Chapter 10
"Okay Jamie, I have a plan," I said.
"What's that?" he asked, wiping tears from his face.
"I am going to spend the whole season of winter with you, only you and nobody else," I said smiling.
"Wha...really?" He asked.
"Yes, you deserve it, and don't worry, everything is going to be okay," I said.
"Alright, what should we do today?" He asked.
"Um...lets build a snowman. How's that sound? I asked.
"Yeah, that sounds great!" He said excitedly.
"Alright lets go, we don't have much time left in the day," I said.
Jamie and I ran off to his house, we arrived 5 minutes later. Jamie went inside and put his bookbag away. I could hear his mom talking to him, but the conversation was muffled. She was talking softly and calmly. I could make out a few words here and there, like sweet heart and honey, but nothing of importance. After what felt like 20 minutes the conversation ended and I could hear Jamie coming to the door. He came out with a smile on his face.
"Hey kiddo, what took so long?" I asked.
"My mom was just having a conversation with me, about my glasses, school, and such," he said still smiling.
"Oh, okay. Well we still have some time left to play," I said.
"Alright, lets build a snowman," he said.
We went to his backyard and got started. I started rolling the base of the snowman while Jamie rolled the midsection of the snowman. I got the base done, but Jamie was having problems with the midsection, so I came over to see what was wrong. He did not look up to see what I came over for.
"Hey Jamie, what's wrong, do you need my help? I asked.
He did not look up and it seemed like he did not hear me, so I went down on my knees and asked him again.
"Jamie, do you need my help?" I asked.
"Oh, sorry Jack...um yeah I could use some help," he said.
I came around to where he was and helped roll the now big snowball over to where I had the base ready. His ball was actually bigger so we used his as a base. We both lifted mine up and on top of the base. We both looked at each other with pride looking at how perfect the snowman looked so far. We both bent down and started working on a head for our perfect snowman. Jamie quickly got up and went inside to get a carrot, two buttons, and a scarf. From inside his house I heard a fumble which made me worry. I heard his mom scream at the top of her lungs. I got up and ran to go inside, but then quickly realised I can't, I can't go inside.
To Be Continued...
