One month later…
Dess stood with Rex and Melissa on a gorgous snowy day. The snow had frozen at midnight, creating a white blanket that draped over everything.
Today, she had found out that the blue time was not just a recurring dream. Today she had found Rex and Melissa in the blue time. She knew they weren't part of her dream. This was real. The math added up (a.k.a. she had never heard them speak before, therefore in her real dreams they wouldn't have been able to speak).
Rex had said he had something called the Focus that allowed him to identify her as what he called a Midnighter, somebody who lived during the frozen world at midnight.
Melissa had said that she could taste midnight in Dess. Okay, she thought, watch out for that one.
But she had found friends, she was sure of it. People she could share all her math and thoughts with and they would actually listen and care unlike everyone else in school, and somebody who would share their thoughts with her.
Rex said he had to get back home, something about his dad and pills.
"What about your mom? Couldn't she give them to him?" Dess asked.
Rex shook his head. "She left." He whispered softly.
"Oh." Dess said embarrassed. "Well bye then." She muttered.
As she walked off to her house through the white snow she smiled to herself, friends at last.
Melissa turned to Rex as they walked away from Dess. Melissa had found a ton of numbers in her mind that night, and she was about to ask Rex and his knowledge of lore about it, but a more important thing came to mind.
"Are we going to tell her?" she asked.
Rex glanced at her, still getting control over the emotions inside him from mentioning his mom leaving, and muttered. "I promised I wouldn't Cowgirl."
Melissa nodded, peace resting in her well- controlled chest and she walked with Rex into the snow, both hearts beating to keep their secret, together.
