" boot in front of the other and find myself in front of the stairs. “She was brought in yesterday. A hunter called in that he’d found her in a makeshift shelter he uses. Not far from the bottom of the rapids where you say she fell into the river. She made it there . . . Being stabilized and awaiting transport to a bigger medical facility. We’re hoping she pulls through.” I climb the stairs, push open the door. It’s an average, small health care facility. Inside I see an admitting desk behind a glass screen. A waiting area. "

― Loreth Anne White , In the Dark