Icebreaker (UCMH, #1)

by Hannah Grace

“I can’t stop thinking about it.” “Tell me why. They checked me over so many times, I promise I’m fine.” “I started googling statistics of people who fall through frozen lakes, then those who die because of it. Then somehow, I ended up on people who get severely injured figure skating, and I couldn’t stop looking at all these things that might happen to you.” “Oh, Henry.” “I can’t stop obsessing over it, Anastasia. You nearly died. I don’t know how to make it stop.” “I’m sorry I scared you. I was scared, too, but I promise you I’m healthy, and it won’t happen again.” “Please don’t skate on frozen stuff outdoors anymore.” “I promise I won’t, but I need you to promise me you will stop looking at statistics. Do you need a hug?” Thinking about my offer, he chews on his lip a little, but then he again shakes his head. “No. I promise to try to stop looking, I just can’t sometimes. It’s like, once it’s in my head, it burrows and burrows, and then I can’t get it out. I hate it about myself, and I don’t know why I have to do it.” “You know I love you, right? And that there isn’t one single thing that I hate about you.” “I know you do, and that’s why I worry about you. I’ve never had what we have before.” His confession shocks the words right out of me. “I don’t want to lose it.”

aw Hen, i love you