Chapter 21: Plans gone wrong

The mountain looked pristine and white from afar, even the dark green of the pines was mostly coated in the crystalline snow. Wu could stand there drinking it all in, listening to the silence that hung in the frigid air, but he had to keep moving to stick with his group. They were all geared up, snow shoes, jackets, helmets and gloves, everything to make them look professional as they piled into the gondola that would take them to the peak in just four minutes.

On their way to the slopes, the views were ten times better from the distance they stood at the start. 

As the girls chatted around him, seemingly oblivious to the outside world, he stared in wonder as the splattering of snow became denser and the mountain disappeared under a white cape. They reached the summit, and Wu caught his breath "This Is amazing."