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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Teens
- Theme: Action & Adventure
- Subject: Survival / Healing / Renewal
- Published: 05/23/2013
I couldn't stand it any more my fingers straining to keep myself from falling into the wild river. I looked down trying to see through the pelting ran. The tree branch I was holding onto looked strained trying to keep me from the water and rocks farther down the river. "Help Jared." I could see him pinned against the trunk of the tree a few feet from me. I heard a large crack and the branch started to bend toward the river. "Help!" I screamed again. My red hair pinned to my face I could only see out of my right eye. I saw Jared's hand reached toward me and at the same instant the branch snapped and I fell into he river
"ELIZA!" Jared screamed as I fell I hit the water with a hard slap it hurt but, my jacket numbed sum of the pain. I kicked my legs trying to get to the surface my lungs shot pain through my body trying to get some air into my system. I reached the surface I saw Jared jump into the river. He paddled toward me trying to get himself to stay above the cold water. He grabbed my arm as I went under again. I swallowed some water and had a coughing spasm. "You okay Eliza?" "I'm fine." I replied my voice sounding hoarse.A loud cracking and snapping sound split the air. I turned and saw a tree falling toward us "SWIM!" I screamed I turned and swam I got yanked down by the tree one of the branches must have snagged the hood of my jacket and I got pulled under I held my breath and felt like I was going to burst. Jared dived and broke the big branch holding me down and grabbed me around my waist and pulled me to the top I blacked before we got to the surface.
Chapter 2
I pulled Eliza up above the water and swam toward shore she was heavy and it was hard finally I felt dirt under my knees and collapsed against it. "We did it Eliza.....Eliza?" I turned to my side and Eliza wasn't awake. I panicked I go to my knees and propped her up her head slumped backward. "Wake up Eliza please wake up!" I shook her and stopped "what can I do what can I do?" I put her back on the ground and recited the steps to CPR she was breathing that was good I started doing light compressions after a few minutes of waiting all of a sudden out from her mouth burst water and a lot of it. "Eliza are you okay?" I propped her against me she coughed a few times "I'm fine I'm just really tired." She mumbled she shuddered and her eyelids slowly sank down and I heard her slow breathing I sat there watching her then slowly put her back on the ground.
Chapter 3
I woke to find Jared beside me snoring lightly. I sat up with out waking him and watched the river it was slower than last night but was still going fast. I notice an old apple tree and walked over to pick some apples. I picked the reddest apples and sat back down by Jared I must have made sum noise because he mumbled and stretched. I sat a red apple in front of him "Bon appetite." I said lightly giggling he smiled and began eating I stopped eating and just watched Jared. I suddenly wasn't hungry anymore "I'm gonna go for a walk try to find out we're we are." I said Jared looked up and stopped eating "want me to come?" He asked nicely "it's okay you can finish eating." I said I turned and started walking along the river bed there was twisted tree roots from the river washing the dirt away I tripped a few times and almost fell back in the water. I so did not want to do that again. I turned back after twenty minutes. I had to jump over a big branch to get to where Jared was. I jumped and unfortunately there was mud and my foot slipped sending me into a shallow part of the river. I sat there laying on my back pain shot through my body once more. "Oooooowwwwwww." I moaned I had to stop falling so much.
Chapter 4
I saw Jared coming and tried to sit up. I finally managed by the time he got to me. "You okay El?" He asked "besides my head great!" I said sarcastically he bent down and grabbed my arm and helped me up. I tried to take a step and wobbled he grabbed my waist to steady me "I'm okay I'm okay." I said quickly he smiled at me. We stood there for a moment in silence. I was the first to break the silence. Cause I noticed the sun setting. "Let's go find some wood and some washed up boards." I pointed to some wood the river must have washed up "to build a dry place in case it rains again." I looked up at the mean clouds dark black and gray with a threatening look. " yeah let's do that I don't want to get sick anymore than I might be. He turned and coughed I started walking again I was a little wobbly Jared had his hands hovering around my waist in case I tripped or stumbled that way he could try to help me not get any more hurt. I helped him place the last board in its place and light a fire we made a covering to go over the fire so if it rained it wouldn't go out. I shuddered as the rain came as we predicted. It pounded on the ground like a wild horse in anger. "So." I mumbled a few minutes went by and a low grumble sounded in the distant. Oh no I was afraid of lightning. I put my fingers in my ears and waited at first the lightning wasn't that bad as long as my eyes were closed. Then to my horror a loud thunder like a cannon went off followed by tons of lightning. I felt tears coming and I shut my eyes. Trying to stop them from coming unfortunately I felt one slipping down my face leaving cold wet line on my face. I quickly brushed it away not wanting Jared to see. Another lightning and thunder burst onto the sky. More tears fled down my face I buried my head In my knees. I heard a loud snap and looked as the tree a few feet from us. Half of the tree fell to the ground. "An electrical storm!" I screamed another bolt hit the ground beside me barely misses my leg. Shooting sparks everywhere "Aaaahhhhhhh!" I screamed scooting myself by Jared I hugged him and I couldn't keep it in I started crying. "Eliza?" Jared whispered I looked up I could not see him. My crying had blurred my vision. Another lightning bolt hit another tree nearby "aahh!" And I started crying again."oh no!" Jared screamed he pulled me and ran from the hut as a beautiful sycamore came crashing onto our hut. I grabbed Jared's hand and ran as another lightning bolt hit another tree. I saw a tree along the bank with outs tended roots we both raced and wedged ourselves under the branches. "You okay Eliza?" "Me I'm fine just fine." I said wiping some tears from my eyes. A bright bolt of lightning shot the tree beside us it came crashing down across the river. "We can get across." Jared told me he grabbed we raced toured the tree like bridge Jared crossed first. Another lightning bolt zipped by on a hurry to hit something. I balanced my self I was half way across a smaller tree fell into the river and was swept toward me. I watched come toward me panic freezing me in place. The rain pelted my face "Eliza Eliza snap out of it!" I ran I slipped and fell into the water. The cold water surrounded my whole body it was freezing from the rain. I swam to the top. "Help!" I screamed again as the current pulled me under again. I grabbed a root of one of the trees that ran into the river and pulled myself above the water I held on to the roots. I looked up and saw Jared running toward me I tried to pull myself up another snapping sound occurred I turned two trees stood side by side one came hurtling toward me. When it was about to crush me I was pulled out of the way just in time. A pair of arms wrapped around me."God Eliza you're going to kill your self I swear?" Jared said releasing me I nodded and smiled " you saved me?" "Course I did didn't want you to get hurt now did I!" I laughed. I stood up and handed helped him up I looked around. Nothing looked familiar to me finally I spotted our crushed hut some way up the river. "Should we go back up to the hut?" I asked skeptically Jared shrugged "I don't know I think we should keep going." I nodded and stood up.
Chapter 5
The rain started slowing I could smell the smoke of the trees from the lightning. We started walking along the bank of the river soon we had come to a cliff above a small waterfall the cliff looked ready to break but, Jared didn't notice he went to the edge and looked down at the trees swallowing the water below their canopy. "Should we true to climb down?" I turned around to the way we came ( should we go back or keep going?) I turned around and watched Jared chip off a piece of the edge "Don't do that." I told him he did it again "don't do that." I got louder "it's not going to break Eliza." He turned and tripped over his foot and fell to his butt. I was uneasy I started toward him. The dirt gave way I caught his wrist just before he fell I was pulled off the edge but caught jarred an me by grabbing the root coming out of the ground "god!" I shouted at him i looked down he looked frightened "were going to be okay jarred!" I yelled he smiled the root started snapping I took jared and started trying to use my weight to swing him finally he grabbed the edge and pulled himself up. The root snapped and I started to fall I screamed and jared caught my wrist just in time "you're okay!" Jared said smiled and i blinked back tears I grabbed his wrist and he pulled me i flew into his arms "thank you thank you so much!" "You to." Jared sighed half smiling I nodded and got up. I I shook myself off dirt fell off my pants. " told you it break." I looked at him "okay you were right beside that what do we now?". I sighed and looked around a narrow path led down the slope to the river below "what about that?" I asked. Jared hesitated "after what just happened I don't think that's a good idea. We started down the slope it was slippery. Suddenly I slipped falling down the slope sliding on my back I stopped just before I came to the river. I heard shuffling and some sliding. I was exhausted I closed my eyes and instantly fell into sleep.
Chapter 6
I had finally reached Eliza she wasn't awake. I picked her up I waded into the river and turned her over her back was covered in mud after getting all the mud off I had found a spot to sleep for tonight. The sun had started to set and I had started a fire. I got nested down to sleep and pulled Eliza to me she was still asleep I nestled her head on my chest and held her close and drifted off to sleep. I woke up and looked at the sky purple and pink the sunrise was an tie dye of the two Colours. I bet Eliza would have wanted to see the sunrise. I scooted Eliza off me still asleep an sat up the wind was a light breeze that danced around the trees and weaved through the blades of glass. Eliza mumbled and opened her eyes. "Morning sleepy head." I mumbled Eliza smiled faintly. "So
What's for breakfast?"
Going Under(Mia)
I couldn't stand it any more my fingers straining to keep myself from falling into the wild river. I looked down trying to see through the pelting ran. The tree branch I was holding onto looked strained trying to keep me from the water and rocks farther down the river. "Help Jared." I could see him pinned against the trunk of the tree a few feet from me. I heard a large crack and the branch started to bend toward the river. "Help!" I screamed again. My red hair pinned to my face I could only see out of my right eye. I saw Jared's hand reached toward me and at the same instant the branch snapped and I fell into he river
"ELIZA!" Jared screamed as I fell I hit the water with a hard slap it hurt but, my jacket numbed sum of the pain. I kicked my legs trying to get to the surface my lungs shot pain through my body trying to get some air into my system. I reached the surface I saw Jared jump into the river. He paddled toward me trying to get himself to stay above the cold water. He grabbed my arm as I went under again. I swallowed some water and had a coughing spasm. "You okay Eliza?" "I'm fine." I replied my voice sounding hoarse.A loud cracking and snapping sound split the air. I turned and saw a tree falling toward us "SWIM!" I screamed I turned and swam I got yanked down by the tree one of the branches must have snagged the hood of my jacket and I got pulled under I held my breath and felt like I was going to burst. Jared dived and broke the big branch holding me down and grabbed me around my waist and pulled me to the top I blacked before we got to the surface.
Chapter 2
I pulled Eliza up above the water and swam toward shore she was heavy and it was hard finally I felt dirt under my knees and collapsed against it. "We did it Eliza.....Eliza?" I turned to my side and Eliza wasn't awake. I panicked I go to my knees and propped her up her head slumped backward. "Wake up Eliza please wake up!" I shook her and stopped "what can I do what can I do?" I put her back on the ground and recited the steps to CPR she was breathing that was good I started doing light compressions after a few minutes of waiting all of a sudden out from her mouth burst water and a lot of it. "Eliza are you okay?" I propped her against me she coughed a few times "I'm fine I'm just really tired." She mumbled she shuddered and her eyelids slowly sank down and I heard her slow breathing I sat there watching her then slowly put her back on the ground.
Chapter 3
I woke to find Jared beside me snoring lightly. I sat up with out waking him and watched the river it was slower than last night but was still going fast. I notice an old apple tree and walked over to pick some apples. I picked the reddest apples and sat back down by Jared I must have made sum noise because he mumbled and stretched. I sat a red apple in front of him "Bon appetite." I said lightly giggling he smiled and began eating I stopped eating and just watched Jared. I suddenly wasn't hungry anymore "I'm gonna go for a walk try to find out we're we are." I said Jared looked up and stopped eating "want me to come?" He asked nicely "it's okay you can finish eating." I said I turned and started walking along the river bed there was twisted tree roots from the river washing the dirt away I tripped a few times and almost fell back in the water. I so did not want to do that again. I turned back after twenty minutes. I had to jump over a big branch to get to where Jared was. I jumped and unfortunately there was mud and my foot slipped sending me into a shallow part of the river. I sat there laying on my back pain shot through my body once more. "Oooooowwwwwww." I moaned I had to stop falling so much.
Chapter 4
I saw Jared coming and tried to sit up. I finally managed by the time he got to me. "You okay El?" He asked "besides my head great!" I said sarcastically he bent down and grabbed my arm and helped me up. I tried to take a step and wobbled he grabbed my waist to steady me "I'm okay I'm okay." I said quickly he smiled at me. We stood there for a moment in silence. I was the first to break the silence. Cause I noticed the sun setting. "Let's go find some wood and some washed up boards." I pointed to some wood the river must have washed up "to build a dry place in case it rains again." I looked up at the mean clouds dark black and gray with a threatening look. " yeah let's do that I don't want to get sick anymore than I might be. He turned and coughed I started walking again I was a little wobbly Jared had his hands hovering around my waist in case I tripped or stumbled that way he could try to help me not get any more hurt. I helped him place the last board in its place and light a fire we made a covering to go over the fire so if it rained it wouldn't go out. I shuddered as the rain came as we predicted. It pounded on the ground like a wild horse in anger. "So." I mumbled a few minutes went by and a low grumble sounded in the distant. Oh no I was afraid of lightning. I put my fingers in my ears and waited at first the lightning wasn't that bad as long as my eyes were closed. Then to my horror a loud thunder like a cannon went off followed by tons of lightning. I felt tears coming and I shut my eyes. Trying to stop them from coming unfortunately I felt one slipping down my face leaving cold wet line on my face. I quickly brushed it away not wanting Jared to see. Another lightning and thunder burst onto the sky. More tears fled down my face I buried my head In my knees. I heard a loud snap and looked as the tree a few feet from us. Half of the tree fell to the ground. "An electrical storm!" I screamed another bolt hit the ground beside me barely misses my leg. Shooting sparks everywhere "Aaaahhhhhhh!" I screamed scooting myself by Jared I hugged him and I couldn't keep it in I started crying. "Eliza?" Jared whispered I looked up I could not see him. My crying had blurred my vision. Another lightning bolt hit another tree nearby "aahh!" And I started crying again."oh no!" Jared screamed he pulled me and ran from the hut as a beautiful sycamore came crashing onto our hut. I grabbed Jared's hand and ran as another lightning bolt hit another tree. I saw a tree along the bank with outs tended roots we both raced and wedged ourselves under the branches. "You okay Eliza?" "Me I'm fine just fine." I said wiping some tears from my eyes. A bright bolt of lightning shot the tree beside us it came crashing down across the river. "We can get across." Jared told me he grabbed we raced toured the tree like bridge Jared crossed first. Another lightning bolt zipped by on a hurry to hit something. I balanced my self I was half way across a smaller tree fell into the river and was swept toward me. I watched come toward me panic freezing me in place. The rain pelted my face "Eliza Eliza snap out of it!" I ran I slipped and fell into the water. The cold water surrounded my whole body it was freezing from the rain. I swam to the top. "Help!" I screamed again as the current pulled me under again. I grabbed a root of one of the trees that ran into the river and pulled myself above the water I held on to the roots. I looked up and saw Jared running toward me I tried to pull myself up another snapping sound occurred I turned two trees stood side by side one came hurtling toward me. When it was about to crush me I was pulled out of the way just in time. A pair of arms wrapped around me."God Eliza you're going to kill your self I swear?" Jared said releasing me I nodded and smiled " you saved me?" "Course I did didn't want you to get hurt now did I!" I laughed. I stood up and handed helped him up I looked around. Nothing looked familiar to me finally I spotted our crushed hut some way up the river. "Should we go back up to the hut?" I asked skeptically Jared shrugged "I don't know I think we should keep going." I nodded and stood up.
Chapter 5
The rain started slowing I could smell the smoke of the trees from the lightning. We started walking along the bank of the river soon we had come to a cliff above a small waterfall the cliff looked ready to break but, Jared didn't notice he went to the edge and looked down at the trees swallowing the water below their canopy. "Should we true to climb down?" I turned around to the way we came ( should we go back or keep going?) I turned around and watched Jared chip off a piece of the edge "Don't do that." I told him he did it again "don't do that." I got louder "it's not going to break Eliza." He turned and tripped over his foot and fell to his butt. I was uneasy I started toward him. The dirt gave way I caught his wrist just before he fell I was pulled off the edge but caught jarred an me by grabbing the root coming out of the ground "god!" I shouted at him i looked down he looked frightened "were going to be okay jarred!" I yelled he smiled the root started snapping I took jared and started trying to use my weight to swing him finally he grabbed the edge and pulled himself up. The root snapped and I started to fall I screamed and jared caught my wrist just in time "you're okay!" Jared said smiled and i blinked back tears I grabbed his wrist and he pulled me i flew into his arms "thank you thank you so much!" "You to." Jared sighed half smiling I nodded and got up. I I shook myself off dirt fell off my pants. " told you it break." I looked at him "okay you were right beside that what do we now?". I sighed and looked around a narrow path led down the slope to the river below "what about that?" I asked. Jared hesitated "after what just happened I don't think that's a good idea. We started down the slope it was slippery. Suddenly I slipped falling down the slope sliding on my back I stopped just before I came to the river. I heard shuffling and some sliding. I was exhausted I closed my eyes and instantly fell into sleep.
Chapter 6
I had finally reached Eliza she wasn't awake. I picked her up I waded into the river and turned her over her back was covered in mud after getting all the mud off I had found a spot to sleep for tonight. The sun had started to set and I had started a fire. I got nested down to sleep and pulled Eliza to me she was still asleep I nestled her head on my chest and held her close and drifted off to sleep. I woke up and looked at the sky purple and pink the sunrise was an tie dye of the two Colours. I bet Eliza would have wanted to see the sunrise. I scooted Eliza off me still asleep an sat up the wind was a light breeze that danced around the trees and weaved through the blades of glass. Eliza mumbled and opened her eyes. "Morning sleepy head." I mumbled Eliza smiled faintly. "So
What's for breakfast?"
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