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The Tool Man
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Ch3: Alone
Kemper and Troy surfaced slowly. The river was ice cold and the water was strong. They were being pushed down stream at a very high speed. Daniel turned onto his back and brought his brother on top of him. He could see the thing running along the river bank. He could almost smell it, it was that close. Soon the current was too fast for it to keep up with as soon it fell behind. It hissed loudly and it echoed around the woods.
Kemper looked down the stream and saw a waterfall coming up. "Damn! Oh hell! Troy, we need to grab hold of something! Troy!" Kemper cried. Troy saw a large rock coming up and tried to position himself so he would land on top of it when he was pushed by Kemper. He landed just right and then reached out to grab Kemp.
"Kemp! Grab my hand! Come on!" Troy shouted distraught. Kemper sailed up next to him and grabbed hold of him hand. Troy attempted to haul him up onto the rock but Kemp just fell back in the water. Troy quickly regained his hold on Kemper but then Kemper looked up and muttered, "Can't move…too cold…sorry!" Then his hand slipped out of Troy's grip.
Kemper began to sail towards the waterfall when Troy managed to jump off the rock and dive into the water. He swam swiftly and looked up and saw Kemper go over the edge. He cried out but no one was there to hear him. He felt himself move over closer to the edge. He closed his eyes and hoped the girls were ok and he would at least live this and be able to see them again alive.
He had never had this sensation before. It was exhilarating. When it came to an end there was a thunderous crash and he was pushed far under the surface. Under the water he saw Kemper he moved over to reach him. He was heavy but he couldn't leave him. He reached the shore and lay on his back.
Kemper spluttered and sat up. Troy smiled and looked over at his brother. "You really had me worried you know that? Don't pull a stunt like that again!" Kemper glanced back and blinked. He could tell Troy had thought he was dead for sure. He felt so strange to be sitting here alive after all this and still be able to feel happy.
"Where are we now?" demanded Kemper. He hoped their small detour had not put them off their trail on finding Leigh and Lucy. And as far as that freak was concerned he could just go right back where he came from. He was definitely off his rocker. "Well I don't know really. I never knew the woods went this far back. We never came this far in when we went camping as far as I can remember. Owww………sorry!" muttered Troy.
Kemper remembered Troy's injured back. "Troy let me see your back maybe I can do something for you." Troy nodded and removed his shirt. Kemper looked at the cut. Like he had guessed earlier it wasn't deep but was nasty. He washed it with some of the water from the river and got his own shirt and ripped it into long strips. When he had done that he put strip upon strip round Troy tightly to help stop the bleeding.
"Thanks Kemp. I think we should start to make a move. There is another clearing over there maybe if we go through there we could see something." suggested Troy. Kemper agreed and they began to stumble their way over to the clearing. When they reached it they were raised so they could see quite a distance.
On that vast land there was a torrent of smoke. When they looked even closer there was a home built chimney. "People. We should make for them." Kemper announced. He began to stroll off as though nothing had happened. Night was almost here and the wind was picking up but the boys were showing no signs of the cold.
Erin and Leigh had finally managed to open the door together and were welcomed by a cliff. They were standing right on the edge. There was only about 50 centimetres from a great drop down. Erin saw, when she looked down, what seemed to be a rope the man must use to get back and forth up the cliff. They would have to use that if they wanted to escape.
"We have to use the rope Leigh. But I don't know how we are exactly going to do it. You need help and I can't really carry you down there." Said Erin aspirated. Leigh looked up at Erin. She really wanted to help. She had to help but nothing was coming her brain. She was stuck in a mental block. Her rib was still throbbing and she had never been a good climber.
"I can't believe we're doing this though Erin. All we did was try to go to college, that's all. Not a lot to ask for." frowned Leigh. Erin too couldn't believe it either, she was still expecting to wake up and it all be a nightmare. But she was glad she hadn't got one scrape on her, yet that was. But she noticed her make-up looked terrible she would definitely have to sort it out before she saw Kemper again.
"How about this? We tie you to the rope and I lower you down and when you are at the bottom you shout up and then I'll climb down!" enquired Erin hopefully. Leigh thought about the plan and nodded. "Yeah…whatever. As long as I can get away from this place." She bent carefully to not tip over the edge and lent down towards the rope. She reached with one hand and got a grip on it. She was surprised it was a very thick rope and weighed quite abit.
"Erin, give us a hand. Make sure I don't go over, the damn thing is nearly as heavy as me!" gasped Leigh. Erin lent down hurriedly and held onto Leigh. The both pulled it up and sat for a minute to get their breath back. When Leigh lifted her head she saw the last of the light die away. They were now alone in the darkness.