Shauna had no one left, so as you left with Natalie and Travis on one last attempt before the snow became heavy, she felt helpless for the first time since she buried her baby.

She had to watch you go, Tai rubbing her shoulder insisting that you would find something, anything, maybe some mushrooms, a hare, or perhaps a deer.

But Shauna wasn’t worried about that.

As the sun set and the three of you hadn’t returned, Van volunteered to go searching but the snow was falling and it was too dark to see ahead, but they didn’t have to wait long as Nat and Travis came back, carrying you in their arms.

The lake had cracked, plunging you into the cold depths. All color was gone from your skin, your clothes were soaked and your fingers were already losing their color, and Shauna was scared.