Chapter 296

Odell slowed down to a stop and turned around to Sylvia. He raised his hand and gestured to her to try sliding toward him. Sylvia took a deep breath. She tried recalling Odell’s posture and movement before she slowly slid forward. The ski slowly slid on the snow before it accelerated forward. Sylvia was delighted, but it only lasted for a second because she did not know how to stop. She was gaining speed more than intended and she slowly lost control. Shocked, she started screaming at the other skiers who were in her way, “Move!” The other skiers quickly moved out of her trajectory, afraid of being run over. Sylvia’s ski continued to gain speed. Just when she closed her eyes and braced herself for a terrible crash, a figure flashed in front of her and caught her. Thud! She rammed herself into a sturdy chest and was finally forced to a stop. She froze for a moment before she started to gasp for air to calm herself down. Then, when she opened her eyes, she saw a man l