My mom didn't say anything about it, having got used to it, after so many years. Since the day I was born she was devoted to me. I was her only kid an... she really adored me. In the age of 19,I was working as a salesman, selling things through internet. I had the chance to be at home all day long. Even though I could have left from my parents' house, I didn't do so cause my mother asked me to be with her and keep her company. Of course I also wanted to be close to her, for obvious reasons. . When I get out of the warmth of my covers I feel my whole body shivering, the hair on my arms stands up at the chilling atmosphere and my naked body shivers as I wrap my arms around myself to try and keep the heat from escaping from my chest. I stand up, wide awake and almost frozen stiff. I walk slowly yet with purpose towards the window, shining it's light on me and bathing me in the only source of warmth that charms me to get closer.I stop in front of the window and I look outside, the white. Along the way Athol started testing out various spells that he could think up. He had long abandoned his small notebook in favor of a larger one with more pages.He was an active user of green and red, but black spells seemed to be his favorite.One of his early spells he used was to raise an army of the dead to help him conquer his home kingdom. And he actively threatened his men with killing them himself, then raising them up as undead to fight for him if they failed to follow his orders.And. I'll use my magic to make sure you won't be late."An hour later I was stood in the lobby of a very posh hotel, nervouslyawaiting my family and friends, wearing a pretty pink, knee lengthbodycon dress that showed off my curves with pink pumps. My hair was in abraid that was hung over my shoulder, tied off in a pretty pink bow. Ihad no idea how they would react to Sarah. Especially Julie. I had a verystrong friendship with her as Steve. There had never been any risk of itgoing beyond friends as.