The waters of deep winter chilled the bone, leaving Henry shuddering immediately as he dove under the pool.The freezing temperatures left his exposed skin reddened and stinging, but the cold did not discourage him.His guilt and self-blame only grew further, as he had thrown his already sickly daughter into the pool, leaving her in these icy waters for so long."It's alright, Sophie… Daddy's here. Daddy will take you home…"With that thought, Henry dived to the depths, searching with the rays of dawn that pierced into the depths.He looked around the surface and found nothing, so he began to claw into the mud, not caring about getting his hands dirty.Time passed.He was a great swimmer, but the mud went deep, and it was dim underneath.But he never gave up.Whenever he felt out of breath, he went to the surface to inhale deeply and dived down again."Mr. Barnes…"Andy stood anxiously by the pond, having picked up the coat Henry had thrown on the ground, watching worriedly
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