Chapter 25

CHAPTER 25

LENA.

"Don't come close," I whimpered as I moved farther away from him. I had been traumatized by just that tiny moment of watching his frozen body. The panic that had overcome me while I watched the flecks of ice fall off his skin as it faded into nothingness reminded me of being alone with Jason with no parents. I wasn't ready to become an orphan, not ready to experience the intense grief that came with losing two parents within the space of one week.

He was staring at me with both hands on his hips. That was the stance he made whenever he was confused. He took off his glasses, reminding me of how hard it had been for me to take it off while he was still frozen. I shuddered.

"Why don't you want me to come close?" He asked as he drew close. "Scoot over, Lena. You're making me worried. I want to know if it's a fever. You're shivering so you are probably expelling heat and feeling cold on the inside,"

"No! Don't come close! Don't you get it?! I don't want you