Chapter 63: EPILOGUE

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

January 8, 2009

Gabi Sawyer pulled the collar of her wool coat tightly against her neck to block out the wind whipping around her body. Winter seemed much worse in this sleepy little town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, than when she lived in Manhattan. No tall buildings to block the ravages of the weather. The snow, already a foot deep, was still falling from the sky like an angry avalanche.

Gabi shivered and pulled her scarf up to cover her mouth and nose. The quick movement caused the straps from her backpack to slip off her shoulder. She hitched the straps higher, her mittens getting caught underneath. Annoyed, she released an exasperated sigh, pulled her gloves out from under the straps, and quickly slipped her hands back inside to avoid frostbite from the frigid weather.