Though there are others in the Bunker with her, she has never felt so isolated. Her thoughts run to her father, off on some unknown mission, and to her brother, trapped outside the Bunker where the killers are. She is supposed to be watching over him, taking care of him. She can do neither now.
Without realizing it, she begins to rock. Just let me wake up, she thinks. Let this be a nightmare.
Then she realizes that while she isn’t asleep, a nightmare is exactly what this is.
Brandon Ash puts a hand against the cut on his cheek. He got it while he ran behind Mr. Hayes. It stings but it’s not too deep.
“We’ll wash it out once we get some water,” Mr. Hayes whispers.
Brandon nods. Water or no water, he’ll be fine.
He wonders how far they’ve gone into the woods. It can’t be too far. He can still hear the thumping of the helicopter, and thinks he can hear the crackling of the fire, too. He can’t, but it doesn’t matter.
They’d seen the blaze for a few minutes while they hid near the edge of the forest. Two blazes, really, because both the Lodge and the dormitory are on fire. Brandon worries the flames will reach the Bunker where his sister and the others are. More than once, Mr. Hayes tells him it’s impossible.
He hopes Mr. Hayes is right.
The coming storm has moved ashore on Yanok Island. Both wind and snow are fighting for dominance, though neither can claim victory.
Captain Daniel Ash knows nothing about the storm at this moment, but even if he does, he wouldn’t care. His focus is on the woman at the other side of the room.
Their eyes are locked. He knows what she is going to do. He wishes there were another way he could stop her, but there isn’t.
There is only one thing he can do. As he makes this decision, he sees in her eyes that she’s made hers, too.
Her finger is already in motion when he pulls the trigger.
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