I couldn’t believe I’d thought I’d reach it on foot in that weather.

We parked safely at a nearby pull-off and walked only where it was permitted.

Margo showed me the general place from which she’d called for help.

She didn’t point dramatically or ask me to imagine my body lying there.

She just said, “I stopped right over there.”

I stood beside Colleen, feeling sunlight on my face.

“I was so angry,” I said.

“I thought I had to keep walking to prove I could survive without Dad.”