Keeping Cool

One touch of his hand and the entire pond froze, despite the heat beating down from the July sun.

The kids split into two teams, picked captains, and strapped on their ice skates. Helmets, knees pads, and shoulder pads soon followed. Then Logan blew a whistle and tossed the puck onto the ice.

He stood back, sweat glistening on his skin, and watched them battle each other in a friendly game of ice hockey. Bobby kept the pond froze with frequent touches, and the ice's chill kept their minds off the fact that the school's air conditioning was still broke.