(Lindy's POV)
It was so cold, I stepped out onto the ice feeling the shiny surface slid under me. I put my other foot out and immediately lost my balance, Tom who had been behind me, caught me and set me back up straight. I clung to the wall(A/N based on a true story) and my feet slid out behind me. I laughed and pushed off the wall, it reminded me of roller skating which I had done many time, only four wheeled. I bent my knees and pushed to the side feeling myself inch forward along the wall. Tord had already sped away and was halfway across the ice expertly doing spins and figure eights. Ganme was a natural on ice, she was already off the wall and in the middle learning how to do a spin. Tom skated next to me.
"Don't just stand there." His expression was playful.
"Oh," I inched forward cautious of my movements and Tom smiled" is that better?"
He nodded" ya and don't be so tense or your movements will be tense."
I signed and let go of my fear, feeling it melt away like the ice I was skating on.
Tom smiled and urged me to go," I'll stay by you the whole time." He reassured me and continued telling me tips and ways to skate better, after a bout a half hour I could let go of the wall for a while.
"Yay, Tom why don't you leave now. I don't want to stop you from having fun.." he smiled and I stared into his black eyes feeling there gaze. He extended his hand toward me.
"You want me to skate with you?!" He nodded and I took his hand.
We started out skating slow and around the wide edge ring, I tried to help skate but Tom was pulling me along without breaking a sweat. I smiled as the cold icy air whizzed by me as we made our way closer to the center. I noted the strange way tom was eyeing my new jacket. Toms usually bored expression was joyful and cheery, even his dead black eyes flickered with a light. Tord had finished teaching Ganme all of his tricks and had skated over us.
"Hey guys what are you doing," his voice was fake cheerful and under his breath he muttered gibberish.
The smile from mine and Toms faces faded as we just stood there skaters jumped to avoid us and continued skating. I started wobbling and Tom put his hand over my shoulder to steady me. Tord grimaced and turned to me.
"Lindy do you want to skate with me?" He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him but Tom hung firm to my other hand. We just stood there on the ice for what seemed like an eternity. Skaters whizzed by us as I stood there one hand in Toms hand and the other in Tords hand. Tom skated to Tord and shoved him back and he fell on the ice, hard. He looked angry for a moment for he had let go of my hand. I knew deep inside Tom had not wanted to hurt Tord but yet he had.... why was that. There was nothing but the silence and occasional cry as a person fell. Tord looked up at me.
I shook me hand out of Toms grip which was harder than expected and stepped back nearly falling onto the ice.
"You guys keep skating. I don't feel like it anymore." I skated across the ice and out the exit slipping a couple of times on my way out.
A few minutes later the doors opened again, very slowly and Tord hobbled in, still on skates. He sat down next to me hearing the clank of the skated against each other.
"Are you ok..." he didn't face me but I could tell it wasn't to be mean.
"Ya I guess I'm ok" I didn't know what to feel and quite frankly I had no idea what just happened. We just sat there for the longest time before I couldn't take the silence anymore." Come on let's skate" and I extended my hand and helped him up walking down to rubber road and in to the ice rink.
After ice skating for a little while we headed home. Edd opened the front door and we walked inside but Ganme politely resfused say she was going up to the roof to get into her room. Tord disappeared into his room and Edd broke away, probably to sketch in his room. He was so amazing at drawing but he never admitted it. Once or twice I'd seen his sketch book and begged him to draw something for me. He's finally agreed to draw a picture for me but he wouldn't tell me what it was. Now it was just me and Tom, we just stood there.
I shifted on my feet back and forward clutching the ends of Tords jacket. Tom just leaned against the wall hands in his pockets. We just stood there for the longest time before I broke away muttering something about going to my room.
I tossed the door aside, my room was on the third floor along with Tords, Ganme had taken the one on the second floor saying it was more to her likening. I leapt onto the bed and pulled my book out and just read.
I was lost in thought, the words I was reading trapped in my brain. I was in my own world now, I couldn't hear anything only words as I skimmed the page, they flew off the page and into my world. A sudden thud broke my thought. The sound came from the room next to me, Tords room..... I put my book down and got off my bed. I opened my door and cautiously walked down the hall before stopping. I turned the doorknob slowly and pushed the door open. The light was on and the room looked normal, all expect for one thing. Tord wasn't in it. I looked around even outside the window but Tord wasn't anywhere. I examined the room more closely and just by his bed I saw something on the floor. It was infinity, opened and stained, red.