TIOA Sns9 eps 16: The wind was cold, ice cold, without four layers or something thick, the snow and wind would be deadly. The sound of snow crunching under the sound of feet could be heard
through the air, by the walker. The crunching was painful, every step energy not available. The sounds changed in the snow as the feet of the walker stumbled and turned upon themselves. "Ugh." said Angel as she fell down into the snow, her hands were bare the snow and ice so very cold, some snow and ice hit her face as well. She got up on her knees and tried to clean off her face, her hands were covered in ice and snow. She started to panic, and stopped to breath. Angel had a little fur coat, and took part of the hair and wiped her hands and face with it, the wind still blowing and snow falling quickly.
Angel picked up her head, there was nothing but snow and trees, where should she go? She stood carefully, not getting her hands back in the snow, she looked down and saw lots of snow on her legs. Angel put her hands inside her shirt and close to her chest, under her armpits. Her toes started to hurt, she started to jump a little, her fingers were coming on fire, she was not comfortable. Angel's toes were starting to hurt, but her fingers were on fire, she danced as sweat came down her face. Angel, took her hands out quickly and wiped the snow off her legs and then stuck her hands under her armpits again, she did not know what to do. Angel looked, there were many trees, the snow blinding; she went towards the trees.
The snow blew around her hard, the wind never gave up, her body was in shock. The cold of the blizzard was too much, she was not prepared. Angel knew what it was and felt death closing in on her, she went forward as painful as it was, and fell again into the snow. Her hands and feet were already cold and freezing, frostbite was starting to set in. Angel, got up again and walked, she followed the trees, she let her left hand fall on one, and came close to the tree. She huddled herself together, but the snow and wind was all around her. Angel nudged herself from the tree, and went forward more. She really felt it now, the heat of her body was leaving rapidly, the cold did not stop, she picked up her pace, and took her right hand down, as hard as it was. She scooped snow with her red hands, and brought some up to her mouth, she put the snow in her mouth and then wiped her hand quickly, and put it back into her shirt.
Angel walked forward, for a long time, it seemed forever, and fell again. She was done, she laid in the snow, her body had no energy left. The wind blew her hair easily, she listened to the wind, the trees cracked and bent under the pressure of the snow, ice and wind. Angel closed her eyes, the pain in her body was almost everywhere. The sounds changed as she fell to darkness. "An..g.el?" was it a dream. "Ang..el?" she did not want to open her eyes but the heat was pleasant. Angel moved instinctively towards it, there was light in her eyes. She started to open them slowly, there was a fire, controlled, she did not understand it yet, but there was fire, and she wanted to be closer to it.
Her hands still hurt as she grabbed onto the frozen ground, she gripped as hard as her frozen fingers would let her, it was painful, but she wanted the fire. Her energy gave out, and Angel fell to the ground still looking at the fire. There was a sound behind her, and she had no strength to do anything, but look at the fire. "You are finally, fully awake. Here have something to drink, and let me get you closer to the fire." said Fuzzy. Angel let him take her into her arms, he scooted her softly towards the fire and helped her to drink some fluid. "I am going to leave the water with you, I have some food already cooking, and going for more food and wood. You rest and watch the fire, sleep, drink, there is a little meat there on the rock."
Angel looked at Fuzzy and tried to speak, but her voice was gone, she could not make a sound. She moved closer to the fire and was able to grunt from the inside, as the movement was less than comfortable. The fire was nice, and she turned to drink more of the water. Angel let the cup out of her hands and turned back towards the fire, the flames danced. Angel watched the flames, the fire gave her heat and light, the crack of the wood was comforting. Angel's eyes closed and she fell to sleep. "Push me?" Angel thought, "What do you want, stop pushing." she felt something, and started to open her eyes. "Angel, can you hear me?" asked Fuzzy. "Okay, you are awake, the shelter is not much, but the fire is good. We have some more food and will move later okay? You rest and drink, eat some food, get warm and dry. I have laid fresh clothes here by the fire. Take your time, I will bring you more drinking water, sleep if you need to."
Angel looked up at Fuzzy, she was feeling better. "Thank you." Fuzzy was going out of the shelter, into the blizzard and said "I will go out and look for a path, you just rest here beside the fire." Angel looked at the fire and it danced, her eyelids started to close, and she went to sleep.
"Angel? can you hear me?" asked JPF. Angel slept on the floor still, her fever was gone and she rested. Blue was the next to come in the door, she had her things ready to go. She took a few steps and set her bags down as she walked forward. "What is going on?" Anjel turned to Blue and said. "Angel, had a fever and we are letting her rest and recover, if you will please stop the others from coming in, let her rest and breath." Blue listened and turned around back out the door. The others would be coming soon, so Blue walked down the hall and the steps, she met some of them, and to all Blue told them to wait. "Go get yourself something to eat, water, tea, whatever. Angel has some things to do, so we will wait for her to finish her things and then get ready. You may have some time on your hands."
The medical staff was with Angel as well, and administering I.V.'s into her system, Angel's levels were coming back to normal, and she awoke. "Hmm." her eyes started to focus. "Oh, hey Tigg's, I am kind of hungry." she said faintly with a smile. "I will get you something." Tiggs responded with a smile. "I will go pack you some things." said Anjel as she stood up and walked out of the room. JPF was relieved and sank to the floor himself, it was a long night. Mac, was doing a little better, but the lack of sleep was catching up on him. "We had better get her to the jet now. Here, this is not the best, but eat this candy bar. Can you get up?" Angel took the candy bar, "Do you have something better, and yes I can." said Angel. She turned over and pushed with her hands, to her knees and then up. She stopped for a moment and looked up saying "Please help me to the jet." Mac and JPF stood, and JPF said. "We will get you to the jet, come on Mac, take the I.V.'s out, we will help her." Tigg's came back into the room he had some orange
juice with him, water, tea, a bagel, one piece of bacon, one egg, and a few strawberries. "Here try to eat something." he said as he came towards Angel. She responded. "Thank you so much Tigg's, you always bring me the best." Angel took the food and fluid gratefully and drank all the water and started on the
juice, she leaned back against the table, and grabbed the one piece of bacon, the flavor was good and made her want the bagel. Angel ate as the others waited.
