Chapter 15
The snow was turning to ice, but Reid couldn’t feel it anymore. His face was so numb from being out working on the mountain, doing his best to clear the never ceasing pile of trees, he assumed he’d never have sensation back in his cheeks or nose again. It didn’t seem to matter that they’d been sawing away at logs longer than he could calculate with his brain iced-over; under one tree, there was another, and then another….
The wind picked up, blowing the ice and snow into the air and creating a cloud so think he could hardly see Josh working next to him. The ground had thawed a bit earlier in the day, but now it was starting to freeze up again. Conditions were still so bad on the other side of the trees that the crews Mr. Minter had spoken of earlier had never made it. When Mem
