[Flashback continued...]
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"It...f-feels like I'm....going....to freeze....t-to....d-death....."
Emily said as she tightened her arms around her body to save herself from the cold that was making her feel like she was a piece of an iceberg rather than a human.
Shadow stopped fixing the contents on her study table and finally turned to look at her. Ever since Rylan and Shane showed up, he had been keeping his distance from her. He still answered their questions, helped when they were trying to help her with the pain, but when he was not doing that, he was wandering around her room cleaning and organizing everything.
"C-can...can't you c-come....here.....a-and.....help me...? I'm....really....abo-about....to...freeze...to d-death..."
She once again spoke in her whispering voice as she fought to even open her mouth properly.