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“Dammit, I really hope that she made it home.”
Crossing the street, I get into my car. I rub my hands together as I start it, giving it a moment to warm up before driving away.
The campus is relatively quiet as I drive past it, the snow growing stronger by the second.
My headlights illuminate the dark road in front of me. I’m about to turn onto my street when I see a figure walking by the side of the road.
“What the fuck? Are they freaking in—” My eyes narrow as I slowly move closer to the person.
It can’t be.
But it is.
Stepping on the break, I put the car in park before I get out in a hurry.
“Jade?” I rush toward her, my eyes scanning her body for any sign of injury. “What are you doing out here in the snow? Are you okay?”
Jade turns toward me, eyes wide. She blinks, a frown appearing between her brows. “I wanted to take a walk. Clear my head.”
Clear her head?
“In this weather?”
“It wasn’t snowing when I left the stadium. Well, it wasn’t snowing this hard anyway.”
Her eyes meet mine, usually bright blue color now dull and subdued. Her hair is a tangled mess from the wind and snow, and her cheeks are flushed red from the cold bite in the air.
I close my eyes, letting out a shaky breath.
This is all my damn fault.
Taking a step closer, I face her, my hands wrapping around hers. She doesn’t even have freaking gloves, so her fingers are ice cold, the skin slightly blue. “I’m sorry, Jade. I shouldn’t have yelled at you. But the whole thing with my knee has me on edge. Everybody is counting on me, and I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.”
Tears glimmer in her eyes as her fingers tighten around mine.
“You can’t keep doing this, Prescott,” she mumbles. She blinks her eyelashes furiously. Her usually bright blue eyes now have a hazy, wild look to them. Her fingers dig into my palms so hard I can feel the sting. “Promise me.”
“Jade…” My heart starts beating harder as she shakes her head.
“Promise me you’ll stop. You can’t… Just promise…”
“Okay, I promise,” I rush out.
“…m—”
Her words are cut off as she sways on her feet. A shudder runs down my spine as I wrap my arms around her and pull her to me. My heart thunders in my chest as I tilt Jade back to look at her pale face. Her cheeks are rosy, her lips slightly choppy. I thought it was from cold, but when I pressed my hand against her forehead, I could feel the burn of her skin.
My whole body freezes as the chill sets in my bones.
“No.” I shake my head as my hand skims over her cheeks and neck. Burning up. “Jade, doll, look at me.”
I gently shake her, but she lets out a soft groan, those crystal eyes still closed, and that panic that’s been slowly building inside me since the moment I laid my eyes on her reaches the surface.
“Jade, don’t do this to me. C’mon, open those pretty eyes for me,” I plead with her, but no amount of pleading will help.
She’s not waking up.
“You’re going to be okay,” I whisper, brushing my lips against her hot forehead. I slip my shaky hand into my pocket. It takes me two tries before I’m able to pull my phone out, but somehow, I do it. Unlocking it, I dial the familiar number.
