Chapter 2: December 22ndIt wasn’t even lunch time before Björn announced he was going out. Zack looked out the window at the snow steadily falling from the sky and then back at his friend. It wasn’t that it was dangerous, per se, a leisurely stroll was all good and fine, but he sincerely doubted that was what Björn was planning. He followed his friend to the living room and shook his head when he saw all the gear Björn had set out on the little table. It was a wonder it hadn’t broken under the weight.
“How long will you be gone?” Zack asked. He wanted to go with him, but he was sure Björn would lock him inside if he so much as asked if he could. For one, he wasn’t dressed for the weather, his boots were not for hiking in the snow, and his jeans were very much not waterproof. Björn was als
