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Just as the mysterious girl rounded a corner out of view, Phillip was on his feet patting off more snow and shaking one of his ankles about just off the ground. For a moment he consider chasing after her. There weren't many people around the sleepy town that he didn't know; but he was sure he never seen her before. The very next moment, he whimsically decided on what seemed a better choice, and turned to run a few paces in the opposite direction of the girl. The last thing he needed was some child ruining his day of fun ahead.

But that blasted curiosity. He stopped after just a couple boyish paces and turned back to look down the path that she had taken. After all, Father had said so often that we must be kind to those that show us kindness. He wasn't going to be able to stop wondering if she would actually come back, so the day would be all but ruined anyway if he were to go on. With the biting of his lip, he looked about stealthily for onlookers again, and started creeping along the buildings side in look for a hiding space.