“The Whispers of Winter’’

Imagine being here in this winter wonderland surrounded by these snow filled trees and the stream that runs through the middle of it all. Can you imagine standing there taking in all of the beauty that surrounds you? While you take one breath at a time you can see your breath as you exhale releasing carbon dioxide from your lungs, knowing that it was just a moment in time.

Silence, what a wonderful sound. Thinking in your thoughts you wonder what Winter would sound like if it could speak, if the trees could speak, and if the stream could speak. You also wonder what the grass beneath the ice and snow would say if it could speak too. All of a sudden you hear whispers out of nowhere, but you stand there in shock thinking that it could be someone else there besides you.

What, or who could it be? Could it be someone in the distance singing slightly loud but not too loud, but almost in a whisper. You start to think that it could have been your imagination, or could it have been an echo of an animal who likes Winter.

Time passes by and the chill in the air becomes colder. The wind begins to blow softly through the branches of the snow covered trees and the stream remains unmoved. Again, you hear this soft sound as soft as a whisper. You turn around only to still see nothing anywhere. What’s going on you wonder? Where is this sound coming from? You start to think again it could be your imagination running away again. You smile and continue to stand there thinking deeply in your thoughts when you hear it again.

This time you know that you are not just hearing things. You know that it’s not your imagination running away with you. You ask the sound, “Who are you, what do you want?” Not an answer was given. Standing there, you start to think whether you should stay or go, but your feet will not move.

In a panic you start to shake with fear. You want to move but you can’t! You have stood there so long until your feet were frozen in the ice and snow. What could you do? How can you make this stop? How could this have happened?

The whispers began to become louder and closer. The whispers became so close you can feel shivers up and down your spine! Your hair stands up on your head, and your face turns beet red! You start to scream for help, but there’s no one who can help you, or hear you scream! Frozen in that moment in time felt like an eternity!

Darkness falls! The sky is pitch black. No stars are shining, and the moon isn’t giving her light. Fog creeps in so thick it could be cut with a knife. The stream turns into black mud and stones. The branches on the trees turns into long arms thrashing about, and the snow turns into liquid ice. There’s nowhere to run because you can’t move. There’s no where to hide because you are out in the open, you can’t scream because you know that no one will hear you!

Footsteps walk along the path of mud and stone, stops on front of you, and says, “Welcome to my world trespasser.” I have been watching you for a while. Why are you here, and what do you want!? Are you trying to take what’s mine? You respond by saying “NO!” What do you want with me? Why are you doing this!? What did I do for you to treat me like this?! Well, I don’t like trespassers on my land. I don’t want you here so, I must eliminate you to teach you a lesson. No one will ever come here again! NOW, SHUT UP!! I must think of how I am going to do this.

The voice was silent, not even making the slightest sound, when all of a sudden, BOOM! Thunder began to roll, lightening started to flash, and hail stones started falling like rain from the sky. No covering, no shelter, and no fire for warmth. You just stood there paralyzed with fear and trembling down to your bones.

Suddenly everything stopped. It was quiet, it was the kind of quietness you could feel. You were still frozen in the ice and snow, but the hailstones turned into an ever burning flames. The stars came out, but the moon stayed in. The voice spoke and said, “Have you learned your lesson?” You replied “Absolutely’. If you are caught again trespassing on my land, I will not have a heart. See, I am the Whispers in Winter! Not in a good way, now LEAVE! The ice melted from your feet. You ran until you made it home. You went inside of your house and slammed the door behind you and locked it. You said that you would never go back there again! You sat down and closed your eyes for just a few minutes. You slept very long breathing deeply. You woke up after a while and realized you were still in your pajamas. You thought to yourself, how did I get into my pajamas? I sat down with my clothes on, and how did I get into bed? Who put me in the bed?

While sitting there in the bed, you hear a knock at the door. You go to the door to see who it is, but no one was there. Your face flushed red, and your palms were clammy. You then knew who it was knocking at the door. “ The Whispers of Winter!!