Ice

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We play by the lake on a cold winter day.

I suggest we try to skate on the surface.

My friend goes first, and crashes through the ice.

I look down into the hole, searching in the darkness.

Seconds pass, and I hear no sound.

I take my skates off, and dive in after her.

The water is cold against my skin, and I quickly swim through.

I see her sinking down below me, and I go down to get her.

When I finally manage to grab her underwater,

I swim back to the surface.

It never occurred to me how fast the thick ice could freeze over.


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