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With her mind overwhelmed with horrific speculations about the mansion and frustrations about not being able to open a single door for the past two hours, Mara stood still in front of the window, tracing her pastel fingers down the dark windowpane. She had thought of everything as a dream when she first awoke in the living room, but as time passed, she realized that fooling herself became even more difficult. It was as if the ticking of the old clock in the room made everything even more vivid by the second. She cannot seem to bring herself to believe that everything was just an illusion anymore.

“Oh, what will I do now?” she whispered to herself dejectedly, hoping that maybe her mother might hear her and assure her that everything will be alright.

Unfortunately, silence still reigned, save from the ticking sound reverberating from the clock.

Defeated, Mara thumped her forehead on the glass. “If only Miss Phoebe would let me, I could’ve already broken this window.”

With the sudden thought, she stood up straight again. Maybe she could break the window… Miss Phoebe will never know if she’s fast enough.

But that would be bad, right?

And they will have to pay for the broken window if she gets caught…

And… what if, by some weird, unexplained phenomena, the “ghosts” of the mansion won’t let her out?

She was at the brink of having a mental breakdown when suddenly, a familiar voice called her from behind.

“Hey you! Why is it so cold lately? Is this what the books call ‘Winter’?”

Mara spun around to find that it was Miss Phoebe. “Oh hello!” she responded with a smile as she cautiously walked towards her. “Yes, it is Winter season already.”

“Can you please explain it to me?”

Puzzled, Mara opened her mouth to ask the girl why, but then she realized that mansion owners might not get to go out as often as other people do. So, she just gave Phoebe a smile instead.

“Well, winter is a very complicated season…” she started, looking straight into Phoebe’s eyes. For a second, Mara could’ve sworn she saw her sister Annette in Phoebe’s expression – amused and curious, despite those furrowed brows that made her look more like confused.

“You see,” Mara placed her hand under her chin. “Unknown to many, Winter is actually a constant reminder of the unrequited love of the Sky to the Earth.”

Phoebe folded her arms. She didn’t seem satisfied, but she was listening.

“Long ago, the Sky fell in love with the Earth. He had watched her all day; he sent rain to tend her garden, blew refreshing breezes when he hears her complain, lived in harmony with all of her creatures and so much more…

“Unfortunately for him, there was the Sun. The Sun was a powerful and charismatic fellow. He made Earth’s glades and meadows even lovelier to look at. He shines on the Sea to make little twinkling diamonds on the water. He was the center of attention wherever he went! And the Earth loved him. The Earth loved him so much.

“The Sky wanted to impress the Earth, too. So, whenever the Sun is not around, he shows the Earth little twinkling stars to cheer her up. The Earth observes them for quite a short while, and then she goes to sleep until the Sun arrives again. With this, the Sky knew that he might never really win the Earth’s affection, so he just watched her from a distance. He never stopped being nice to the Earth, though. He continued to nurture and care for her.

“There was a time that the Sun had to go a bit farther away from the Earth. The Earth, without the Sun’s warmth, grew very sad that her gardens wilted and died. She felt so cold that she ordered her creatures to find shelter until the Sun comes back to cheer her up. Her usual liveliness was nowhere to be found and her land seemed so different and desolated. The Sky couldn’t bear to see her like that, but because he is in no position to ask the Sun to come back, he decided to help the Earth cheer up a bit in his own way. And so, the sky sent forth snow and frost to cover the Earth’s lifeless surroundings and make things a little bit bright for her.”

Mara sighed contentedly and looked out the window, completely lost in thought. “So, you see, that’s why there is always that white blanket covering the Earth when it’s cold. It’s the Sky’s gift to her until the Sun comes back again and melts it away.”

Ahaha I am finally done-- This is for an activity check in . I just assumed that this took place some time after Mara and Phoebe got to know each other's names ((Miss Tasha, I am so sorry for skipping that part by the way xD)) Thank you to those souls who read that block of text containing Mara's nonsense-- //cling

Mara looks high lol
I tried my best to make the background backgroundable but yeah, that happened-- Oh well, at least I tried
Wow how does one even furniture
and sorry if there are typos/errors whatever
Phoebe is such a darling to draw btw~ I hope I didn't butcher her too much QwQ

Phoebe Gueroust (c) tashaj4de
Mara Harriette (c) me

Description

With her mind overwhelmed with horrific speculations about the mansion and frustrations about not being able to open a single door for the past two hours, Mara stood still in front of the window, tracing her pastel fingers down the dark windowpane. She had thought of everything as a dream when she first awoke in the living room, but as time passed, she realized that fooling herself became even more difficult. It was as if the ticking of the old clock in the room made everything even more vivid by the second. She cannot seem to bring herself to believe that everything was just an illusion anymore.

“Oh, what will I do now?” she whispered to herself dejectedly, hoping that maybe her mother might hear her and assure her that everything will be alright.

Unfortunately, silence still reigned, save from the ticking sound reverberating from the clock.

Defeated, Mara thumped her forehead on the glass. “If only Miss Phoebe would let me, I could’ve already broken this window.”

With the sudden thought, she stood up straight again. Maybe she could break the window… Miss Phoebe will never know if she’s fast enough.

But that would be bad, right?

And they will have to pay for the broken window if she gets caught…

And… what if, by some weird, unexplained phenomena, the “ghosts” of the mansion won’t let her out?

She was at the brink of having a mental breakdown when suddenly, a familiar voice called her from behind.

“Hey you! Why is it so cold lately? Is this what the books call ‘Winter’?”

Mara spun around to find that it was Miss Phoebe. “Oh hello!” she responded with a smile as she cautiously walked towards her. “Yes, it is Winter season already.”

“Can you please explain it to me?”

Puzzled, Mara opened her mouth to ask the girl why, but then she realized that mansion owners might not get to go out as often as other people do. So, she just gave Phoebe a smile instead.

“Well, winter is a very complicated season…” she started, looking straight into Phoebe’s eyes. For a second, Mara could’ve sworn she saw her sister Annette in Phoebe’s expression – amused and curious, despite those furrowed brows that made her look more like confused.

“You see,” Mara placed her hand under her chin. “Unknown to many, Winter is actually a constant reminder of the unrequited love of the Sky to the Earth.”

Phoebe folded her arms. She didn’t seem satisfied, but she was listening.

“Long ago, the Sky fell in love with the Earth. He had watched her all day; he sent rain to tend her garden, blew refreshing breezes when he hears her complain, lived in harmony with all of her creatures and so much more…

“Unfortunately for him, there was the Sun. The Sun was a powerful and charismatic fellow. He made Earth’s glades and meadows even lovelier to look at. He shines on the Sea to make little twinkling diamonds on the water. He was the center of attention wherever he went! And the Earth loved him. The Earth loved him so much.

“The Sky wanted to impress the Earth, too. So, whenever the Sun is not around, he shows the Earth little twinkling stars to cheer her up. The Earth observes them for quite a short while, and then she goes to sleep until the Sun arrives again. With this, the Sky knew that he might never really win the Earth’s affection, so he just watched her from a distance. He never stopped being nice to the Earth, though. He continued to nurture and care for her.

“There was a time that the Sun had to go a bit farther away from the Earth. The Earth, without the Sun’s warmth, grew very sad that her gardens wilted and died. She felt so cold that she ordered her creatures to find shelter until the Sun comes back to cheer her up. Her usual liveliness was nowhere to be found and her land seemed so different and desolated. The Sky couldn’t bear to see her like that, but because he is in no position to ask the Sun to come back, he decided to help the Earth cheer up a bit in his own way. And so, the sky sent forth snow and frost to cover the Earth’s lifeless surroundings and make things a little bit bright for her.”

Mara sighed contentedly and looked out the window, completely lost in thought. “So, you see, that’s why there is always that white blanket covering the Earth when it’s cold. It’s the Sky’s gift to her until the Sun comes back again and melts it away.”

Ahaha I am finally done-- This is for an activity check in . I just assumed that this took place some time after Mara and Phoebe got to know each other's names ((Miss Tasha, I am so sorry for skipping that part by the way xD)) Thank you to those souls who read that block of text containing Mara's nonsense-- //cling

Mara looks high lol
I tried my best to make the background backgroundable but yeah, that happened-- Oh well, at least I tried
Wow how does one even furniture
and sorry if there are typos/errors whatever
Phoebe is such a darling to draw btw~ I hope I didn't butcher her too much QwQ

Phoebe Gueroust (c) tashaj4de
Mara Harriette (c) me