No GIRLS Allowed!

A snow day! No school! No homework! A day of doing absolutely nothing but lounging around and playing indoors. 

Eager to show his newest friend all his toys, Rowan invited Nozomi to play in his super-cool, super-secret place in the whole house.

Bring out the colored pencils!

 Komame is bedraggled... and not really a willing playmate.

He slowly inches away.

But Komame is too busy looking back to notice the "floor" in front of him has an edge!

"UUUUWAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!"

Rowan and Nozomi are startled, turning to see where that cry is coming from.

 Luckily, Komame has an unlikely savior.

"I've got you, kitty."

Meanwhile, Rowan is looking frantically for his missing cat.

"Hey, I think I heard a voice down there," Nozomi points out.

Rowan peers cautiously over the edge, and gapes at what he sees. 

"Give Komame back!" he demands accusingly.

"I didn't take him," Aysel exclaims, feeling wronged, "He fell down!"

Even so, she holds the cat up as her brother lunges recklessly over the edge to reach him.

He would have fallen if Nozomi had not held onto his legs.

"You're really heavy!" Nozomi gasps as he pulls Rowan and Komame back to safety.

"So... please. Get offa me."

"Can I come up too?"

"Uh..." Nozomi is unsure, since this super-cool, super-secret place doesn't belong to him.

"No. Go away, Aysel," Rowan gripes, "Girls aren't allowed up here."

Aysel struggles not to cry, but can't help feeling left out by her twin.

"Hey, isn't that a little mean?" Nozomi asks, "Maybe you should say sorry."

But it's too late. Aysel has already run off.

...

A sneak peek of the next post, Lost in Snow Forest! Aysel runs away into the woods, and meets someone unexpected.

What or who is this creature? Is he friend or foe?

Sincerely,

Nobody