Jared dug the woman out of her car buried in the avalanche. He didn’t know she was there to destroy his life’s work.
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The reverberation and snowy cloud continued for several minutes before it eventually thinned and trees and mountainsides reappeared. A few large snowballs rolled down the clumpy mass of snow and over the cliff edge to the river far below. The road was completely blocked beneath tens of feet of snow.
Something caught his eye as he stared. He blinked several times, still not believing what he saw. Parking his SUV, he ran toward something red shining like blood against the snow. As he got closer, he recognized it as a red car fender sticking out of the edge of the slide beside a tree.
His heart stopped cold. Would there be four crosses now? He wanted to run away but something stopped him. He was no coward but feared what he might find. He didn’t have the stomach for death, but he’d never forgive himself if he didn’t try to help.
Clawing at the hard snow with his bare hands, he yelled out asking if someone was there. This would never work. He ran back to his vehicle and got gloves before starting to dig again. Occasionally stopping to shout, he listened for any hint of a response. Hearing none, he resumed digging.
Sweat started to soak his inner clothes, and his fingers were getting numb. He stood up and leaned back to take a large breath. Checking his watch, five minutes had passed since the avalanche had run. If he didn’t get the car door cleared soon, his efforts would change from a rescue mission into a recovery effort. Not wanting that, he let out another yell asking if anyone was there.
Just as he bent to dig again, he heard a muffled sound from the car.
“Where am—?” A female voice let out a moan.
“Hang on!” He yelled with all the hope inside him. “I’m coming for you!”
The snow flew like a snowblower as he clawed it away.