"Weather or Not" a double drabble story- Chapter 15

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The agents made it in record time to the park, taking the 79th Street Traverse, though this time they were sure to park the car in a safe place. It was but three minutes by foot to the castle and they could see it in the distance; its grey tower rising into the air.

As they headed towards the castle, the temperature took a severe plunge and it began to snow. Winds howled.

It became a white out, just like a blizzard.

Neither man was prepared for this onslaught of nature; they could barely stand, fighting the wind driven snow.

“There!”Napoleon shouted.

Together they scrambled up the narrow steps, fighting the blinding weather. As suddenly as it had begun, the storm stopped, allowing them to a get a good view of their destination.

Belvedere Castle was small, with a Manhattan schist facade and a grand turret reaching upwards. It must have been a sight in its heyday; still it was nothing compared to the grand castles of Europe and was more like a dollhouse, marred with graffiti.

Now boarded up, covered in tendrils of ivy as it had been abandoned to the elements and now who knew what else?

Chapter 16

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

A very neat scene, with that almost magical snowstorm.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

It's quite a terrifying idea that someone could produce severe and destructive weather from out of nowhere.

I like the references to the castle looking nothing like the grand castles of Europe. There are four large castles within half an hour's journey from my house.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of the lion in "Wizard of Oz," "Strange weather we're having."

And "The Princess Bride." "Bye, bye, boys! Have fun stormin' the castle!"