Yeah, I know it's been a long time….okay, like, a week. But it SEEMS long to me. Anyways, Grade 11's super hard on me- Muchos projects! So, it's gonna be tough for me to write often, but fear not, I am not abandoning this story:) So, enjoy!
Ling swims as quickly as his arms can carry him.
Lee grips at the rocks desperately.
Lee:(Thinking)Please, not like this!
She grabs hold of a rock, and clings to it.
Ling dives under the water, and grabs Lee's hand.
She slips out of his grasp, and is swept further down the river.
Ling resurfaces, and swims downstream.
He catches up to Lee, and grabs her hand again.
Ling: Lee! Hang on! I've got y….
Lee crashes into a rock, losing her grip of Ling, who is swept downstream.
Lee:(coughing) Ling!
She peers over the rock to try and see if he's okay, but she slips off the rock, and is swept under the water again.
Up top.
Shuai: (Crying hysterically)No, no, this wasn't 'sposed to happen!
Yao looks nervously at Ling treading water, searching for Lee. .
Yao's eyes dart over to a figure clutching a low-hanging tree branch, close to the opposite shore.
Yao:(Quietly) Lee… (Yells, to Ling) Ling! She's on the tree!
Ling looks back, and sees Lee clinging to the branch for dear life.
He swims upstream, against the current, towards Lee.
Lee tries to pull herself into shallower water, but her legs can't reach the river bottom.
The tree branch snaps.
Lee screams.
She's swept backwards, but bumps into Ling.
He wraps his arms around her, and drags her into the shallower water, and eventually up onto the shore.
Lee lies panting on the sand.
Ling kneels beside her.
Ling: You okay?
Lee:(Panting) Yeah…
She flops her head back down on the sand.
Chien Po:(Offscreen) Ling!
Ling stands up, and looks up at the cliff.
Chien Po: (Yelling down to Ling)Are you okay?
Ling:(Yelling up to Chien Po)We're both fine.
Lee sits up.
E Liu: Can you guys get back up?
Lee looks back at the wall of sheer rock behind them.
Lee: Nope!
Ling: We'll look for another way up, you guys keep going.
E Liu: Are you sure?
Lee: Not really!
She smiles jokingly at Ling.
Lee: It could take us a while, better toss down our packs.
Chien Po: Okay.
He disappears for a moment, then reappears on the edge of the cliff with two bags under his arm.
Chien Po: Okay, catch Ling!
He tosses the first bag, and Ling catches it with ease.
Chien Po tosses the second one, and Ling catches it, then hands it to Lee, who straps it over her shoulder.
Ling: There's another bridge a couple of miles up- it's a bit of a detour, but it'll get you there pretty quick.
Lee: And remember, we're in Lao Shing territory, so be careful!
E Liu: You too!
They exit, leaving Lee and Ling on the riverbank.
Lee wrings out her ponytail.
Lee:(Sarcastically) Well that was fun.
Short, I know, but not bad, right?
If nobody reviews, then I'm singin' in the next chapter! I mean it! (And I'm a REALLY bad singer!)