"Theresa!" yelled Ethan as she collapsed. He was relieved that she was still breathing but he was so worried about her. He found a piece of firewood and broke the rest of the glass from the window. From strength he didn't know he had at the moment, he picked Theresa up and got her through the window.
He carried her through the Cabin his ankle pounding . He gently laid her on the couch and collapsed on the floor beside her. It was freezing in the cabin. The only thing on his mind was sleep but he couldn't let Theresa down. He managed to start a fire in the fireplace.
He went to Theresa's room to look for her clothes but the dresser was piled with snow from a broken window, much like the rest of the rooms. He went into his room and was glad to find only a small amount of snow. He got into his dresser and changed his wet, cold clothes. He got his longest sweater, a pair of boxers and a pair of socks and took them into the living room.
He went to Theresa and gently unzipped her coat and took it off. He pulled off her two sweaters, which were wet and cold and then her pants and boots. He found bruises all over her stomach and prayed it wasn't serious. He put his sweater over her head and pulled it down to her knees. He reached down her back and undid her bra and slipped it through a sleeve. He reached up the sweater and pulled her underwear replacing them with his boxers hoping that if she were dry she would warm up. He carefully peeled off her soaked socks. He could tell she had frostbite, he found a pot, filled it with snow and put it at the edge of the fire. When it got warm he took a piece of material and gently bathed her feet in the warm water.
When he was done he gathered all of the dry blankets he could and made a bed close to the fire. He gently laid her down and put a pillow under her head. He covered her up and then went over to the fire to look at his ankle. It was definitely swollen and red. He sighed and got under the covers. Lying on his side he looked at Theresa. She was so beautiful. He brushed a strand of hair from her face, she was an angel on earth. He wanted to stay up and protect her, watch over her but he was so tired. He wrapped his arms around her and fell asleep.
"No! Stop!" screamed Theresa in her sleep. Ethan immediately woke up and found her thrashing around.
"Theresa." He said gently shaking her.
"Stop the car!" she screamed sitting up and grabbing onto Ethan, sobbing.
"Shhhh…It's alright, Theresa. It was just a nightmare." He said pulling her closer.
"Promise you won't leave me, never ever." She mumbled.
"I promise Theresa, I'll stay with you forever." Said Ethan. He moved her hair away from her face and felt her burning forehead. "Theresa, I'll be right back, I promise." He limped into the kitchen and got some medicine from the cabinet. The snow had melted a little and the floor was soaked.
He went back to Theresa, who had fallen back asleep. "Come on Theresa, wake up sweetheart." He said. He got her to wake up and take the medicine. He laid her back down and then restarted the embers in the fireplace. He gently lay back down beside her and fell asleep hoping she would be all right.
When Ethan woke up again he immediately checked on Theresa. Her fever had gone down and she was sleeping semi-peacefully, coughing now and again. The snow in the kitchen had melted some more and it soaked his socks. He managed to get to the cupboards and get a can of chicken soup. He got a pot and painfully limped back into the main room. He filled the pot with snow and melted it and the added the soup as he cooked it over the fire. When it was done he went back into the kitchen and got bowls, spoons and some crackers. He was starving but Theresa came first. He gently shook her and she opened her eyes and looked at him.
Theresa was feeling a little better but now she was just happy to be alive. She looked up at Ethan and saw the concerned look on his face. She smiled at him and managed to sit up.
"Are you okay?" asked Ethan concerned.
"Yeah, I'm okay, just a bit dizzy. What happened?" said Theresa
"We were in an avalanche. Remember? You were hurt and you passed out when we got here."
"Yeah I remember. Oh, Ethan, are you okay?" she asked concerned.
"Yeah, I just hurt my ankle. Well let's make sure you're okay." He pulled down the covers and looked at her feet.
Theresa looked down and saw she wasn't in her clothes. She was suddenly embarrassed. "Uh...Ethan-." She said turning red.
He looked up and saw her red face. "Oh…Umm…your clothes were wet…so I had to..umm..change them" he stammered.
"Thank you." Said Theresa smiling at him.
He smiled back. "Can you feel your toes and everything?" he said rubbing her feet.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Good, you had frostbite and thankfully I don't think there is any permanent damage. Oh, I found some antiseptic for your stomach. You had some cuts and bruises. Do you want me to put it on?" he asked.
"I think you'll have to, my arms are so sore I can barely move them. I think I pulled a muscle." Said Theresa.
"Okay." Ethan lifted her shirt up to under her breasts. He hated the look of her bruises. He guessed the snow had made her hit a tree or something. He gently applied the antiseptic and Theresa winced and bit her lip. When he was done he took gauze from the first aid kit and wrapped it around her stomach.
"I woke you up because we both need to eat. I made us soup and I have some crackers."
"Thank you, you saved my life." She said wincing as she hugged him.
Ethan held on to her for a few minutes, glad that she was okay.
"Well we'd better eat before it gets cold." Said Theresa.
Theresa had a hard time lifting her right arm to feed herself. She gave up and tried using her left arm, which didn't work either because she was unused to using it. Ethan saw her struggling.
"Do you need any help." He asked.
"No, I can handle it." She said.
"Come on. I'll help you."
"Okay." She said defeated.
Ethan fed her the soup and crackers with a smile on his face. When she was done he ate his share.
"So what do we do know?" asked Theresa
"Well not many people know about the Cabin so I guess we just wait. I'm sure they'll find us though. I'm going to go see if any of the snow in your room has melted so I can get your stuff." Said Ethan getting up and wincing because of his ankle.
"Ethan." Said Theresa.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you for promising to stay with me forever when I had that nightmare. I don't remember it that well but I know I was terrified. Thank you so much. Just being with you made me feel better, safe."
"I was really worried about. I should thank you too. Without you I would have died in the avalanche. I'm just glad I could help."
"Ethan, you did so much more than just help. As far as I'm concerned you saved my life a lot of times. When I was down about you and Gwen you took me skating. You brought me back to life when I was in the hospital, you made me have fun, something to live for when you planned this. You jumped in front of me when the avalanche was coming, on the way back to the cabin you wouldn't let me lose hope and when I passed out you some how got me in here. You made sure I was warm and all right. You saw me through my dream and my fever. That is not just helping, you are my angel. My guardian angel. Without you I wouldn't be here today. I can't explain how much that touches my heart." She said with tears welling up in her eyes.
"I… I don't know what to say. I didn't know I meant that much to you." He gave her a hug. "I wouldn't be here without you either Theresa. You've done as much for me as I've done for you and you've touched my heart with your personality, just everything about you. If I'm your guardian angel then you must be mine." He kissed her on the cheek and then limped into her room.
Theresa sat there thinking. When she had found him after the avalanche she could have swore he said that he loved her but what if it was just a last minute thing because he thought he was going to die. "Does he still love Gwen?" she thought to herself. Only a few months ago she would have been on cloud 9 here with Ethan and the song, the cooking baking and everything else but now it was different. She wasn't sure whether to be happy or to prepare for heartbreak. She had definitely matured the last few months.
He carried her through the Cabin his ankle pounding . He gently laid her on the couch and collapsed on the floor beside her. It was freezing in the cabin. The only thing on his mind was sleep but he couldn't let Theresa down. He managed to start a fire in the fireplace.
He went to Theresa's room to look for her clothes but the dresser was piled with snow from a broken window, much like the rest of the rooms. He went into his room and was glad to find only a small amount of snow. He got into his dresser and changed his wet, cold clothes. He got his longest sweater, a pair of boxers and a pair of socks and took them into the living room.
He went to Theresa and gently unzipped her coat and took it off. He pulled off her two sweaters, which were wet and cold and then her pants and boots. He found bruises all over her stomach and prayed it wasn't serious. He put his sweater over her head and pulled it down to her knees. He reached down her back and undid her bra and slipped it through a sleeve. He reached up the sweater and pulled her underwear replacing them with his boxers hoping that if she were dry she would warm up. He carefully peeled off her soaked socks. He could tell she had frostbite, he found a pot, filled it with snow and put it at the edge of the fire. When it got warm he took a piece of material and gently bathed her feet in the warm water.
When he was done he gathered all of the dry blankets he could and made a bed close to the fire. He gently laid her down and put a pillow under her head. He covered her up and then went over to the fire to look at his ankle. It was definitely swollen and red. He sighed and got under the covers. Lying on his side he looked at Theresa. She was so beautiful. He brushed a strand of hair from her face, she was an angel on earth. He wanted to stay up and protect her, watch over her but he was so tired. He wrapped his arms around her and fell asleep.
"No! Stop!" screamed Theresa in her sleep. Ethan immediately woke up and found her thrashing around.
"Theresa." He said gently shaking her.
"Stop the car!" she screamed sitting up and grabbing onto Ethan, sobbing.
"Shhhh…It's alright, Theresa. It was just a nightmare." He said pulling her closer.
"Promise you won't leave me, never ever." She mumbled.
"I promise Theresa, I'll stay with you forever." Said Ethan. He moved her hair away from her face and felt her burning forehead. "Theresa, I'll be right back, I promise." He limped into the kitchen and got some medicine from the cabinet. The snow had melted a little and the floor was soaked.
He went back to Theresa, who had fallen back asleep. "Come on Theresa, wake up sweetheart." He said. He got her to wake up and take the medicine. He laid her back down and then restarted the embers in the fireplace. He gently lay back down beside her and fell asleep hoping she would be all right.
When Ethan woke up again he immediately checked on Theresa. Her fever had gone down and she was sleeping semi-peacefully, coughing now and again. The snow in the kitchen had melted some more and it soaked his socks. He managed to get to the cupboards and get a can of chicken soup. He got a pot and painfully limped back into the main room. He filled the pot with snow and melted it and the added the soup as he cooked it over the fire. When it was done he went back into the kitchen and got bowls, spoons and some crackers. He was starving but Theresa came first. He gently shook her and she opened her eyes and looked at him.
Theresa was feeling a little better but now she was just happy to be alive. She looked up at Ethan and saw the concerned look on his face. She smiled at him and managed to sit up.
"Are you okay?" asked Ethan concerned.
"Yeah, I'm okay, just a bit dizzy. What happened?" said Theresa
"We were in an avalanche. Remember? You were hurt and you passed out when we got here."
"Yeah I remember. Oh, Ethan, are you okay?" she asked concerned.
"Yeah, I just hurt my ankle. Well let's make sure you're okay." He pulled down the covers and looked at her feet.
Theresa looked down and saw she wasn't in her clothes. She was suddenly embarrassed. "Uh...Ethan-." She said turning red.
He looked up and saw her red face. "Oh…Umm…your clothes were wet…so I had to..umm..change them" he stammered.
"Thank you." Said Theresa smiling at him.
He smiled back. "Can you feel your toes and everything?" he said rubbing her feet.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Good, you had frostbite and thankfully I don't think there is any permanent damage. Oh, I found some antiseptic for your stomach. You had some cuts and bruises. Do you want me to put it on?" he asked.
"I think you'll have to, my arms are so sore I can barely move them. I think I pulled a muscle." Said Theresa.
"Okay." Ethan lifted her shirt up to under her breasts. He hated the look of her bruises. He guessed the snow had made her hit a tree or something. He gently applied the antiseptic and Theresa winced and bit her lip. When he was done he took gauze from the first aid kit and wrapped it around her stomach.
"I woke you up because we both need to eat. I made us soup and I have some crackers."
"Thank you, you saved my life." She said wincing as she hugged him.
Ethan held on to her for a few minutes, glad that she was okay.
"Well we'd better eat before it gets cold." Said Theresa.
Theresa had a hard time lifting her right arm to feed herself. She gave up and tried using her left arm, which didn't work either because she was unused to using it. Ethan saw her struggling.
"Do you need any help." He asked.
"No, I can handle it." She said.
"Come on. I'll help you."
"Okay." She said defeated.
Ethan fed her the soup and crackers with a smile on his face. When she was done he ate his share.
"So what do we do know?" asked Theresa
"Well not many people know about the Cabin so I guess we just wait. I'm sure they'll find us though. I'm going to go see if any of the snow in your room has melted so I can get your stuff." Said Ethan getting up and wincing because of his ankle.
"Ethan." Said Theresa.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you for promising to stay with me forever when I had that nightmare. I don't remember it that well but I know I was terrified. Thank you so much. Just being with you made me feel better, safe."
"I was really worried about. I should thank you too. Without you I would have died in the avalanche. I'm just glad I could help."
"Ethan, you did so much more than just help. As far as I'm concerned you saved my life a lot of times. When I was down about you and Gwen you took me skating. You brought me back to life when I was in the hospital, you made me have fun, something to live for when you planned this. You jumped in front of me when the avalanche was coming, on the way back to the cabin you wouldn't let me lose hope and when I passed out you some how got me in here. You made sure I was warm and all right. You saw me through my dream and my fever. That is not just helping, you are my angel. My guardian angel. Without you I wouldn't be here today. I can't explain how much that touches my heart." She said with tears welling up in her eyes.
"I… I don't know what to say. I didn't know I meant that much to you." He gave her a hug. "I wouldn't be here without you either Theresa. You've done as much for me as I've done for you and you've touched my heart with your personality, just everything about you. If I'm your guardian angel then you must be mine." He kissed her on the cheek and then limped into her room.
Theresa sat there thinking. When she had found him after the avalanche she could have swore he said that he loved her but what if it was just a last minute thing because he thought he was going to die. "Does he still love Gwen?" she thought to herself. Only a few months ago she would have been on cloud 9 here with Ethan and the song, the cooking baking and everything else but now it was different. She wasn't sure whether to be happy or to prepare for heartbreak. She had definitely matured the last few months.
