Chapter 103. Completely

She heard her name like a bell through the noise. How could she hear him so clearly when she couldn't even hear herself?

William lowered his arm when he saw her. His face was red and his eyes were squinted as if he could barely hold them open to look at her. "Doris!" He shouted again. William fell to his knees beside her and pushed all of the snow off her body before he took her in his arms. He lifted her as if she weighed nothing and she couldn't even bend her arms enough to hold onto him. Her legs dangled over his arms, he held her firm against his chest as he looked around.

"We have to find cover, the worst of the storm is still coming." He said loudly against her ear. Doris shivered against his warm breath. He barely seemed to be bothered by the snow at all. Doris closed her eyes again when the snow stung her eyes and tried to blind her vision.

He held her firm as he stumbled across the rough patches of snow. She listened to his heavy breath and tried to focus o