My feet catch fire, and I run for the other side of the lake. I don’t know if she knows how to stop or turn. My panic rises as I realize I don’t see her anymore. My lungs scream with each stride, my heart hammering in my ears. By the time I finally reach the other side, my cold, wet legs threaten to buckle underneath me. Daeja’s dark shadow is slumped against a tree. I run faster. Closing the distance between us, I fall to my knees beside her.
