The Court Yard

Ebony stuffed her hands in her front hoodie pocket, watching the snowflakes fall and shivering as they landed on her. She smiled and closed her eyes for the first time in years. She held her hands out to her sides, spinning around, almost dancing, in the snow. She sighed and laughed quietly, holding her mouth open and catching snowflakes. She opened her eyes and looked up at the cloud covered sky, almost seeing Cole's face smiling softly.
She dropped her arms slowly, the smile disappearing. She hugged herself and fell to her knees in the snow. A tear fell from her eye and froze on her face. She wiped it away, wincing. She looked up when she heard footsteps. The familiar man walked up to her. She jumped up and hurried back inside.