i had an idea of what i should happen in this chapter, but its...:/

Campbell's pov

I wake up the next morning. I'm in my room, laying in my bed with Maya.

I have my arm around her around her waist.

I've never actually slept in the same bed as Maya.

This feels right; me sleeping next to her.

I guess I'm getting a little glimpse of our future, in the present.

I hear a vibration: its my phone. It lies on the night stand beside my bed. I carefully reach over Maya —hoping not to wake her— and grab my phone.

I have new message from a number I do not recognize, but the message reads:

Pond, later?

Oh. This is Karlee.

I can tell, because when I used to lived here, every winter she and I would wait for the pond to freeze over, and we'd walk to it and skate.

I save her number into my phone and reply back.

Me: Sure. Do you mind if Maya comes too?

I need to pee.

I rise off my bed and set my phone down on my dresser.

I'm almost out the doorway when it vibrates again. I snatch the phone and read and respond to my new message.

Karlee: O..okay. I guess she can. We can go around 2.

Me: Okay, Can you bring an extra pair of skates for M., too?

Maya's pov

So were at this pond.

I do not want to be here, but I don't want Campbell and Karlee to be alone together.

Cam's friends said that he's had a crush on her...and I know that she likes him, right now.

Cam + Karlee + some alone time = a chance for old feelings to resurface.

We all sit on a snow covered bench by the pond and put on our skates.

I'm lacing mine up, when Campbell gets up; he must be done. He hops up and skates on the frozen ice. He does a little spin and gives us a playful smile.

Karlee whistles.

I glower at her.

I hate this skank.

She gets up and joins him on the ice; they twirl around together.

Nope, this isn't going to work. I will not allow her to hold hands and twirl around with my boyfriend as if they're some happy couple.

No.

I stand up and walk onto the ice.

I do not ice skate.

Cam has tried to teach me before, but I never really got into it.

I'm on the ice.

So far, so good.

I'm trying so hard to keep my balance and not fall on my ass.

I know Karlee would get a good laugh out of my humiliation.

Campbell must've noticed me struggling to stay up, because he skates up to me holds me steady.

"I got you," He says, "I wont let you fall." He gives me a sweet smile.

Campbell is just so great to me.

I don't care if he's had a crush on Karlee; I trust that he wont do anything.

I know that Cam loves me, that all that matters.

We gaze into each other's eyes, lean in, and...we hear a scream and a thud on the ice.

We both look over; Karlee had fallen.

Mostly likely on purpose to get Cam away from me.

Cam lets go of me and dashes across the ice to Karlee's rescue.

I make an effort to stay up, but fail.

I drop onto the ice.

So much for not letting me fall.

I watch as Cam kneels down to help Karlee up. They're laughing and smiling.

I give up.

I refuse to skate any longer.

Karlee can have her alone time with Campbell on the ice.

She just needs to be aware; I'll be watching her like hawk.

I take off these stupid ice skates and carefully stroll off of the ice.

"You done?" Cam hollers. I look back over my shoulder and nod.

So done.

I sit down on the bench,put my boots back on, and just look at the two.

Theyre both up and skating. Karlee skates straight, jumps, rotates in the air, and lands.

So she's a professional ice skater now...

Go fucking figure.

She takes a few bows as Campbell claps.

Bleh.

I now observe Cam; he looks like he is going to try to copy Karlee.

This'll be interesting.

He speedily skates staight, jumps, spins, and decends.

When his skates touch the ice, I hear a loud crackle.

Oh no.

The ice breaks and Cam falls into the water below. "Cam!" I scream.

Karlee and I rush to the hole Cam caused.

I don't see him.

He's drowning.

I stick my hand into the icy cold and move it around to see if I can sense where Campbell is.

I hope he's not too far down.

Suddenly, I feel something.

Maybe his jacket.

I clutch it and pull up.

Cam emerges to the surface, flailing his arms and gasping for air.

Karlee and I haul him out and set him on the solid part of the ice.

Campbell sits curled up, rocking back and forth.

I can hear his teeth chattering.

"He's cold," I state, "he needs warmth." Karlee nods in understand. She crouches down and wraps her arms around Campbell.

I roll my eyes.

"That's not exactly what I meant," I say, "he needs warm, dry clothes." I go to Cam and unzip his jacket. I throw it onto the floor of ice.

Campbell kicks off his wet skates and undoes his pants.

I'm removing his shirt, he raises his arms, I pull it off.

He is now in nothing, but his boxers and socks.

I take off my coat and render it to him. We stand up and trot off the ice. Karlee following close behind us.

Cam is still shivering.

We need to get him home, now.

I grab his shoes. He takes off his damp socks, tosses them, and slips on his shoes.

"Do you have your cell phone?" I ask Karlee.

"No." She replies.

At this moment, I had wished that I had brought mine along. Or that Cam did.

Yeah, It'd be drenched, but at least we'd have one. We could call Cam's parents and they could pick us up.

The walk we took here was half a mile.

I let out a deep sigh. Looks like we have to walk...again.