Keeping Warm
Zoe was crouching down and shivering so much that her teeth were chattering as she said,
“I am cold, Abbs. I’m sorry, Abbs, but I really am very, very cold. I don’t think I want to move. Are we going to die out here?’
Abbey put on a smile to show more confidence than she felt and issued a command that for the first time ever was able to silence her friend. Zoe was normally so talkative that you had to book your side of any conversation in advance and preferably in writing, but just now she was silent as she tried to take in what Abbey was asking her to do.
Peering down at the silent Zoe, who was looking up at her with wide eyes, Abbey knew that she could have said it differently as she started removing her own clothing.
“I mean, take your clothes off, and I will warm you
