Blizzard by Kirbi Fagan

Author:Kirbi Fagan [Troupe, Thomas Kingsley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 978-1-4965-2554-3; 978-1-4965-2560-4; survival stories; action; adventure; self-reliance; nature; weather; natural disasters; at-level; accurate; realistic scenarios; real-time action; ten illustrations
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2019-10-09T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

BREAKTHROUGH

Jeff stopped dead in his tracks. He knew without looking that the sign read: THIN ICE.

Jeff fought back the urge to panic. He needed to act fast. He peered at the hole in the water, but he couldn’t see Keith. That meant his friend was somewhere under the ice.

“Keith!” Jeff shouted. He wasn’t sure if his friend could hear him, but it was worth a shot. When he didn’t hear or see any sign, he used the small shovel to check the strength of the ice next to his feet. He tapped the surface a few times and took careful steps toward the flashlight.

The ice creaked a bit as he neared the light. Using the shovel, he dragged the flashlight across the snow to within arm’s reach.

Jeff aimed the beam at the icy hole, hoping that Keith would be able to see the light and use it as a beacon to find his way out. He held his breath, listening carefully.

Nothing.

Then, below his feet, the ice shook slightly.

He’s pounding on the ice! Jeff realized.

Jeff cleared away some of the snow with the shovel. The ice was too thick where he was standing to see Keith, but he moved the snow anyway to clear a path toward the hole. He illuminated the makeshift path he’d created.

“C’mon, Keith,” Jeff said. “Follow the light.”

The wind died down, making it eerily quiet. Jeff traced the beam of light along the ice path he’d made. Then he pointed the beam into the hole itself for a moment before starting to trace again.

The black opening in the ice began to get as slushy as their ice fishing hole.

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