This story has been a way for me to spend quality time with Eli as her friendship with Oskar unfolds. I hope it brings you the happiness it brought me.

Oskar rolled over, felt Eli next to him and snuggled up against her back. Are you awake?

Yep!

What are we going to do to find him, Eli? Should we try the cave again? Oskar was suddenly confused. He had no recollection of yesterday at all, he suddenly realized. The last thing he remembered was stepping up on the porch and running for the kitchen, full of the news of their incredible discovery.

“Find who, Oskar?” Eli sat up on the edge of the bed and stretched.

“The Leprechaun, of course! Or fairy! Or whatever he was.”

There was a house in Luleå, it was small, red. Pretty straight forward, nothing special with this house. Nor was the people inside. The only reason the snowflakes even bothered to go there was because they had heard a few rumours. The winged children used to be there, and the snowlakes wanted to see if it was true.

Chapter 4 A Day in the Sun

"If the sun touches me for a moment but no longer, I burn but I can heal," Abby explained. "Anything longer than that and I will probably die. Do you understand?"

"Of course, Miss Abby," Edward assured her. "Every precaution has been taken. This is the innermost parlor at Kimball House. The nearest windows are three rooms over, but they are north facing and so do not admit sunlight. Plus all first-floor drapes are to remain closed throughout the day. My father and I will labor from sunrise to sundown, ensuring your safety."

Year: 2019; Date: May 13.

“It’s like getting blood out of a stump,” Jason groused.

Chapter 3 Idylls of the King

Abby loved it that people gossiped about her. It meant she could join her fellow hotel guests for dinner and receive no unpleasant questions about her family, her illness, or her refusal to eat. Instead she could relax and enjoy the marvel that was her sister.

Damen løp bort til han med store øyne. Hun hadde sett at ungene hadde løpt inn i grantrærne, i en ganske høy fart også.

The lady ran to him with wide eyes. She had seen the kids run into the woods, in a pretty high speed also.

Chapter 2 Coca-Cola

Abby awoke, opened the trunk lid, and hopped out into a well-appointed hotel room. She glanced through the drapes and discovered herself to be five stories above a gas-lit city street. A horse and buggy drove by, then another, bumping over cobblestones and rails.