Chapter Four: Avalanche
Bosco wiped the snow out of his eyes as the vehicle stopped a few yards from where he took cover. Something registered in his mind. The sound of the engine and the way the head lights had hit him. He stood up slowly as someone got out of the drivers side.
"Someone just took a slead out." Jimmy Dorhety's voice never sounded so good. Bosco came out from behind the barn.
"Seajae just left for Dawson's." Faith and Joey had their hands on thier guns.
"Jesus Bosco, warn us when your going to be popping out." Faith had never been so happy to see her friend. Billy and Joey got out of the truck.
"You took my Blazer?" Bosco looked at his friends.
"It's the only thing we had that would make it though the snow." Jimmy challanged.
"I guess I'll give you that." Bosco looked at the way Seajae had headed. "You think we should go after her?"
"Maybe. There's enough of us now to cover the place. It's going to get light soon." Jimmy saw something in Bosco's eyes. "What happened?"
"A car load of guys followed us. We lost them in the snow about ten. I have a feeling they're just waiting for the sun to come up."
"Seajae have a radio?"
"Two way....but with the sound of the sled she might not here." Bosco pulled the radio out of his pocket. "Seajae, come in." He knew she was paying more attention to her sourroundings.
"Maybe one of us should go after her."
"Yeah. Thanks for coming Jimmy."
"Anytime my friend. Let's get these kids out of her and get home to our kids." Jimmy and Billy headed inside. "Come kids lets get out of here now." The kids were all awake and packing bags. Bosco came in.
"Take them in the Blazer. They'll be safe."
"I'm not leaving without you and Seajea."
"Then send Faith out of here." Bosco looked at the floor. I'm going after Seajae." Jimmy took a step toward him.
"She'll be heading back soon. Going across the lake is like shooting ducks in a barrle but she's one hell of a slippery duck. Let's wait." Faith came in.
"Hey, what's the plan?"
"You and the kids are heading back to the city." Bosco looked at Faith. "I want the kids safe."
"What about you?" Faith knew the game. They would argue,she would loose.
"I won't leave till Seajae's safe."
"Don't be stupid and play hero....your kids need you."
"They need their mother."
"Angel sent us Bosco. She told us you needed help. I can't come home with out you."
"I'll be there." He slid his gloves on. "Take care of the kids Faith."
"Bosco." She touched his arm.
"I know Faith. I feel it to." He looked at his best friend. "It's not going to happen."
"Not today?"
"I won't let it." She smiled.
"Thats the Maurice Boscorelli I know." She gathered up the kids and lead them out to the blazer.
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Seajae stopped. The tree line grew thicker. The snow fell harder. She wasn't sure where she was. It was cold. She felt fear deep in her stomach. Something she hadn't felt in a long time. She pulled out the radio.
"Bosco......come in." Silence. She hated silence. "Bosco!" She felt a chill down her spine. And she heard the bullet before it hit her soulder. The force pushed her back off the snowmobile. "Bosco!"
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The shot echoed off the walls of the canyon. Bosco looked at Jimmy.
"This time a year they arn't huntting deer."
"The mountian's been unstable all season."
"Seajae.....she'd stay in the tree cover......right."
"She's your wife....you tell me."
"Unless she got turned around."
"They keep shooting like that it could cause and avalanche."
"You had to mention that."
"You know why?"
"Because if it's going to happen to anyone....."
"It's going to happen to us." Bosco ran outside. "Faith get the kids in the car and you and Joey head back to the hiway...now."
"Bosco, Im staying." Joey looked at him.
"No Faith might need you. And you can drive like a bat out of hell in this stuff. Get them out of here now."
"Bosoc...."
"Now Doyle." Bosco hadn't used that tone on him in a long time so Joey knew he better listen.
"Keep safe, my friend."
"Keep them safe Joey." Bosco looked out at the lake he could barley see. The single shot they had heard was closer to the far shore then the one in front of him. Bosco watched as Joey and Faith backed out of the nearly covered drive way. Billy and Jimmy stood next to him. "Let's go save my wife's ass agian." He headed toward the garage.
"You think she needs saving?"
"One shot. She didn't move after they shot at her. Of corse she needs saving." Bosco looked at Jimmy. "You coming?"
"We can't see two feet in front of us."
"Better two feet at a time then letting her bleed to death."
"You think she's hit?"
"I think somethings wrong that they only shot once...." He looked toward the lake. "Warning shot maybe."
"Let's go." They took three snowmobiles and headed toward the direction Seajae had gone. Bosco looked to the east. The sun was barly visable below the herizion. Another shot rang out and echoed off the canyon walls. The rumbling that started made all three men stop.
"Holy shit." Billy pointed to the distant mountian. "She's coming down boys." None of them were sure what to do.
"The caves on the south side....we can make it."
"What about Seajae." Bosco looked at his friends.
"If we die, she dies. Let's go." Jimmy lead the way to the small cave a half mile from the cabin. The snow was coming off the high mountian fast and hard. They barley made it into the opening before the whole mountian came down sealing the cave behind them.
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Seajae felt the pain radiate from her arm. The sound of the second shot broke her out of her semi consiouse state. When the rumbling started she knew she needed to get to the nearest tree and tie herself down but the pain was to intence. This was where she was going to di. Cold, anlone and afraid. She prayed the dence tree line would protect her but when the first snow off the mountian hit her she knew it was too much to ask for.
Bosco wiped the snow out of his eyes as the vehicle stopped a few yards from where he took cover. Something registered in his mind. The sound of the engine and the way the head lights had hit him. He stood up slowly as someone got out of the drivers side.
"Someone just took a slead out." Jimmy Dorhety's voice never sounded so good. Bosco came out from behind the barn.
"Seajae just left for Dawson's." Faith and Joey had their hands on thier guns.
"Jesus Bosco, warn us when your going to be popping out." Faith had never been so happy to see her friend. Billy and Joey got out of the truck.
"You took my Blazer?" Bosco looked at his friends.
"It's the only thing we had that would make it though the snow." Jimmy challanged.
"I guess I'll give you that." Bosco looked at the way Seajae had headed. "You think we should go after her?"
"Maybe. There's enough of us now to cover the place. It's going to get light soon." Jimmy saw something in Bosco's eyes. "What happened?"
"A car load of guys followed us. We lost them in the snow about ten. I have a feeling they're just waiting for the sun to come up."
"Seajae have a radio?"
"Two way....but with the sound of the sled she might not here." Bosco pulled the radio out of his pocket. "Seajae, come in." He knew she was paying more attention to her sourroundings.
"Maybe one of us should go after her."
"Yeah. Thanks for coming Jimmy."
"Anytime my friend. Let's get these kids out of her and get home to our kids." Jimmy and Billy headed inside. "Come kids lets get out of here now." The kids were all awake and packing bags. Bosco came in.
"Take them in the Blazer. They'll be safe."
"I'm not leaving without you and Seajea."
"Then send Faith out of here." Bosco looked at the floor. I'm going after Seajae." Jimmy took a step toward him.
"She'll be heading back soon. Going across the lake is like shooting ducks in a barrle but she's one hell of a slippery duck. Let's wait." Faith came in.
"Hey, what's the plan?"
"You and the kids are heading back to the city." Bosco looked at Faith. "I want the kids safe."
"What about you?" Faith knew the game. They would argue,she would loose.
"I won't leave till Seajae's safe."
"Don't be stupid and play hero....your kids need you."
"They need their mother."
"Angel sent us Bosco. She told us you needed help. I can't come home with out you."
"I'll be there." He slid his gloves on. "Take care of the kids Faith."
"Bosco." She touched his arm.
"I know Faith. I feel it to." He looked at his best friend. "It's not going to happen."
"Not today?"
"I won't let it." She smiled.
"Thats the Maurice Boscorelli I know." She gathered up the kids and lead them out to the blazer.
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Seajae stopped. The tree line grew thicker. The snow fell harder. She wasn't sure where she was. It was cold. She felt fear deep in her stomach. Something she hadn't felt in a long time. She pulled out the radio.
"Bosco......come in." Silence. She hated silence. "Bosco!" She felt a chill down her spine. And she heard the bullet before it hit her soulder. The force pushed her back off the snowmobile. "Bosco!"
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The shot echoed off the walls of the canyon. Bosco looked at Jimmy.
"This time a year they arn't huntting deer."
"The mountian's been unstable all season."
"Seajae.....she'd stay in the tree cover......right."
"She's your wife....you tell me."
"Unless she got turned around."
"They keep shooting like that it could cause and avalanche."
"You had to mention that."
"You know why?"
"Because if it's going to happen to anyone....."
"It's going to happen to us." Bosco ran outside. "Faith get the kids in the car and you and Joey head back to the hiway...now."
"Bosco, Im staying." Joey looked at him.
"No Faith might need you. And you can drive like a bat out of hell in this stuff. Get them out of here now."
"Bosoc...."
"Now Doyle." Bosco hadn't used that tone on him in a long time so Joey knew he better listen.
"Keep safe, my friend."
"Keep them safe Joey." Bosco looked out at the lake he could barley see. The single shot they had heard was closer to the far shore then the one in front of him. Bosco watched as Joey and Faith backed out of the nearly covered drive way. Billy and Jimmy stood next to him. "Let's go save my wife's ass agian." He headed toward the garage.
"You think she needs saving?"
"One shot. She didn't move after they shot at her. Of corse she needs saving." Bosco looked at Jimmy. "You coming?"
"We can't see two feet in front of us."
"Better two feet at a time then letting her bleed to death."
"You think she's hit?"
"I think somethings wrong that they only shot once...." He looked toward the lake. "Warning shot maybe."
"Let's go." They took three snowmobiles and headed toward the direction Seajae had gone. Bosco looked to the east. The sun was barly visable below the herizion. Another shot rang out and echoed off the canyon walls. The rumbling that started made all three men stop.
"Holy shit." Billy pointed to the distant mountian. "She's coming down boys." None of them were sure what to do.
"The caves on the south side....we can make it."
"What about Seajae." Bosco looked at his friends.
"If we die, she dies. Let's go." Jimmy lead the way to the small cave a half mile from the cabin. The snow was coming off the high mountian fast and hard. They barley made it into the opening before the whole mountian came down sealing the cave behind them.
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Seajae felt the pain radiate from her arm. The sound of the second shot broke her out of her semi consiouse state. When the rumbling started she knew she needed to get to the nearest tree and tie herself down but the pain was to intence. This was where she was going to di. Cold, anlone and afraid. She prayed the dence tree line would protect her but when the first snow off the mountian hit her she knew it was too much to ask for.