It was cold in our room but that was usual for an Alaskan winter. Dad was out flying people their supplies and mom was in bed downstairs, she worked at a lodge nearby. Julie was on a field trip for the week and left just my eldest sister home all day together, though we were fairly close I had never been as close with Julie as I was with Cass. It might have been because we are twins but I never put much merit into superst...