The end of the semester and winter break was coming soon, and you were barely making it through your classes. School had been a nightmare this year in the worst possible way. It just surprised you how normal everything felt again. Vada, your friend, missed at least a quarter of her school days, making her attendance highly questionable. And as usual, the cheeky bitch skipped again today, leaving your ass to put up with all the subjects you hated alone.

Halfway through class, you cave and excuse yourself to the bathroom. It was fairly easy, breezing past the door and slowly making your way through the hall, passing all the lockers your way. You’re too tired to keep up with these last-minute lectures. You deserved this well-earned walk.

At that moment, however, your phone vibrates inside your pocket like it’s demanding to be answered. You check the caller and low and behold...it’s Vada. With a sigh, you tap the answer button and press the phone to your ear.

“Hey, dude! Didn’t think you’d pick up... having fun in hell over there?” the teen on the other line teases playfully. On the other end of the call, you hear a lot of crunching noises and small grunts. Vada sounds like she is walking in the snow.

You ask her about it, and she responds. “Oh! I’m just making a snowman, hah... actually, you should ditch school, come over, and help me out here.” Vada puffs, sounding a bit tired. “Damn, these snowballs are heavy. I could use the muscle anyway..you work out, right? Well—compared to me you do.” the teen jabs at herself a little before jumping back into her energy “But it’ll be fun, dude! I’m out in my backyard, so come see me there. Please?.”