“It’s our only choice,” Sabrina said out loud.

Grunting as she made the climb to the plane, Sabrina pleaded with Evan to wake.

“Please, wake up. I can’t survive this alone.”

Stepping up on a small cliff, Sabrina counted to three and then hoisted her other leg up allowing the body weight of her and Evan to shift to the foot stationed in the ground. She stumbled a little but regained her balance and continued the short distance to the cabin. The metal of the plane was jagged in it’s dissection exposing multiple seats and their occupants that still remained belted in. But Sabrina didn’t let that stop her. She had to look past them and find a dry place for Evan. In the middle on the section, she eased Evan into a seat and reclined it as far back as it would go. It was then that Sabrina felt the coldness of the girl’s skin. Like there was almost no heat at all radiating from her body. She needed warmth. Problem was all the clothes Sabrina had dressed them in were soaked.

“*****!” Sabrina said looking around.

There were no blankets or suitcases for her to rummage through. That left Sabrina with no other option than to steal the clothes from the dead. She was a doctor, true. But dealing with the dead still spooked her. She preferred people alive. Not saying that she didn’t try to help the people on the plane, Sabrina did. Going from body to body, checking to see who was still breathing. And as her spirit began to diminish, Sabrina found Evan. She was breathing and her pulse was strong. Sabrina shouted and cried and laughed. She was thankful for not being alone.

“Okay, okay… I got a sweater, a trench coat and men’s pants. Now to get you undressed,” Sabrina said to the still unconscious Evan.

*****

A knock at the door pulled Tina’s attention from Bette. They had been seated on the couch watching television seeking any new information on their daughter’s missing plane. Tina disentangled herself from Bette and said “Be right back, babe.”

“Really,” Tina said to herself when she looked through the small window at the person on the other side.