They had been looking for over three hours. Each place they stopped was a bust although something not from this world camped out in the last. Whatever it was, it hadn’t left a let’s be friends sign behind.They were outside of town now. Cal took them off the beaten path making her jump at every bump. They were riding over huge mountains of snow. Her California heart wasn’t prepared for this yet. Visions of being caught under an avalanche of snow where her oxygen slowly drained away kept flowing through her mind. She gave a shake of her head, time to stop living in fear and find Vick. “We don’t have much time left,” she whispered to Cal.She was pulled into the dash board of the SUV with a force that speared pain through her chest. “Cal,” she gasped his name struggling against the force that held her tight. “What’s happening?”She fought tears as her chest tightened. Spears of pain began to shoot up her arms. She was sure she was having a heart attack. Breathing in tiny gasps, she tried to suck air into her shrinking lungs.
