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She had landed on some rocky slabs at the base of the cliff. Looking up it seemed an impossibly long way to fall. My heart was in my mouth as we rushed over to Franky. She was just a crumpled form against the backdrop of the rocks and I felt those pesky tears start to run down my cheeks again as I realised that despite my mantra of the last few minutes, perhaps it wasn't going to be alright.
Liv reached her first and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder but didn't say anything. She glanced back at Matty questioningly. It was so unlike Liv to be scared, to be unsure that it made my stomach turn. All three of us noticed the blood at the same time. It spread almost like halo away from her head. I crouched down beside Liv and gently shook Franky's hand. It was cold.
"Be careful," said Matty. "Maybe we shouldn't move her."
I looked up at him. His eyes were full of pain and I cursed myself for not realising how hard this had been for him as well. "We have to do something though."
Liv nodded, I could almost see her courage building. She reached out and lightly felt for a pulse at the base of Franky's neck. Suddenly I realised that I was holding my breath.
"It's there," Liv breathed. "I can feel it. Franky? Franky can you hear me?" She shook her shoulder again, with a little more meaning. There was still no response. Suddenly Matty sprang up and took off for the highest part of the clearing. I motioned at Liv to stay with Franky and followed him.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" I demanded, not caring much about his feelings any more.
"I can't believe I was so stupid!" he said. "My phone, I put it in my coat when we left the van. I've had it this whole time. You left yours behind didn't you? I know Liv did." That's when I realised he was holding the little black object, waving it around trying to get a signal.
"Anything?"
"No. Not down here. I should have thought of this at the top!"
"We didn't know that we would need it then." He looked at me with eyebrows slightly raised in disbelief after that statement. "Okay. We did know. I just didn't want to believe it." We looked at each other for a few moments, trying to work out what to do with his phone. We were startled out of our thoughts by Liv's voice, urgently calling us. As we ran back over to her we were met with a surprising sight.
Franky was sitting up, leaning heavily into Liv, but sitting up all the same. She looked pale and blood was matted through her hair but it was a relief to see her sitting up. Liv had wrapped her arms around her protectively and was talking quietly. Matty and I stopped a few metres from them and walked forward slowly. Matty crouched down in front of Franky and reached for her hand, giving it a squeeze.
"You scared me" was all he said. Liv looked at the ground, suddenly awkward between them. Franky looked up at Matty without expression. Her eyes drifted past him to me and I smiled encouragingly at her. And she gave the faintest of smiles back.