With growing curiosity and concern, Molly watched him run away abruptly. She didn't know what Brian was up to and couldn't help walking there to understand what was happening when she heard some noise coming from inside. It surprised her to see the whole mess inside with clothes all over the floor. Molly gazed from one end of the closet to another before she finally fixed her eyes on Brian.
Brian asked impatiently with an underlying sense of anger,"Where are the gloves?"
Molly frowned and pointed instinctively at a drawer on the bench's bottom in the closet. Brian's face grew pale, as he had checked out every part of the closet except this drawer which was the right one.
Brian grabbed the gloves, put them on Molly's hands and pulled her outside. He pressed a button on his way out. All of a sudden, the dark yard which previously had only one single light was now lit up even the snow began to sparkle under the illuminating colored lights.
Standing in the yard, Molly, dressed in a thick coat which was keeping her warm and comfortable, looked around curiously and then looked at Brian who was still dressed in the suit with a frown as if to ask what he was up to.
"Aren't you happy? I remember the last time we made snowmen together you seemed pretty happy. Let's do it again and enjoy these moments!" Brian talked down to her almost like he was a king who was rewarding his servant. But in contrary, his expression indicated his embarrassment.
Molly opened her month and looked at Brian almost like he spoke in a foreign language. Just to confirm what she just heard, she pointed at Brian, herself and then the snow. It seemed like she actually wanted to ask,"You want to make snowmen with me?"
"It's simple really, do you want or not? It's late now and you just had fever. You can't stay outside for too long, it will worsen your condition," replied Brian blatantly.
With a wave of emotion sweeping across her heart, Molly's nose twitched and her eyes misted with tears yet again.
Brian grew agitated and angry seeing Molly's eyes full of tears yet again. He walked up to her, wiped her tears away and said,"Okay, okay. There's no rush. You can play as long as you want. Just please stop crying," he consoled her in a deep voice.
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