Chapter 23

"Jack! Jack!" I kept calling out, looking across at him.

"Jack…. I'm scared." The ice cracked below me, and my legs would not stop shaking.

"It's all right! It's all right! Don't be scared."

"We'll have a little fun instead, okay?" I nodded gulping down my fears.

"We'll- we'll play hopscotch all right?" Jack lowered his legs steadily and slowly, pick up a stick that had a hook on it.

"Ehm…" He tested the ice with his stick, and then hopped over to it. "One!"

"…Two!" He jumped again, but almost slipped. He quickly made a funny face, making me giggle, instantly forgetting the danger that almost happened.

"Three!" With that, he jumped over, but the ice was breaking through. Jack threw me across to safe snow bank, I peaked out and laughed, relieved and excited. Jack leaned against the stick and smiled, but the ice cracked.

My smile faded, and I raced over to him. I tried to grab his hand, the stick, his arm, anything. But his fingers slipped down before I got over to the hole that took him. I waited for a few minutes, curled up staring as the bubbles floated to the top and popped. I called out "JACK! JACK!"

I wanted to get help, but I didn't know the way in the forest, Jack always led me, sometimes playing tricks, like pretending to be a bear and freaking me out.

I laughed at the memory, which turned into a mournful cry. I hugged my knees and sobbed loudly.

I never ice skated again. I could never forgive the pond for what happened.

The icy pond that took Jack away from me.

The hole that took my brother away.

But after a few minutes, I didn't remember anything. I looked around, but didn't watch where I was going, and the ice cracked below me, and the next thing I knew I was helping to feed the littler kids in the orphanage. Everyone watched the Ollympic skaters on TV, but I didn't care for it, but I didn't know why.

But now I do.

i know it's kinda short... but since chapter 22 was long i figured it wouldn't hurt anything if this was shortish :P

actually i think this might be a normal chap length for me...

so.. hehe.. XD

lol

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