Chapter 8Jesse
They were in the Alps, hiking. It was springtime. Cows meandered across lush green meadows. Jesse could hear them lowing. The bell on the lead cow jingled with every step. Jesse and Julia linked arms as they walked, laughing and pointing out wildflowers to one another. They lay down among them and the sun was warm on their faces. Shoulders and hips touching, they looked into the clear blue sky, giddy with happiness. Suddenly and instantly, the blue turned into gray and snow started falling. Flake after flake hit her face and Jesse felt the ground harden under her, growing icy cold. She turned to Julia, wanting to tell her that they needed to get up and leave, but Julia’s face had gone from animated to frozen. Her jaw hung slack and her eyes, so full of love a second ago, st
