Alicia spent three more months playing in the snow and every day waking up early to meet with Jack Frost. Then once the month of April came around and the temperature started warming and the snow started melting she and Jack Frost had to say goodbye.
"I'm afraid today is the day I must part with you," he said sadly. "For Spring is about to begin."
"The Winter sure went by fast, too fast," said Alicia even more sadly. "And it was the best one I ever had, and not just because of the snow but also because I got to meet you. I wish it could last forever."
Jack Frost sighed with deep regret. "There was a time when I wished for such a thing myself. But, you see, it just isn't the way of things as Mother Nature looks after all of nature and promises to change the seasons in turn four times every year. That is the way of things and we all must accept it."
"I suppose you're right," said Alicia. "But I'll get to see you and the snow again next year, won't I?"
"I can give you no promise of that," said Jack regretfully. "Because, you see, it was your wish that brought me here and I believe it was a one-time only wish so I'm really not sure if Mother Nature would be willing to let snow come here again."
Tears came to Alicia's eyes as the realization of his words came to her. "Then I'll always miss you," she said. "But I'll never forget you or the gifts that you gave to me."
"I'll never forget you or the gift you gave me, either," said Jack. "We'll always be friends even if we're far apart."
"Yes, we will," she said.
Then she hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. As she did so he once again felt the sensation of his heart being warmed up and then came the warm and moistness to his eyes again and this time it almost seemed to burn before as it dripped down his cheek just before it froze in place on his icy skin.
After she let go of him he stepped back slowly and bowed to her. Then, without another word, he disappeared on a gust of wintry wind and Alicia was left standing all alone in the melting snow.
Later that evening, just before Alicia went to bed, she opened the window to her balcony and stepped out onto it and leaned on the railing as she looked up at the stars in the sky. She made the wish that was burning in her heart just then.
"Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might. Have the wish I wish tonight. I wish I could see Jack Frost again somehow."
She sighed and then spoke again after a moment. "Jack Frost, if you're listening I want you to know that I love you." And with that she blew a kiss into the wind.
Jack Frost meanwhile was walking up to Santa's house at the North Pole. Suddenly he felt a breeze blow against him and felt a slight tugging of warmth at his heart like he felt whenever Alicia had kissed him. He sighed as he continued on his way. He had something very important he wanted to ask Santa.
He stepped up to the red brick house and knocked on the door. "Come in, the door is open!" Santa called from inside. So Jack opened the door and walked inside where he found Santa himself sitting in a red armchair and smoking on a pipe with a plate of cookies and milk beside him.
"Why, Jack Frost! What brings you here?" asked Santa jovially.
"Sir, you granted Alicia's wish, and now I wish for you to grant a wish of mine," he began.
"Well, what is it then?" asked Santa.
"It is a wish that I have wanted to wish for for so many years now. I wish to be able to enjoy the Springtime so that I can be with my friend Alicia again," said Jack plainly and simply.
Santa stared at him for a moment in surprise, then finally he said, "Well, if that is what you want then it is not me you must take it up with. It Mother Nature, for only she herself has the power to grant it."
"Yes, sir. I suppose I should have known," said Jack Frost. Then he bowed to Santa and left.
He then went to see Mother Nature in the Easter Valley located in the center of the North Pole. Mother Nature herself was a stately young looking woman with perfect skin and long green hair and green eyes. She wore a long flowing green gown made of all the many different leaves in the world and also green satin slippers on her feet. The weather where she lived was warm but not too warm. It was just right When Jack went to see her she was making her yearly preparations for Spring..
"Hello, Jack Frost. What can I do for you, my friend?" she asked as she looked up and saw him.
"Dearest Mother Nature," Jack addressed her as he made a deep bow. "I'm going to ask a favor from you I never dared to ask for before. First of all, I know you created me to bring snow to the winter in places where the climate can tolerate it and I will always be proud of what I do and cherish all the joy it brings to everyone. But as you know Spring is also a delightful time of the year also and I never get the chance to enjoy it as I must only be seen in the wintertime. I have never smelled flowers or heard birds sing or swam in pools or any of those fun things I've heard of. So my wish is that you will grant me this favor of being able to enjoy the Spring if only just for one year."
Mother Nature looked at him as he spoke and saw that he was being quite sincere in his words. And in his eyes she saw so much hope and pleading that it pierced her tender heart. So she smiled and said,
"Very well, Jack Frost. I will grant you this favor. But only for this one year, as you are truly the spirit of winter, and only for the season of Spring as the Summer heat would be too bad for your health. Now you must drink this," she held out a small pink vial of a dark pink liquid to him, "and it will turn you into warm flesh and blood."
Jack Frost did not hesitate as he took the vial of potion from her and drank it all in one swallow. Then he instantly very strange and tingly all over and then as this feeling passed a new feeling of being warm all over came upon him. He looked at his hands and saw that they had become the color of warm pinkish flesh.
"Thank you, dearest Mother Nature," he exclaimed happily.
"You're welcome," she replied. "But remember, Spring like every other season has its own disadvantages."
"I'll remember," he said. "But I'm sure I'll have fun nonetheless." And with that he transported himself back to Alicia's part of the world.