When waiting seconds feel like minutes.

When waiting in the cold you can feel your hp going down. One by one, slowly.

-1 hp

-1 hp

-1 hp

-1 hp

-1 hp

You wonder if the knock was loud enough.

You wonder if they care enough. Are they home, quickly please.

Knock

Knock

Knock

Knock

Knock

How long has it been since you got here.

How long will you stay here. Should you return, soon you decide.

1

2

3

4

5

It’s them, you can hear them, you see them through the door. You smile at each other.

Until finally the chill stopped.