I stared at my surroundings, and they stared back with nothing but gray. The cloud filled sky was gray. The long, wispy field of grass was gray. The trees in the horizon were gray. Even my black boots were gray. The world was gray. The only color I saw was my best friend, her beautiful brown hair darkened with its wetness. I had met her about a year ago. My mom was the one who introduced us. Her parents were killed in a car accident. I am so lucky I have her. She was so cute, the way she walked with her short legs and enormous head. I had to yell at her every once and a while because she had chased after a bird or squirrel or something. One of these days she is going to wander off too far, and she might not come back. I told myself this to prepare me in case something ever happened. She had been sick the past few weeks, so this was our first walk in a while. She had built up a bundle of energy and was determined to use all of it. It was probably for the best because this air was freezing. The cold combined with the damp grass was beginning to numb my feet and legs; I began to feel as if I was walking on air.
                 

“Moli... Moli come here!” I yelled. No response, nothing had broken the silence. “Moli, here girl!” I yelled again. “Where are you?” Still no response. I started to panic. “MOLI!” I screamed as tears began to fill my eyes. Please, please where are you? I can't lose you, I can't. Tears were covering my face. I attempted to call for her again, but nothing came out. “What are you doing?” I calmly asked myself, “Crying isn't going to h...” I stopped myself, I heard something, not sure what exactly, but it was definitely something. There it was again. I started to run towards the sound. I made my way to a small hill and went up it. Over the crest of the hill I saw her, but just her head. My vision was blurred from all the running and tears. I ran towards her. When I was near I saw she had broken into an iced over pond.
              

Without a second thought, I jumped in, and when I hit the water my body went into shock as I gasped for air. I couldn't feel anything from the chest down. I pushed myself the best I could with my arms towards Moli. When I reached her, I hugged her, I was crying out of happiness. Thank God she is still a pup. I grabbed her with my right hand and chucked her to the nearest shore. I kicked the best I could with my numb legs and swam with my arms to land. I pulled off my coat and wrapped it around Moli as I carried her home away from the pond.
           

That pond will always stare back at me. That pond was and always will be gray.