Chocolate Kisses and Love Filled Wishes: Kissing Bridge Mountain - Book 3 by Linda West Page A
Authors: Linda West
Ads: Link
strength he didn’t even know he had. Pulling with all his might, he finally managed to get a limp Brad out onto the wing of the plane.
Next was the seemingly impossible task of getting him onto the larger shelf ledge a little lower down. That would be the only way to get them away from the tunneling wings that boomed through the mountains, bringing deluges of snow in its billows.
Brody scanned the mountain looking for a possible path.
After some quick thinking, Brody untied the extra snowboard and secured Brad to it with the ropes. It was a makeshift solution, and not perfect by any means, but it looked like it would work for the moment. He strapped his own board back on, and began to make slow progress down toward the ledge, trying everything he could to keep their speed down. He knew that slow and steady was the way to go. One error could send them both flying off the ledge and find them buried in the thick snow—never to be seen again.
After a scary traverse of the snowy, steep mountain, they made it to the larger ridge. Brody breathed a sigh of victory and sent up a little prayer of thanks to God. He whipped out his phone, praying that the mountain reception wouldn’t fail. Jason answered right away.
“I’ve got your brother.”
He smiled as he heard Jason relay the news to everyone else at the Landers’ Bakery and cheers of joy erupted. But it wasn’t over yet. They didn’t even know if Brad would regain consciousness.
Jason lowered his voice and asked, “How is he?”
Brody looked over at Brad.
“Dude, I think he’s going to make it. I’ve seen guys stuck out in the winter conditions before that looked way worse, but he’s unconscious.”
Jason sucked in his breath hoping the extraction would be easier then he thought, and they could get Brad straight to the hospital.
“Where should we pick you up on the snowmobiles?”
Brody explained to Jason where the ledge was they were safely on—luckily close to the bottom, and easy access for the snow mobiles.
*********************************
After a little while, the snowmobiles arrived.
Jason helped Brody lift Brad onto the back of one. He leaned over his brother and felt his face. Still warm; good sign. He checked his hands for snow burn but they were luckily encased in thick warm gloves, and thus unharmed. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Jason shook Brody’s hand.
“You’re a good man, Brody. We’ll never forget what you did today. risking your life for our brother. You’re a real hero.”
Brody blushed for maybe the first time in his life, as they
took off down the mountain, as fast as they could, to where ambulances waited for them.
Chapter 25
B rad woke up to find Summer bent over the hospital bed. “I took the first flight I could get out.”
Brad shook his head, trying to clear his mind and remember what happened. He looked over the other side of his bed to see Kacey and Brody standing there, clutching each other’s hands and smiling from ear to ear.
“Hey, Bro!” Kacey said. She reached out her hand to take his. His eyes focused in on the wheelchair.
“Don’t worry. It’s temporary. Just worry about yourself!”
Brad wanted to say more but he was weak.
“How did I get here? What happened?”
“Brody saved your life.”
Summer leaned over him and pulled a lone strand of hair off his face affectionately.
Brad rifled through his memories. The plane, the storm, the crashing descent. “Oh my gosh.”
“I’m so glad you’re all right,” Summer cried all over him. “I love you so much.”
“And I love you,” Brad said, tears welling up in his eyes. It all seemed like a strange dream, but he
Next was the seemingly impossible task of getting him onto the larger shelf ledge a little lower down. That would be the only way to get them away from the tunneling wings that boomed through the mountains, bringing deluges of snow in its billows.
Brody scanned the mountain looking for a possible path.
After some quick thinking, Brody untied the extra snowboard and secured Brad to it with the ropes. It was a makeshift solution, and not perfect by any means, but it looked like it would work for the moment. He strapped his own board back on, and began to make slow progress down toward the ledge, trying everything he could to keep their speed down. He knew that slow and steady was the way to go. One error could send them both flying off the ledge and find them buried in the thick snow—never to be seen again.
After a scary traverse of the snowy, steep mountain, they made it to the larger ridge. Brody breathed a sigh of victory and sent up a little prayer of thanks to God. He whipped out his phone, praying that the mountain reception wouldn’t fail. Jason answered right away.
“I’ve got your brother.”
He smiled as he heard Jason relay the news to everyone else at the Landers’ Bakery and cheers of joy erupted. But it wasn’t over yet. They didn’t even know if Brad would regain consciousness.
Jason lowered his voice and asked, “How is he?”
Brody looked over at Brad.
“Dude, I think he’s going to make it. I’ve seen guys stuck out in the winter conditions before that looked way worse, but he’s unconscious.”
Jason sucked in his breath hoping the extraction would be easier then he thought, and they could get Brad straight to the hospital.
“Where should we pick you up on the snowmobiles?”
Brody explained to Jason where the ledge was they were safely on—luckily close to the bottom, and easy access for the snow mobiles.
*********************************
After a little while, the snowmobiles arrived.
Jason helped Brody lift Brad onto the back of one. He leaned over his brother and felt his face. Still warm; good sign. He checked his hands for snow burn but they were luckily encased in thick warm gloves, and thus unharmed. He breathed a sigh of relief.
Jason shook Brody’s hand.
“You’re a good man, Brody. We’ll never forget what you did today. risking your life for our brother. You’re a real hero.”
Brody blushed for maybe the first time in his life, as they
took off down the mountain, as fast as they could, to where ambulances waited for them.
Chapter 25
B rad woke up to find Summer bent over the hospital bed. “I took the first flight I could get out.”
Brad shook his head, trying to clear his mind and remember what happened. He looked over the other side of his bed to see Kacey and Brody standing there, clutching each other’s hands and smiling from ear to ear.
“Hey, Bro!” Kacey said. She reached out her hand to take his. His eyes focused in on the wheelchair.
“Don’t worry. It’s temporary. Just worry about yourself!”
Brad wanted to say more but he was weak.
“How did I get here? What happened?”
“Brody saved your life.”
Summer leaned over him and pulled a lone strand of hair off his face affectionately.
Brad rifled through his memories. The plane, the storm, the crashing descent. “Oh my gosh.”
“I’m so glad you’re all right,” Summer cried all over him. “I love you so much.”
“And I love you,” Brad said, tears welling up in his eyes. It all seemed like a strange dream, but he
Similar Books
