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“Shit,” she whispered, walking the length of the porch and gazing out over the water This part of the lake looked wild, probably as untamed as her hair There was no beach, only a rocky shoreline that led straight into the water

Her ankle was killing her and slowly she ain, there was no one there Sure she found several orange gas cans, and that would have been great, except there was no boat A few fishing rods hung froe nude calendar that appeared to be decades old

Standing there in the middle of that boathouse, Donovan felt like the last person on the planet The silence was scary, and for the first tiut This wasn’t just about bears any lost with no phone or food or fresh water

“Jesus, Jack Where are you?”

She wandered out onto the dock and gazed across the lake There was a large residence perched atop a cliff on the other side, but it was so far away, there was no way for her to contact anyone

Dejected she dropped to her knees and pulled them up close as she stared out at the water Visualize, dammit Visualize Jack

She closed her eyes and saw his face, the ache inside her so fierce “God, Jack, what have I done,” she whispered, rubbing her cheek along her forear away the few tears that fell

Donovan unwrapped her legs and tossed her hoodie onto the dock, scrunching it into a sad looking pillow She was so tired So war her head into the bunched up hoodie She heard the drone of a plane overhead and listened to it until it was no more With heavy eyelids, she eventually fell asleep

She wasn’t sure how long she’d been out but when she opened her eyes, the sky was dark and o followed, both so loud and close that she sat up, momentarily dizzy because she’d moved too fast

She heard music and the sound of a motor

Help had come!

Big drops of rain splashed onto her face and Donovan stumbled to her fe

et, swiping at the rain to clear her eyes She waved frantically, yelling for help, hobbling around on a foot that was noollen to twice its size

She yelled until she was hoarse, eyes on the distance and a boatits way across the choppy lake

“Please co and wet and miserable “Please”