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.“It’s just my thoughts.”“I see.” And then he was silent again.Terra got home at round five, and we adopted a sort of pseudo-being-happy mood.Both of us were kind of bristled by the awkward silence we shared all day.I don’t know if Terra noticed, but dinner felt really awkward to me.Both of us had a monosyllabic response to all of Terra’s questions.Even now, I’m finding it hard to write anything coherent or insightful.After supper, Noah bade us farewell.“Thank you for having me over again.I truly appreciate it.But I really mustn’t be absent when my father arrives home.” He said this with that weird placid smile firmly in place.We both hugged him goodbye, and I gave him a quick kiss.His smile was even more false when he left.I’m still feeling that consuming feeling of foreboding.Something terrible is going to happen.I know it, and I’m so freaked out.33 Days, 25 January, SundayIt snowed so much last night.It’s beautiful.I woke up at about five am, for some reason, and walked downstairs.I sat in the window and stared out at the fat flakes as they slowly descended, lit in bright yellow by the street lamps.It was a time for me to be insightful.The silence was reassuring, like the snow could sing to me that everything was going to work out fine, and I would actually hear it.I must have fallen asleep in the window, because I thought I saw Tobias outside, walking through the snow.He twirled through the snow, his white hair flowing and flicking with each gust of the flakes.The songs of the snow got louder, and his steps more rapid.Noah joined him after a moment, but was motionless amongst the thriving snow.Eventually, Tobias noticed Noah’s presence, and walked over to him.The snow cleared around them, and Tobias touched Noah’s face gently, saying something.Noah looked down, at something he was holding.I heard Tobias’ voice then, “You’re thinking those thoughts.They’re mine.”I woke up and stood up, mechanically climbing the stairs and getting back in bed.I don’t really remember even thinking anything at that time.My body felt like it was moving of its own accord.“Aerian! Wake up!” A voice shook me from my sleep, it took me a few seconds to realise it was Terra.I rolled over, and shoved my glasses on my face, my vision still kind of blurry.“What’s the matter, Terra? It’s not even noon yet…” I snuggled deeper into my bed.“I don’t have school today.” I mumbled, scrubbing my face to wake myself up.“Noah is here to see you.”“What?” I looked at the clock, reading the luminescent matchstick numbers, “At 8:30? Early… so early…”“Noah, he’s awake.”I sat up, inhaling a sharp breath as the cold air crept underneath my blankets.I looked up as Noah stepped into view, looking small and apologetic.“Good morning, Aerian.I’m sorry to have come here so early.”Terra just grinned when he said that, and wrapped her arm around his shoulders.“You’re always welcome here, any time of the day, Noah.” She looked at me accusingly, “And when you show up early, Aerian has a reason to get out of bed before noon.” She gave him another hearty squeeze, and then turned dramatically in the hallway with her hand waving above her.“And now I shall make pancakes! Aahaha!”We listened to her laughter down the hallway and then down the stairs, and I shook my head.I really hoped she wasn’t serious about the pancakes.“I’m sorry, Aerian.I wouldn’t have come if I had known you were still asleep.” Noah was lurking in the doorway, pointedly looking away from my room.“What’s the matter?”“I’ve never been in your room before.I feel as if I am trespassing.”“Mnmm, you’re not.C’mere.”“What?”“Come over here.”Noah still looked timid, and scratched his head as he approached.The white windbreaker he was wearing rustled as he walked, like he was crunching over autumn leaves.He stood at my bedside, looking at me with a thin blush working over his face.I grabbed his hand, and he must not have been expecting it, because he let out a small noise of surprise as I embraced him in the warm safety of my blankets.The fabric of his windbreaker was cool against my chest.Goosebumps worked all over me.Guhh.“Aerian?”“You could never trespass on anything that’s mine.I’d give you everything.”Noah was still and quiet, for a long stretch of time, and then he fidgeted a bit, making the sound of the windbreaker more obvious.“Would you like to take off your coat?” I asked, my fingers already moving toward the collar.“N-no…” he squirmed under my touch, and slid out of the bed.Shakily, he made to stand, but I grabbed his hand again
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