Chapter 41: Going Home
Reuben clung desperately to the bumper of the car. The freezing water was up to his waist, draining his strength away.
Jenna, I’ll be with you soon, sweetheart.
Just then Reuben heard a sound behind him, something sliding slowly across the ice. He tried to turn his head to see what it was, and then he felt strong hands grip his coat and his arm.
“Let go, pal, I’ve got you.”
Bobby! Reuben felt his friend pulling on him, and he let go. As Bobby pulled, Reuben’s legs came up out of the water and onto the ice. Bobby slowly and carefully dragged Reuben backward across the ice and up onto the bank. Reuben lay there gasping for air.
“Where did you come from?” he asked, shaking with cold.
“Well, you always seem to get yourself into trouble, so I figured I had better m
