Heart beating like a Dyatlov Pass student, Terah groggily looked around. Where was she? He couldn’t keep that damned story out of his head. Snow was falling and although he was limping, he found her trail with the ambient light from under the clouds. Ambient light? They must be near a town after all! Hobbling out, he knew he couldn’t shout. She was only a few feet away, thrashing in the snow. “Sh, sh, sh,” he hushed, trying to quiet her. “They’ll find us.” Her eyes were open, wild. She looked like she’d seen a demon. “Sh, sh, sh. It’s all right.” He hugged her. She whipped around. “Get away from me!” “Mich—Lindsey. It’s me. Terah. Calm down. You’re going to freeze to death!” Sucking in deep breaths of cool air, she came to herself. “There was someone else in the shelter with us!” Terah turned back. The fire had gone out. The bla...
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