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Chapter 7
The wind was gustingnow, and the temperature was dropping fast.
Kim started to shiver. “Just leave that,” she said, gesturing to the crate of outdoor decorations that Jasmine was tying a tarp over.
“We can’t.” Brit shook her head. “If we do, it will all blow into the lake,” she said, glancing towards it. “What the...?”
Kim looked to where she was staring. “Is that a person?”
Brit nodded. “Yeah... I think it is.”
Jasmine joined them and asked, “What are they doing out on the lake?”
The three of them stood there watching the person running right towards them less than forty feet from the shoreline when suddenly, they started throwing things towards the shore.
“What the hell are they doing?” Kim asked.
“I don’t know, but I’m going to find out,” Brit said and started walking.
Kim grabbed her arm. “Don’t do that! They could be some crazy person. I’ll go get Dean...”
Just as she said that the person broke through the ice.
“Oh my god! Call the police!” Brit shouted and took off running.
It felt like she was running through sand. The snow was so deep in some areas, but she finally made it to the edge of the lake. Whoever it was, was lucky they made it as far as they did because their head was still above the surface, that meant that they were touching the bottom.
They were trying desperately to get hold of solid ice but the more they tried the more it broke away.
“Hang on, I’m coming,” Brit yelled as she laid on her belly.
“No! Stay there, you’ll fall through!”
“Luke?!”
“Yeah, it’s me. Stay there Brit, please.”
She shook her head. “No, I can’t do that, hang on.” She started pulling herself along the surface of the ice until she was five feet from him. “Oh my gosh, your lips are turning blue. Here, grab this.” She shoved her scarf as best she could towards him in the howling wind, but it just blew it around. “Hang on.” Turning around, she slowly backed her way towards him without getting too close to the edge. She looked over her shoulder at him. “Grab my leg.”
