He turns towards me and his eyes are two black circles in his pale face. He’s terrified.
He takes one step closer to me and the ice shatters.
The cracking sound is like gunshots. But instead of ducking, I lunge forward.
I only make it two more steps before the ice starts to thin. I drop to my stomach, spreading out my weight as far as I can to keep the cracks from spreading further.
“Kick!” I yell, army crawling towards him. “Kick your feet, Dante! Fight!”
He’s splashing, but I can’t see if he’s above water from this vantage point.
I might be too late. He could disappear under the water.
I shove the grim thoughts aside and focus on getting to him.
I hear the moment Viviana rounds the bend behind me because she screams. “Stay back!” I yell over my shoulder. I don’t have time to stop
