Chapter 13
Reid stood in the kitchen sipping a cup of coffee, staring out at a blanket of white, and feeling like a desperate, trapped animal. Memphis had spoken to Mr. Minter about an hour ago, and the older gentleman confirmed there wasn’t much they could do at the moment. The snow was still falling and wasn’t expected to let up for at least another hour. The road crews wouldn’t be heading up the mountain in those conditions, and there was only one way down.
“Where exactly is the bottleneck?” Zach asked spinning his own cup of coffee anxiously.
“About a mile past the turn, you know, where you come into Mr. Minter’s property.
“And where does that road go if you don’t turn to come up here?” Josh asked.
“It snakes back around and ties back in to the main road, right above where the tre
