~Xander POV~
I just stood there staring at the open door of the cabin. I couldn’t move no matter how much I knew I needed to.
I needed to for me.
I needed to for Meredith.
But it was as if I was frozen. Lost in time unable to comprehend my next move. Everything and everyone around me seemed to move in slow motion. I took a deep breath in only to forget to release it until moments later. My heart was pounding in my chest like a bass drum keeping perfect time to its own rhythm.
I looked to my left. I looked to my right, nothing.
“Xander!... Xander!... Xander!” John called my name several times before I finally caught up to the surroundings of time around me, waking me up from my distant haze.
“Go! She’s still in there. Meredith Xander! She’s still in there waiting for you!” he yelle
