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a Wintertime miracle (prologue part 2)

a Wintertime miracle (prologue part 2)

School was over and sarah and the other new friends of simon where heading home. Simon waved goodbye before he walked up to the snowman and said "thank you jack, i got my friends and sarah promised to help explain the things i didn't understand so well. So i just need to get better at sports and i am almost there aren't i?

Jack didn't say anything just watching simon explain how gratefull he was to simon. then simon would clap jack before heading home to his mother. Jack decides to move and at first he wanted to follow simon but then he catches something a couple of children that wasn't among sarah's friends. There was something about them so jack follows them instead. soon through the maze that is the city he finds a playground that has seen better days. the two meets a couple of others among them is one of those that was the friend of sarah .

Jack thinks ot himself what was the name of this kid he seems clearly to be the leader of this group.Carl? no, marl? no ah Jack thinks to himself it was gary. Yeah the name is gary

Gary makes sure everyone keeps their attention centered around him

"So you all heard that the boy got himself some friends. Think he suddenly is something"

Gary waits a moment making sure he keeps having their attention the other kids nodding to his words eagerly

"Well i think we should show him a lesson he far to low grade to be something that Sarah should be around. I hear he wants to practice to become better at sports some sort of promise to a snowman or something. We should teach him to keep his weirdness to himself. we really don't need that sort around these parts

The snowman is shocked he always had memories of the good side of children especially at winters time a time of closeness. a time of family and friends , and here . He studies gary again and notice there is something about the kid like for a moment jack thought he see something like a crown on top of the boys head it's not exactly there but?

So what should he do? something isn't right here but at the same timme could he stop them? he never had to stop someone. He looks around for a bit as the conversation seems to be over and the group of children with Gary in front move out of the playground heading down the streets in. They are clearly heading in the direction of Where simon lives.

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Jack feels so unsure he is, afraid yes that is the word he is afraid but seeing the kids have noticed him yet. He reaches out to freeze the ground making the children lose their grip on the ground and falling and as they try to get up as other falls it's quite a mess. But as this is happening jack quikly hurrries to Simon's side to warn him. Then pauses again for a moment and changes gear he knows where Simon Wants to train so he should make sure that Sarah is there too. If Sarah sees what gary is about to do then. Jack is certain that this will resolve the situation best and maybe speed up his quest, mortals are complicated things indeed.

So while jack is less sure of where sarah is. he nevertheless hurries along to find sarah and hopefully a resolution to this drama among mortals. But as Jack hurries along he still can't be entirely sure of where the girl is, what if he is too late? 

What if? he stops for a moment to think on it. then closes his eyes and let his mind follow the snow

Something? yes the girl snow, another snowman or snow angel? 

If jak really he could grin he would but while he has the indication of a mouth he don't really have a mouth just a line in the snow. Even so there is more of sprint if ever as he moves towards the girl he has to be fast about this now. He has to get there in time.

Soon he is at an area of town that seems a bit more affulent them simon's house or at least jack it must be better. Sarah is apparntly building a little snow man, jack not able to do anything to hide in his hurry that he is a animated snowman just appears before her. The girl takes a step back at this strange thing then pauses.

Jack speaks up "Sarah? you're name is sarah friend of simon correct? Well if he is your friend you gotta help because he is in trouble some other boys plans to beat him up.

Sarah looks back and forth clearly this before again focusing on the snow man

"Who? Who or what are you?

Jack presses his broom hand onto his chest 

"I am Jack the snowman i am here to assist simon into becoming a better person. It was going great but now he is in trouble and i hope the friendship between you two would mean you would help him or it is all for nought.

Sarah looks at what she was doing then back to jack, just nodding to jack as the two hurries towards the spot gary mentioned. If they get there in time they may still stop it before it goes reall bad for simon.

At least Jack hopes so two souls in a rush to save their friend