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Post by bianca elaine snow on Jan 11, 2010 8:12:27 GMT 10
There was something about the Christmas season in New York that Bianca just enjoyed--the nearly palpable excitement in the air, the refreshing coldness of the weather, the decorations, even all those annoying Christmas carols blaring from every store's speaker. Though she had lived in the city all her life, she still drank it all in happily. Today was even more perfect, for a light fluffy snow fell from the sky, just enough to coat everything in white but not enough to make travel difficult. So, Bianca, wrapped in a thick coat, had ventured out into Central Park, more for a brisk, refreshing walk than any definite purpose. Bianca, after all, had her odd moments and since her friends were all busy and she herself had no work, she couldn't think of anything better to do than amble along the pathways that snaked through Manhattan's biggest patch of green.
Bianca paused for a moment above the ice skating rink, her cheeks flushed from the cold and her breath condensing into a cloud in front of her. Still, she was smiling as she gazed down at the figures gliding across the ice below her, some more steadily than others. Had she been with friends, or with her mother--but Bianca stopped that thought before it could go any farther. She had moved on and she would stay moved on. And if time alone gave her time to reflect, that was fine as long it did not make her sad. Because after all, that wasn't the point of reflecting. The girl smiled to herself, not even noticing as she subconsciously began to hum softly. The brisk tune had been one of her mother's favorites, and Bianca had picked up many of her mother's habits without noticing it.
She switched from humming the tune to murmuring the lyrics--softly enough that she wouldn't be performing the carol, but loudly enough that anybody near enough to her would have heard her pure, musical voice.
"Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland."
Bianca was cheerful now, her curly hair swinging behind her in the thin breeze as she walked along, ignoring any odd looks from passerby at her song. She was confident enough with herself that she didn't really mind when strangers thought she was odd, and with the happiness she was exuding she some how fit quite naturally into the atmosphere of the city at the moment, what with the Christmas lights wrapped around everything, unlit at the moment but glowing in a merry feast for the eyes come dusk.
One thing Bianca never seemed to realize was just how pretty she was, especially at the moment wandering through central park, her face lit up with happiness. She caught more than one eye as she walked, yet was unaware that some of the attention she got was not so pleasant, more jealous, perhaps. Her clear voice was still soaring effortlessly, perhaps slightly louder now than it had been before, but not loud enough to attract undue attention--the girl attracted attention no matter what she did.
"In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town."
Still, although Bianca could not deny that she was happy, she somehow secretly wished that rather than the parade of strangers she was currently seeing, she might observe one familiar face. After all, had she been given the choice, she would certainly have preferred to spend a day with one of her friends than go wandering out alone. But, with her brother not yet home from college and her friends busy, she really had had little choice. Of course, it could never be more than a minor annoyance in Bianca's mind; she was far too good-tempered to let such small things get in the way of a good mood, and how could she help but be in a good mood during the Christmas season? It was a season for wishes anyway, and she could always hope she would run into someone.
----------------------- word count ** 703 music ** winter wonderland ^^ outfit ** clickytag ** prince charming notes ** ahhhh SO EXCITED <3
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