Excerpt.Two.

"You help me see, you help me breathe." I took a deep, shaky breath. The air was frigid.

"I have to leave." He said again.

"Why?" I asked, searching for some hint of teasing in his eyes.

"It's time for me to go."

I pulled his hand close to my face. "The maps - they said nothing about leaving!"

"It's time for me to go now." He pulled his hand away and put it behind his back.

And then he was gone.