171 A Chance

The snow continues to fall around us as the man stays on his knees before me, completely frozen as he mumbles "Impossible... it can't be." I frown at him and slowly lower myself so that we are face to face as I say "Do you believe me now?" 

His dark eyes look me over from head to toe before reaching out to my face. I jerk back and frown at him but he ignores it and quickly wipes off the drying blood on my cheek. He then quickly stands and begins pacing back and forth. 

I watch him with confusion but that confusion only grows when he says "You can't possibly be her... this isn't right. This isn't how it's..." He suddenly stops and looks at me with hesitation. "Little... he called you little star. Why?"