Black Ice (2014)
“I was curled on the floor, trying to fall asleep so I'd forget about how cold I was, when Shaun opened the storage room door. The blackness in the room was so complete that the shaft of light coming through the door seemed to pierce my eyes.
"Get up. We're leaving." I was in that groggy in-between place, caught halfway between sleep and wakefulness. He ground his boot into my ribs, and I bolted upright.
"Where's Mason?" I asked automatically.
"Getting Korbie. They're meeting us outs...ide." He dropped my coat and a large bundle at my feet. "Strap this on." I tried to keep the despair off my face. He was bringing Korbie. I had taken a huge risk in lying about the insulin, but it hadn't been enough to convince Shaun to leave her behind. I had to accept that she wasn't going for help. No one would find us now. I felt the nightmare rising over my head.
After dressing in my outerwear, I hoisted the backpack onto my shoulders, the weight of it throwing off my center of balance.MoreLess
"Get up. We're leaving." I was in that groggy in-between place, caught halfway between sleep and wakefulness. He ground his boot into my ribs, and I bolted upright.
"Where's Mason?" I asked automatically.
"Getting Korbie. They're meeting us outs...ide." He dropped my coat and a large bundle at my feet. "Strap this on." I tried to keep the despair off my face. He was bringing Korbie. I had taken a huge risk in lying about the insulin, but it hadn't been enough to convince Shaun to leave her behind. I had to accept that she wasn't going for help. No one would find us now. I felt the nightmare rising over my head.
After dressing in my outerwear, I hoisted the backpack onto my shoulders, the weight of it throwing off my center of balance.MoreLess
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