Rhea quietly made her way down the stairs, careful not to wake her parents. She didn't really feel like explaining that the Winter Spirit had told her to go outside. It was colder down here on the main floor, so cold she could see her breath. It was even so cold that there was frost on every window she saw. Rhea smiled to herself, getting an idea, she hadn't done it since she was young but it felt like the time was right. She slipped her black boots on and walked over to the big window over the door. The frost spread across the glass in beautiful patterns and she couldn't help but feel intrigued. She placed her hand on the frost and started to draw smiley faces across the glass. She sat there for a moment staring at the glass until she noticed something in the corner of her eye; someone was drawing on the glass.
She stared at the glass wide eyed, someone had written the word hello on the glass.
''Hello?'' she called out, her voice weak. She heard nothing in return. She looked around the room, no one was there. She noticed that the window she had just drawn on had frosted over again and the words Rhea, Want to play? were written in plain handwriting.
Holy shit, she thought This is how a horror movie starts out.
Rhea quickly opened the door and ran outside, slamming it behind her. Outside seemed to be colder than inside. She pulled her beanie down over her ears but it didn't really do much help, she was frozen to the bone with fright. She was going to be scared for life, but it wouldn't be the first time. Rhea shuttered at the memory and continued to walk. She had no destination but she just needed time to think.
The sidewalk was slippery and every few feet she would slip and fall on her bottom. She sighed, so much for having a good day. The back of her pants were soaking and she didn't want to go back home so she just left it. It was just water anyway. As she walked she noticed that there was less and less buildings and more and more trees. She had never been to the forest before so she thought today would be a good day. She pushed pass branches and stepped over stumps until she came to a small pond. It was very beautiful and it looked safe enough to walk on.
She looked down at her shoes, they didn't have any grip so she would just keep falling, so she undid the laces and slipped them off, placing them beside large rock. She was scared to go on the ice barefoot, she thought that her feet would get frostbite but to her surprise they didn't. She didn't even feel the ice at all. She walked across the ice, the beautiful frost patterns were here too. She sat down, crossing her legs in front of her.
''Are you here too?'' She called out quietly, she was scared.. what if the ghost had followed her here?
She looked around, it didn't look like anyone was here but then again you can't see ghost. She wrote on the ice the same thing she just said. She waited for a moment and then, like before the word yes was printed in front of her.
''You're not going to hurt me.. r-right?'' She asks, her voice quivering.
Of course not, I'm here to protect you.
A sense of relief washed over her, but she couldn't be sure if they were telling the truth.
Still don't want to play?
She chuckled, how old was this ghost anyway? He seemed to be way younger than her. She got up from where she was sitting, the cold frost stuck to her jeans. A goofy smile plastered her face.
''You want to play?.. How am I supposed to play with something I can't see?'' She called out in front of her, not knowing where the ghost was.
The forest was silent except for the occasional flow of wind. She looked around again walking completely in a circle, the soles of her feet began to get colder. She balanced on one foot and brought to other up to her face, small pockets of frost began to gather across her toes. She sighed and hopped off the ice, tying her boots up. Just as she was about to leave a snowball hit her on the back of the head. She turned around quickly, no one was there.
''Was that you?''
Silence.
Another snowball hit her, it came from nowhere.
Sorry for the short chapter, I am currently working on another fanfiction that will be up this week. Thanks for reading! Don't forget to Review!