Gifts in hand, Andy began advancing to the door, but Hannah’s voice brought him to a sudden halt.
“Oh, shit!” she exclaimed.
“Language,” Aunt Deb chastised.
“Sorry, Mom, but you’ve got to see this. It’s a mess out there.”
During their Hanukah celebration, the family had neglected to check the weather forecast on the TV or pay much attention to what was happening right outside the window, for that matter. The snow that was predicted to arrive later that night came early and at a greater volume than the meteorologists had counted on. When Andy looked out his grandparents’ front door, he found cars covered with white from wheel to roof, streets and sidewalks submerged under snow while more of it continued to fall. It was obvious that no one was going anywhere.
