The next morning, as soon as Mandy left, I packed up and headed out as well.
I was planning to surprise my boyfriend, Harry Foster, by showing up out of nowhere.
I hid near the stairwell of the search and rescue team's office. When I heard his footsteps approach, I jumped out and threw my arms around him.
"Surprise!"
Harry flinched and pushed me back.
"What are you doing here?"
Harry and I had met online and had been dating for two years. Living over six hundred miles apart meant we rarely saw each other. This was only my second time visiting his workplace; the first had been a year ago.
Having survived the horrific ordeal in my past life, I cherished him even more, believing he was the boyfriend who had braved danger to save me.
I took his hand and said, "I flew in yesterday. Aren
