Archive | 30.01.2010
- Snow Bunnies
KRISTINA MELHART'S STORY
My best friend, Karen Styles, invited me to spend the weekend at her family's cabin in the mountains near Payson, Arizona. It was mid February and we had a three-day weekend coming up—no school until Tuesday, so I readily agreed.
We left Horizon High School in Scottsdale, where we're both Seniors, as soon as school was out on Friday afternoon. Karen put the top of her convertible down because it was a warm sunny day down in the desert, and we wanted to work on our tans ... more
- Snowbound: Traci and Pam
Traci gripped the armrests until her fingers hurt. Outside the plane"s window was a grayness that appeared to have no beginning or end. The 23-year-old traveler lay her head back against the headrest and shut her eyes as the aircraft rocked in every direction.
"God, I hate flying in the winter," she said softly in the undeniable tone of a non-frequent flyer.
"Me, too. We"ll be down in five minutes." The voice beside Traci was reassuring. But, the woman who uttered the words clung to her magazine ... more