“You know, every ten years or so, Mother Nature will throw this valley for a loop. When I was pregnant with my first, it had been a hot day in the dead of winter…” She trailed off and looked at me. “Recently, it had been a storm. It brought in a cold front at the beginning of summer, believe it or not. The rain was freezing, and it shocked the town.” “Get in the God damn truck!” My body jerked at the sound of the deep voice. I looked around. Who said that?

