Chapter Two
Bethany
I open my eyes to an upside-down world. My windows are completely white outside but are amazingly intact; the car’s functional enough that I can see the glow of the headlights faintly through the layer of snow. I’m conscious, alive..and in a crazy situation.
I flip on the emergency lights, praying someone will see them in the blowing snow, then do a quick check-in with myself. My head hurts, one shoulder feels wrenched, and I’m sure I’ll have bruises from the seatbelt I’m hanging from. But I’m not bleeding, I can feel my feet, and nothing seems broken.
Holy s**t. I close my eyes, trying to focus past my fear. That was an avalanche. I just got hit by a damn avalanche and survived!
So far, anyway.
“Okay,” I tell myself, my voice strangely loud in the small space. “E
