Shivering, Natalie opened her eyes and sat up. She immediately sneezed.

“Are you awake?” A man’s weak voice called out.

Natalie paused in the middle of rubbing her arms for heat. She looked toward the direction of the voice.

Sean was staring at her from where he was sitting at the entrance of the cave.

“When did you come to?” Natalie asked.

Turning his head to look out the cave, he replied, “I’m not sure. It should be around the time the sun rose.”

“Oh,” was her only response, as Natalie curled herself into a ball to converse heat.

It was difficult to generate any warmth owing to her drenched clothes. Thus, she continued to shiver from the cold.

At this rate, I’m going to come down with a fever. We have to find some way to get out of this mountain. If we don’t get help soon, we’re going to die here.

She was jolted from her thoughts by a question from Sean. “Did you bring me here?”

 

her gaze, Natalie nodded at

at her with an

 

you mean?” She was confused by his

You should be treating me like your sworn enemy. How

at the pebbles next to her feet, she replied, “I do hate you. After all, you tried to kill me. I’m lucky to be alive. When I saw

I’m not going to leave

she thought she could sense the

I’ve ever

enough to save her enemy. She’s also the kindest woman I’ve ever

his words. I don’t see the point

to know how we

jumped

could have survived

with all our

what actually happened. During the fall, she had fainted from

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255