Another Chance
When I steadied myself, I saw it—a smear of crimson on a half-submerged stone, a torn scrap of black fabric clinging to a root.
“Here,” I said, kneeling. My fingers brushed the cloth, and for a moment I forgot how to breathe. It was his jacket—ripped, burned at the edges.
Mark joined me, scanning the trees. “He must’ve crossed here. The current’s too strong for him to stay on this side.”
“Then we cross,” I said, already stepping into the water.
It was freezing, numbing. The current bit into my skin as I pushed through, heart hammering. On the far side, the tracks picked up again—uneven, erratic.
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