“Carter, Carter.” I peeked up from my phone and twisted my head side to side. Sweat permeated my palms. Shallow breaths escaped my mouth while I gripped my chest and spun my head around again. Frost frothed from my mouth and lips crackled. My bermiese scarf was tucked over my neck.

I wondered around the playground as if through a maze. Children giggled while going forward and backwards on the sw...