Chapter 38
Hanlon
“STONE! STOOOOONNNNE!” I scream so loud that everyone around me is ripping their headsets off, but I don’t care.
Stone’s boss, Rick, is on the phone with Search maybe they don’t.
When you get this cold, you can’t really trust your brain anymore.
We’re still at an elevation of eight thousand feet, so delirium can’t be ruled out.
Now that I have Stone back in my arms, my body accepts this as a positive outcome and refuses to budge from this position.
There are so many things I want to say to him, but my vocal cords are paralyzed, so I think them instead as I plant my lips to the helmet he still has on, thankful that it most likely is the only reason his neck didn’t snap in two.
I love you.
I love you like a brother, like a lover, like a best friend.
You’re everything to me.
And then I close my eyes and wait for the mountain to claim us both.
At least we’re together.