5:02 AM 10/15/15
"Georgie? Georgie hey. C'mon you have to get up."
Georgie:
I rolled over from hearing a voice waking me up. I groaned as I sat up. I immediately jumped off the couch realizing it was Tim. "Did they come home last night? Are they okay? What happened?!" I spouted off a million questions at once.
Tim yawned. He looked tired. He had a no sleep look on his face. "No, Georgie. They...didn't come home last night. Jack, Caleb, and Bob are waiting for me outside. We are going to drop you off at the reserve. But you won't be there by yourself. Caleb is going to stay and help keep contact since Scott or...Peter... won't be able to make it. Bob would stay but I need him to guide your old grandpa. Let's get going." Tim basically shoved me out the door.
"W-what about Lou? And Lisa?" I ask jogging with Tim to the truck.
"Lisa is sitting by Katie so she can fall back asleep after we woke her up, and Lou is by the truck."
"Georgie, you stay by Caleb and do not leave the reserve. Do you understand me?" Lou grabbed my arms.
I give a quick nod to tell her I did understand, but I needed to go.
"Okay, I love you." She kissed me on the forehead. "And you all be safe."
"We will Lou." Jack hugged her.
"Just...just get them home. Safe and sound." Lou sniffed.
"We promise, Lou. We'll get them home." Caleb said. "C'mon hop in." Caleb signaled to me.
I hopped in the middle of the back between Caleb and Jack. Tim and Bob were in the front. Bob was giving him directions while I was too busy being smushed. "I have to do this. To get them home." I thought to myself.
9:30 AM 10/15/15
Amy: I needed to get more water and food. Not just for the horses, but for my husband, who is weak and very hurt. The horses should be fine for now. Maybe we can find out from the map where we turned wrong. I rushed over to Harley's pack to draw out the map Ty had neatly tucked inside. I drew my finger across the map until I found the little red circle. There was a highlighted path on the way to and back from the eagle's nest.
"Ty?" I ask walking over to him while looking down at the map.
"Mm?" He groaned.
"We took Foyer's Path there and back, right?" I ask kneeling next to him.
"Well apparently not back. We should have been at the rode but no. There wasn't even supposed to be any cliffs on the way. Bob said it was the safest and fastest short cut." Ty said closing his eyes.
"Well on the way there, you can't see it but there is a fork in the trail on the way back. We must have went on that fork not too long from here."
"Wait, we took a fork?" He asked sitting up.
"Well yeah. You don't remember?" I asked.
"I guess my memory is a bit foggy. Can you tell me what happened? Maybe it'll jog the memory." He asked rubbing his head slowly.
I sighed then started. "Well on our way back, about thirty minutes in, there was a fork. You said the fork was on the map so you pointed to the left, which led us...here." I half smiled.
"Did...didn't I say that we came from the left? Haha...I must have had the map up side down." Ty closed his eyes. I could tell he was thinking hard and trying to remember.
I wrapped my hands over my knees. I looked over to the horses, then looked back at Ty. I pondered trying to think of an idea that could actually get us out of this place. Maybe if we could go back to the fork, we could take the other path and finally go and get help. I turn to Ty who was resting against the tree, closing his eyes. "Ty?" I gently rub his shoulder.
Ty moved his head around and gently opened his eyes. "You okay?"he asks weakly.
I smile. After everything he's been through, he still cares enough to ask me if I'm okay. "Yes, Ty. I'm okay. I think I know a way out of here. I was thinking we could ride back to the fork then take the right side path. Do you think we can do it?" I ask.
"When do we leave?" He smiled at me.
"I don't want you getting too dizzy. As soon as you feel a spell coming on, you tell me. Okay?" I say standing up.
"Promise. I should ride with you. Bear doesn't know that lay down trick by any chance, does he?" Ty asked.
"We are taking Harley and I'll lead the others behind. I'm not making you jump onto a horse, Ty." I say un-tying Harley and leading him over to Ty.
"I'm so ready...I could jump off a cliff." He joked.
"Don't you even think about it," I say grabbing Harley's hoof. "Give it. Good boy. Lie down, down, good boy!" Harley slowly lowered to the ground in a laying position.
"He's getting really good at that." Ty smiled patting Harley's neck.
"He really is," I smiled. "Okay, let's get you on." Ty nodded as I said the words. I took his arm and put it around my back as he gripped the tree. He used his free foot to support himself as he slowly stood up.
"Argh! Ahh Amy wait wait wait..."
"Oh! Oh..are you okay? I gotcha." I said gripping his shirt so he wouldn't fall over.
"Yeah...yeah," Ty winced while holding his sore leg up. "I just need a breather. My leg is killing me right now." He panted.
"You want to sit down or-"
"No no. I'm fine. Let me just get on...the horse." Ty said.
I nodded. Slowly, I set Ty down then swung his free leg softly over the side of Harley. "You okay?" I kept checking with him.
Ty gave me a quick nod then scooted back so I had room to sit. "Alright. Easy. Up." I clicked my teeth. As Harley boosted himself up, I could feel Ty squeezing me harder, as so he wouldn't slip off. "We're okay. You're okay." I squeezed his hand. "Let's get out of here," I grabbed the other horses' leads and walked out of camp. I would have gone faster but Ty can't handle that right now. A nice easy walk will do us good.
10/15/15
8:00 AM
Georgie:
I paced back and fourth. I hated the idea of waiting. Tim checked in every few minutes which helped the anticipation of the entire situation. I was outside in the barn which is where I surprisingly got the best signal. Caleb was keeping busy until someone contacted and also he would help Tim if they were lost.
"I'm glad Bob gave me the map or else I would've been of no use here." I could tell Caleb was trying to cheer me up by the tone of his laugh.
I half smiled then sat on a hay bale, staring at my walkie. "I can't believe it."
"What?" Caleb asked confused.
"Um, nothing. It's just I really hope they find them." I said. I was also thinking about what Adam said. I guess radios really do come in handy in emergencies.
"Hey," Caleb patted my shoulder. "They are going to find them. Amy and Ty are one of the strongest couples I know. They'll get through this. Even if it takes all day, we aren't going home without them."
I'd never thought to hear Caleb say such sensitive things. It was sweet. I mean, Ty is his best friend. Why would he not talk like that? This whole thing is making me crazy. I smiled at Caleb and thanked him. "That means a lot. I know I haven't known them nearly as long as you-"
"But you love them just as much. Trust me I know the feeling. Come here kiddo." Caleb wrapped his arms around me and mine his.
"Caleb? Georgie you there?" Tim asked over my walkie.
"Yeah. Yeah we're here." I called back.
"Listen, we just got to the trail. It was a bit of a drive up here from the reserve. We'll be to the nest site in about three hours if we take it slow. Stay put and keep your walkies on. You hear me?"
"We got it, Tim. Good luck." Caleb said.
"Alright. Over and Out." (Haha see what I did there) Tim ended.
10/15/15
9:57 AM
Ty:
Boy are we beat. I don't know if I should feel happy or the complete opposite right now. I'm glad Amy remembered what went wrong when and where, but will we actually get out of here? What if I get too dizzy to do anything? I feel a very strong episode coming on. I'll try not to show it. Holding my breath usually helps with sudden shakes.
"You doing okay?" Amy looked back at me from hearing me catching my breath.
"Yeah. Yeah yeah I'm fine." I said lowering my head.
"Just hang in there, okay?" She said.
I didn't reply. The dizziness was getting worse by the minute. It honestly feels more stomach turning then my leg right now. I need to just fix everything that's happening...but I can't.
Amy:
I could notice Ty getting weaker and weaker. I knew that the only way for him to stay strong is for me to stay strong. I tried not to show my worries. I just focused on the ride ahead. We had about an hours ride left. As we continued our journey back, I noticed a bush. Not just any bush, a black berry bush. I stopped all three horses and hopped off of Harley. I led him over to a tree trunk so Ty could rest his head upon the tree while still being able to stay on the horse. I walked over to the bush and started to pick handfuls and placed them in my jacket. Once I had about fifty berries, I gave some to the horses as a "light" breakfast after gulping up the creek where we stopped. I placed some in Ty's hands. "Ty? Ty I picked some black berries. Here." I shook his arms to get his attention.
He immediately jumped. "Oh! Oh thank you, Amy." Ty said as he started to shove the berries in his mouth.
"Ty, will you be able to make it another hour?" I ask hoping for a truthful answer.
"If we get out of here within the next day, yes. Of course Amy! I will be fine. I will be fine with you. I won't be without you. In a dream I had, I didn't really want you to come." Ty admitted.
A bit shocked, I still replied. "What do you mean?"
"I guess I didn't want you to think that I couldn't handle this. But that wasn't what I was thinking in real life so why would I have dreamt it?" He shook his head.
I could tell he was troubled by this. As was I, but he has had enough damage for now. I needed to change the subject. "So," I started."you liked those black berries. I'll get you some more." I started to walk towards the bush.
"No, no. I'm okay. We should really get going. Only an hour to go." Ty said sitting up.
"You sure you're ready?" I ask to double check.
"I'm fine Amy. Let's get going."
I untied the horses and mounted onto Harley. I knew Ty wasn't really all hunky dory so I had him hold onto me until he found his sense of balance.
Ty:
I admit, I think it was kind of silly for me having to hold onto Amy at first but then things just got a whole lot worse. I started seeing black and while spots flying everywhere,my head spun a million miles an hour, and I felt nauseous. I felt too sick to try to hold my breath, so I just closed my eyes waiting for the ride to be over. I'm trying to think of something else. What would the others be doing right now? Would they be looking for us? Waiting? No, not Tim. He hates waiting with police. What would Bob, Lou, or Georgie be doing right now? I don't know why, but images of walkie talkies flashed in my head as I closed my eyes tight. I didn't know why, but it happened. It got so intense I had to open my eyes. As soon as my lids touched the top of my eyes, the whole world was turning white. Not black, but white. It was getting brighter and brighter till the point where it was blinding me. My body went numb and I hit the hard ground of the trail. Every vibration was muffled. The less I could hear, the more I could feel. I felt footsteps coming close to me but couldn't see anything. Everything then faded slowly and turned black. I was out.