An Island Between Two Shores
“The grey log made her shudder. Black feathers and trampled snow were all that were left to tell the story of her survival in that fearsome place. For several minutes she stood and stared at the starkness she had endured. A single wolf call filled the emptiness with its plaintive call.
She glanced upstream to the distant canyon with its imposing walls. She then turned downstream and started to walk toward town. She felt weak but invigorated to be off the island and to have her belly full. Ri...vulets of blood seeped down her right side from the cut. She rhythmically lifted her knees and plunge-stepped through the thigh-deep snow. Liana was grateful to be moving.
“We did it,” she told herself. “Henry helped me. Anything is possible.”
Liana stayed on the river. The vegetation on the shore was thick and the progress would be slow and arduous. It was still early and she was optimistic that she would find shelter around each corner.MoreLess
She glanced upstream to the distant canyon with its imposing walls. She then turned downstream and started to walk toward town. She felt weak but invigorated to be off the island and to have her belly full. Ri...vulets of blood seeped down her right side from the cut. She rhythmically lifted her knees and plunge-stepped through the thigh-deep snow. Liana was grateful to be moving.
“We did it,” she told herself. “Henry helped me. Anything is possible.”
Liana stayed on the river. The vegetation on the shore was thick and the progress would be slow and arduous. It was still early and she was optimistic that she would find shelter around each corner.MoreLess
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