Chapter 10
Snow didn't stay at Burgess this time. She went to Chomolungma, also known as Mt. Everest. She landed on one of the highest peaks. Here it was noon, and the sun was shining clearly in the sky. She noticed Sweet Tooth has followed her but she let her be. She touched the snow and buried herself under it. She pondered carefully what Bunny said. She was better gone. She was better to be far away from the guardians as possible. She really bothered them. North cared for her at the Pole. Bliss and Sandy were always checking up on her for Snow always had nightmares.
She dreamt about this before, but she did expect that it was only a dream. But it happened. Tears fell on her cheek, freezing as she reached her jaw. She was not as cold as the winter spirit but the temperature was enough to freeze it. Snow could tolerate heat and looks unaffected by it.
At the Pole
Jack was worried. He did not know Snow anymore. He was too busy in maintaining the cold because of the climate change. The world was now in high tech state and is eco-friendly, but the pollution the past generations caused hasn't worn off.
Bliss, on the other hand was sometimes with his tours around the world. He only saw Snow during meetings, the half of the Southern Winter, on holidays and reunions at the Pole like the Christmas Feast. He was with Bliss almost every day.
It was like him in his first 300 years as an immortal. Lonely, alone and unable to burst out the hidden feelings he wanted it to be. Jack wanted his daughters' lives to be happy and carefree, to live in a world free with problems and responsibilities. In a world that they could do what they want.
Mt. Everest
Snow decided to spend the night at Mt. Everest to give herself some time alone… with Sweet Tooth. She waited for the moon to rise on the dark blue sky. She told him what she felt inside and what happened, even she knows that the moon knows all of their actions. After it, Snow felt less lonely and she cried and cried. The others may think it was weak crying but for her, it is one of the few ways she can express her emotions, without hurting or destroying something.
There was a comforting silence that followed later on. When Snow was about to sleep, she noticed the moon getting brighter and brighter, until to the point that she needed to cover her eye. Before she closed her eyes, she saw a shooting star coming…towards her?
A Boom was heard on the whole spirit world.