- We're back with Cassie, who's narrating the story again. She's freezing to death, by the way.
- It's a few days after she was shot. Her wound is infected and she's stranded in a blizzard.
- She's holed up in a car, and has plowed through her stash of pain meds and food. In other words, she's not doing so hot.
- She's sorry she can't keep her promise to Sammy. Cassie seems pretty sure she's going to die.