Our prompt for JusJoJan 2019, January 17th is brought to you by John Holton! Click here to find his last post and say hi while you’re there! John’s word for our prompt today is “Inch” Use it anywhere in your post or make it the theme of your post. Have fun!
Inch by inch we moved forward, attached by ropes around our waists. The ice was so cold we could feel it chilling our bones.
We inched on carefully watching for any cracks that might appear in the ice. The man at the front of the line signaled for us to stop and listen.
We all did, we heard the ice groaning and over that the tired howling of exhaustion. We all knew what to do. We spread out, those at the front laid down and continued to inch ahead. We further back held on tight to the ropes securing the men at the front.
We held those ropes tight we could not give an inch or they might slip and drown.
The howling was getting quieter now but we could not give up or relax our efforts. This was a valued member of our team they had saved many of us before.
The cry went up “Got her” slowly inch by inch we hauled her out. She was passed down the line across the frozen lake to the shore. As soon as she reached the bank she was wrapped up warmly in a moon blanket. And rushed off for medical treatment.
Later we visited her, luckily the Vet said she would be fine but the fabulous dog part of our team had been within an inch of losing her life! Even so she was soon back working with us again.
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