It all started on that fateful day, one week before the season of give and love.

There were sales going on everywhere. On this shelf of a toy shop, stood a snowman. The girl went over, attracted by the snowman's innocent smile. "Ma'm, why don't you try to press his hand?", said the shop assistance. To the couple's delight, the snowman went singing "Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way......", at the same time, shaking its hand and body. She pressed the hand again, and the snowman stopped. They both found the snowman cute.

"I want a snowman too."

"I'll become your snowman, and make you happy everyday."

The girl pressed the boy's hand, and the boy started singing "Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way......". The girl laughed, sweetly, and hold his hand harder. Everything seems so perfect, they believed so then.

Ever since then, whenever the girl presses his hand, the boy knows what to do.

Days passed, and everytime the girl is not happy, the boy will start to sing the song, in the way he believed would make the girl happy, and chase all the unhappy things away.

Days passed, the girl realised she does not actually like that song very much, and it just do not feel right listening to that song when it is not the season. And what she wants is more than just a song. She wants to talk, and be listened to.

The day when she decided to tell him how she feels, she pressed his hand once more, hard this time. She wanted to tell him that she cannot take this anymore, that she really loves him, and wants to be with him, that she wants to talk and wants him to listen.

But the boy....the boy started to sing the song again, shake his body and hand. The girl let go, turned away and never looked back.

She did not press his hand again. He could not stop singing, nor stop shaking his body and hand.

"Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way......" the boy continue to sing, emotionlessly, alone.

Inspired by a toy snowman

orange & cat