Finding the truth wouldn't be easy, that's for sure.

Then there was the question of

whether or not Jane really wanted to know the truth. That's the thing that bothered
her most. It wasn't the difficulty of actually finding out what happened that was
the obstacle, but having to live with that information once it was found.
The shoes had been there for as long as anyone could remember. In fact, it was
difficult for anyone to come up with a date they had first appeared. It had seemed
they'd always been there and yet they seemed so out of place. Why nobody had
removed them was a question that had been asked time and again, but while they all
thought it, nobody had ever found the energy to actually do it. So, the shoes
remained on the steps, out of place in one sense, but perfectly normal in another.
It really shouldn't have mattered to Betty. That's what she kept trying to convince
herself even if she knew it mattered to Betty more than practically anything else.
Why was she trying to convince herself otherwise? As she stepped forward to knock
on Betty's door, she still didn't have a convincing answer to this question that
she'd been asking herself for more than two years now.
She nervously peered over the edge. She understood in her mind that the view was
supposed to be beautiful, but all she felt was fear. There had always been
something about heights that disturbed her, and now she could feel the full force
of this unease. She reluctantly crept a little closer with the encouragement of her
friends as the fear continued to build. She couldn't help but feel that something
horrible was about to happen.
Her breath exited her mouth in big puffs as if she were smoking a cigarette. The
morning dew had made her clothes damp and she shivered from the chill in the air.
There was only one thing that could get her up and out this early in the morning.
How had she been so wrong? All her instincts and intuition completely failed her
for the first time in her life. She had so heavily relied on both when making
decisions up until this moment and she felt a seismic shift take place in her self-
confidence. If she could be so completely wrong about something so simple as this,
how could she make decisions about really important things taking place in her
life? She wasn't sure what she should do next.
The wave roared towards them with speed and violence they had not anticipated. They
both turned to run but by that time it was too late. The wave crashed into their
legs sweeping both of them off of their feet. They now found themselves in a
washing machine of saltwater, getting tumbled and not know what was up or down.
Both were scared, not knowing how this was going to end, but it was by far the best
time of the trip thus far.
The desert wind blew the tumbleweed in front of the car. Alex swerved to avoid the
tumbleweed, but he turned the wheel a bit too strong and the car left the road and
skidded onto the dirt median. He instantly slammed on the brakes and the car
stopped in a cloud of dirt. When the dust cloud had settled and he could see around
him again, he realized that he'd somehow crossed over into an entirely new
dimension.
One can cook on and with an open fire. These are some of the ways to cook with fire
outside. Cooking meat using a spit is a great way to evenly cook meat. In order to
keep meat from burning, it's best to slowly rotate it. Hot stones can be used to
toast bread. Coals are hot and can bring things to a boil quickly. If one is very
adventurous, one can make a hole in the ground, fill it with coals and place foil-
covered meat, veggies, and potatoes into the coals, and cover all of it with dirt.
In a short period of time, the food will be baked. Campfire cooking can be done in
many ways.
There was no ring on his finger. That was a good sign although far from proof that
he was available. Still, it was much better than if he had been wearing a wedding
ring on his hand. She glanced at his hand a bit more intently to see if there were
any tan lines where a ring may have been, and he's simply taken it off. She
couldn't detect any which was also a good sign and a relief. The next step would be
to get access to his wallet to see if there were any family photos in it.