Chapter 27 – Winter Break (4)
By the time noon came, the three of us were off, heading to the edge of the town, where some snow-covered hills provided the best sledding experience one could wish for. It was not hard to convince Neville to come and let some of his guardians step in and operate the booth. It was close to Christmas anyway, we ought to have some fun!
"Squeaky!" I said, and she appeared right on cue, bringing a big sled along with her. "Thanks!" I chuckled, taking it from her tiny hands, "You can go; it is cold outside!"
"T-thank you, Master!" She nodded her small head, shivering, looking at us thankfully before disappearing once more.
"Are we going to go down... at once?" Neville asked me, watching the lone, long sled, realizing we all could easily fit on it.
"Duh!" I grinned, "That way, it will be even faster!"
"Cool!" Quincy giggled, already heading up the steep slope.
"It will be fine!" I slapped Neville's back.
"You said that the last time too... And then I broke my arm." He groaned but still followed us.
"What happened?" Quincy asked, looking at us curiously over her shoulder, almost slipping and falling.
"Lent him my broom!" I chuckled, remembering it. "He saw me riding it, practicing, and I saw he wanted to try it out!"
"Well... it did look fun." He admitted quietly, trying not to look at us.