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My search group worked together like we’d been a team for years. We stayed a few feet apart, walking side by side to sweep our assigned section. We walked and walked, but didn’t come across anything suspicious.
A painful blister was forming on my left heel, but I was in much better shape than most of the other people out here, so I wasn’t about to complain. We searched tirelessly, yelling for Dani and scanning the forest floor.
When my cell phone lit up with a call from Meg, I silently prayed she was calling to let us know they’d found Dani. Instead, she told me that on our next pass, our group should return to the parking area for a food and water break.
Although the other members of my search team hadn’t complained, they all looked relieved at the news that it was our turn fo
