Josephine's lashes fluttered as she looked away from the window. It was unlikely for her to see it snow at that point.
Lewis looked at her briefly, then shot to his feet while caressing the top of her head. "Wait here."
He then left the room.
Josephine watched as he exited the bedroom before shutting her eyes. She had been so bedridden recently that she no longer had a sense of time. So, she didn't know how long he had gone.
When Lewis woke her again, she could tell the temperature in the air had dropped significantly. Lewis lifted her off the bed and placed her on the couch beside the window. Following that, he helped her put on a thick winter coat.
"Look outside, Josie." He held her shoulder while motioning her to look out the window.
Josephine did so and instantly froze.
A thick blanket of snow had suddenly coated the ground. Snowflakes danced in the air while some scattered onto the trees. Josephine didn't know when it had happened, but a layer of frost had covered all the buildings outside.
This snowing scenery was more intense than anything she had ever seen. Most of the view had gotten blurred by the heavy snow. The blowing wind made more snowflakes flutter like excited children skipping around.
Josephine's gaze trembled. She couldn't believe her eyes that she had witnessed snowfall. "How did you do it?"
Lewis turned to look at her shocked expression. With a slight smile, he picked her up and said, "Come on. Let's go outside."
Although Josephine was still doubtful, she joined him in the yard. There, a snowflake landed on her cheek. It felt cold and nipped on her skin like real snow. Yet, she didn't see any machine that produced snow nearby.
Lewis put her in the car before getting inside as well. Then, he drove her out the gates. Along the way, snow fell from the sky. The trees lining both sides of the road had also been covered in thick snow, much like the road itself. No one had ever witnessed such heavy snowfall, not even in Elysium when it snowed.
Josephine looked out the window in a daze. It felt like time had gone backward by a few months during her nap. Suddenly, she had gone from being in springtime back to the cold months of winter.
"Holy shit. Did I time-travel?" Avery rubbed her eyes, then raised her phone to look at the calendar. It was April like she had expected. So, why was there such heavy snowfall now?
That was when Tyler visited her with some lunch. He couldn't help chuckling upon seeing her shocked expression. "What's with the big reaction?"
Avery wasted no time in responding to him. She lifted her blanket and forgot her walking cane as she limped toward the window.
Once she opened the window, a gust of cool air blew against her face. It was so frosty that it made her sneeze. She reached out, and a snowflake landed on her palm. Still, it dissolved not long after.
Tyler came over to shut the window. "Be careful. You don't want to catch a cold."
Avery turned to look at him. "What's going on, Tyler? Why is there snow in April? And why don't you seem shocked?"
Tyler tucked his hands into his pockets. "Haven't you seen artificial snowfall before?"
"No. Who did this?" Avery was in the middle of speaking when she whipped her head around. Her eyes widened as she asked, "Don't tell me it's that dumbass Lewis' doing?"
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