Spinning Out by R. T. Martin

Author:R. T. Martin [Martin, R. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adventure, Darby Creek, Fiction, Hi-Lo Fiction, Road Trip, Road Trips, Survival, Travel, Traveling, Transporation, Car, Action & Adventure, Survival Stories, Survival Story, Social Themes, Emotions, Feelings, Avalanche, Avalanches, Friends, Friendship, R. T. Martin, Relationships, Ski, Skiing, Skis, Snow, snow storm, Snow Storms, Snowboard, Snowboarding, Snowboards, Spinning Out
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2020-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

6

As Alex slammed the door shut behind him, Katrina shuffled her way through the snow, across the street and down the road. She stared into the valley with her arms crossed against her chest.

Leo and CJ watched her from where they were still standing in the road. CJ didn’t know what to do now. “This trip is going great,” Leo said. “Maybe we should all just take a gap year and live together in the wilderness now that we’re out here.”

“Jokes? Really, Leo?”

He gave her a goofy grin. “Sometimes that’s all I’ve got.”

CJ couldn’t help herself from smiling at him. “You talk to Alex. I’ll talk to Katrina.”

“You sure?” he replied. “Whoever talks to Alex gets to sit in the warm van.”

She shrugged. Even though her fingers and face were freezing, she shuffled over to where Katrina was standing.

When she got close enough, she could see that Katrina had been crying. One of her tears was frozen just under her eye. Her lashes were covered in ice, and they seemed to be sticking together every time she blinked.

“Are you okay?” CJ asked.

Katrina tried to wipe some of the ice out of her eyes. “Yeah, I’m just mad. We shouldn’t have taken this trip.”

You shouldn’t have taken this trip, CJ thought. It could have been fun, but you two have made a real mess of things. She felt bad for thinking it. Maybe it was selfish, but it was true.

“It’s okay,” she said. “We’re all a little on edge because of the drive and the storm. This will all blow over once we’re—”

“No, it won’t,” Katrina interrupted. “He’s been a jerk for months. Going to a cabin isn’t going to make a difference.” She wiped another frozen tear from her cheek.

CJ looked back at the van. She couldn’t see either Alex or Leo because the snow was coming down so quickly that even in the short time the van had been still, it had covered the windows completely. It was a deadly serious reminder that even with what had just happened, they needed to get the van out of the snowbank and get out of there before they were trapped beyond the point of escape.

“Well,” CJ said. “We’re almost to the cabin already. Turning back now would be . . .” She looked down the road in the direction the van had come from. The tire tracks were still there, but the snow was already rapidly filling them. “It would be worse than continuing. Like it or not, we’re going on this trip.”

Katrina looked back at the van, but CJ couldn’t read her expression.

“Think of it this way,” she continued. “You’re going on a ski trip with your friends, and Alex . . . Alex just happens to be there.”

Katrina turned back to her and sighed, clearly unconvinced.

“Okay,” CJ said. “Then think of it this way: you don’t really have a choice, so try to not to make it harder than it needs to be.”

“Fine. Let’s just get this over with.” She trudged her way toward the van, and CJ followed behind her.

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