Chapter 10

As Justin slept, a sharp pain shot through his head as he tossed and
turned. His head was flooded with bits and pieces of images and
voices. He moved all over the bed until he forced his eyes open and
sat up with a jolt. He looked around but all he saw was the night
that darkened the room and heard nothing. He focused his eyes on the
sleeping body next to him, unaffected from the commotion he just
caused. Justin eased out of bed and went to the living room. Stop at
the front door. He stared at it for a bit, before walking to it.
Afraid of what he would see. He closed the distance and reached out
to unlock the door.

It creaked a bit as he froze in place to see if it woke up Irish.
Once he knew it was safe to continue, he opened it quickly to walk
into a freezing gust of wind. The snow finally stopped for good and
it melted down enough to actually walk in. Justin stepped a bare
foot into the hard snow. He felt a huge chill move up and down his
body as he closed his eyes. He opened them to see that the snow was
half way up his calf. He stepped his foot back inside and leaned
against the door frame and felt a tear drop.

What he feared came true. He knew the moment Irish found out she
would want to take him back to his life of before. She was just that
kind of person. He knew she would sacrifice what they have had these
past weeks, so the family and friends he left behind would have
their Justin back. Back safe and sound.
He sadly closed the door back and began locking it as he dreaded
what would happen in the morning.

~At the lodge~
JC woke up to his room phone ringing. He felt for the lamp switch in
the darkness and answered it on the fifth ring. "Hello?" He
mumbled. "Mr. Chasez, this is Mark Peterson, from Rescue Patrol. I
have received confirmation that the blizzard as stopped and the snow
has melted enough for us to search for Mr. Timberlake in the
morning." JC sat up quickly ."Okay. Well, be ready at 7 am. Thank
you, Mr. Peterson." JC choked out as he jumped up and ran to
everyone room's to tell them the good news. All he prayed for now
is that after all these weeks Justin is alive and well.