be just a little bit creepy. I'm finally close to him. I realise his hair is silver-ish, he's wearing a blue jacket and some skinny weird looking pants. It is him. Oh my gosh. Jack Frost is perched on his beautiful staff right in front of me. Wow. Calm down Julia, don't freak out. Just. Don't. Freak. Out. Just say hi or something. Okay. Calmly, go. Now.

"Jack?"