Chapter 2
Out at Tyler's Notch, there were a few scattered snowshoers, but for the most part, Belle and Shawn had the privacy they wanted. They had a snowball fight, rolled down the snowy hills, and made snow angels. "I have an idea Belle, why don't we make a snowman?" Shawn suggested as he began rolling a big snowball. "Ok, I'm game." They worked together and in about 15 minutes there was a very cute little snowman. Belle took off her hat and scarf and put them on Frosty. Shawn turned away from Belle and faced the snowman. Belle tried to look around Shawn to see what he was doing, but he blocked her attempts. Finally he turned to her and moved out of the way so she could see what he had done. On the snowman was a little heart- shaped sign that said "I Love You" on it, just like the one Shawn had pinned on their snowman many years ago. "Shawn, you're such a romantic. I love you too." Belle exclaimed. She ran over to Shawn and jumped into his arms. He lost his balance and they both fell over, laughing.
Before they knew it, the sun was setting. Shawn yelled, "race you back to the lodge" and took off. "Oh I'll get you Shawn-Douglas Brady." She called after him and started to run. "Oh Shawn I have to go back and get my hat and scarf. Time out!" Shawn, who was about 50 feet in front of her, stopped in his tracks and Belle turned back. A minute later he heard Belle yell, "Ok Shawn, I'll be right out to leave you in the dust!" A second later there was a loud rumble and Belle's blood curdling scream." "Belle!" He screamed as he ran as fast as he could towards the woods where Belle had disappeared moments before. When he got there, all he saw was a huge 6-foot tall pile of snow stretching up and down the hill where their snowman was. "Belle! Belle! Where are you?! Shawn started to dig in the snow. "Belle, sweetie, I'm coming, I'll get you out!" He continued to dig. He saw something lavender and dug even more furiously. Unfortunately all he uncovered was Belle's hat. Shawn whipped out his cell phone and dialed the lodge, "Hello, this is Detective Shawn Brady. My wife and I were out at Tyler's Notch and there was an avalanche. M my my wife was caught in it. I need some rescue people out here right now!"
Three hours later, there was still no sign of Belle. It was getting bitterly cold on the mountain and was pitch black. The head rescue worker came over to Shawn, "I'm sorry Detective Brady, we still haven't located your wife. You have helped as much as you can tonight. Meet us out here again at first light." Shawn fell to the ground on his knees. "Is there someone we can call for you?" Shawn looked up at the gentleman and whispered, "I have to call my father."
Out at Tyler's Notch, there were a few scattered snowshoers, but for the most part, Belle and Shawn had the privacy they wanted. They had a snowball fight, rolled down the snowy hills, and made snow angels. "I have an idea Belle, why don't we make a snowman?" Shawn suggested as he began rolling a big snowball. "Ok, I'm game." They worked together and in about 15 minutes there was a very cute little snowman. Belle took off her hat and scarf and put them on Frosty. Shawn turned away from Belle and faced the snowman. Belle tried to look around Shawn to see what he was doing, but he blocked her attempts. Finally he turned to her and moved out of the way so she could see what he had done. On the snowman was a little heart- shaped sign that said "I Love You" on it, just like the one Shawn had pinned on their snowman many years ago. "Shawn, you're such a romantic. I love you too." Belle exclaimed. She ran over to Shawn and jumped into his arms. He lost his balance and they both fell over, laughing.
Before they knew it, the sun was setting. Shawn yelled, "race you back to the lodge" and took off. "Oh I'll get you Shawn-Douglas Brady." She called after him and started to run. "Oh Shawn I have to go back and get my hat and scarf. Time out!" Shawn, who was about 50 feet in front of her, stopped in his tracks and Belle turned back. A minute later he heard Belle yell, "Ok Shawn, I'll be right out to leave you in the dust!" A second later there was a loud rumble and Belle's blood curdling scream." "Belle!" He screamed as he ran as fast as he could towards the woods where Belle had disappeared moments before. When he got there, all he saw was a huge 6-foot tall pile of snow stretching up and down the hill where their snowman was. "Belle! Belle! Where are you?! Shawn started to dig in the snow. "Belle, sweetie, I'm coming, I'll get you out!" He continued to dig. He saw something lavender and dug even more furiously. Unfortunately all he uncovered was Belle's hat. Shawn whipped out his cell phone and dialed the lodge, "Hello, this is Detective Shawn Brady. My wife and I were out at Tyler's Notch and there was an avalanche. M my my wife was caught in it. I need some rescue people out here right now!"
Three hours later, there was still no sign of Belle. It was getting bitterly cold on the mountain and was pitch black. The head rescue worker came over to Shawn, "I'm sorry Detective Brady, we still haven't located your wife. You have helped as much as you can tonight. Meet us out here again at first light." Shawn fell to the ground on his knees. "Is there someone we can call for you?" Shawn looked up at the gentleman and whispered, "I have to call my father."