On my way home from school one day with my friend Hanna, we passed the frozen pond. I really wanted to skate but Hanna didn’t think it was a good idea – she pointed out that no-one else was out on the ice. I didn’t listen. I put down my school bag and went out on to the ice. It felt fine, as always, and I even called Hannah a ‘pansy’ for not joining me out there.
Naturally, my friend was offended by my taunt. “If you’re going to be stupid, Sarah, I’m going home,” she said. She was just about to go when the ice suddenly gave way beneath me and I plunged into the icy water. Hanna went from being mad at me to a desperate attempt to help me. She couldn’t reach me herself but managed to help me get hold of a tree branch. “Hold on while I get help!” she shouted.
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