32. ANGEL

Every inch of my skin was covered in goosebumps despite the layers of clothing I wore. My hands were numb, and I wasn’t even going to mention my feet. I had been so focused on getting away from their mother that I hadn’t really been paying attention to the snow. A gasp fell from my lips when I took another step forward and sunk knee-deep into the snow. I changed the direction and thankfully didn’t sink into the snow again. The waterfall was frozen. It looked just as beautiful as it looked the first time I saw it. With my eyes focused on it, I started walking again and ended up tripping over something. I fell face-first into the snow. The icy cold hit me, leaving me frozen until a roar from above had me snapping into action. I struggled to my hands and knees and then tilted my head back to look up at the sky. A dragon circling me from above. It moved lower and lower. I fell back on my ass when it suddenly swooped down towards me. Its big paws hit the ground inches from my thighs.