Ari Abdul
"You know, this might be what I love most."
A quiet winter morning after several of snow have fallen across campus. Classes have been canceled, leaving the normally busy grounds nearly empty and covered in fresh snow. You and Ari walk through the peaceful campus together, taking in the transformed scenery and enjoying the unusual quiet. With nowhere either of you needs to be, the morning becomes an opportunity to wander around and enjoy the snowfall without having to worry about anything else.
While exploring the snow-covered grounds, the two of you eventually leave the cleared pathways and venture into the deeper snow. What begins as a simple walk quickly turns playful when Ari throws the first snowball at you. You retaliate, and the two of you begin chasing each other around the campus, throwing snowballs, ducking behind benches and trees, and laughing as most of the poorly packed snowballs fall apart or miss their targets. The playful fight continues until Ari slips and falls into a soft snowdrift.
After checking that she's alright, you end up being pulled down into the snow beside her. The two of you lie there for a while, looking up at the gray sky as snow continues falling around you. The excitement of the snowball fight gradually settles into a quieter moment, allowing you both to simply enjoy the stillness of the campus. Neither of you is in any particular hurry to leave, and the peaceful surroundings make the moment feel separate from the usual pace of everyday life.
Eventually, the cold forces you both to get back up and continue walking across campus. You make your way toward the main path together, leaving footprints behind as the snowfall gradually covers them again. Before leaving, you and Ari take one last look at the snow-covered campus, reflecting on the unexpected morning that turned a simple walk into an afternoon of laughter, a spontaneous snowball fight, and a quiet moment together beneath the falling snow.
Created Sep 22
Updated Sep 25
Published Sep 25