How could i have been so stupid! She thought. 'The will to live is the strongest emotion human beings have'. She finally understood what this meant! As Erin hung there, halfway between life and death, she could feel the sharp rocks cutting into her skin and her legs beginning to go numb.
Even if i could scream, no one could hear me.. I'm probably going to die here. But she had one last spark of courage in her and with it she began to hoist her self up till she found some footing. The sun was beginning to set and she knew she didn't have much time till it would go pitch black and seeing would be almost impossible. For 20 long minutes she endured the pain and continued to hoist herself up onto the dusty ground. The wind blew and the dirt flew into her eyes and she began crying. The pain was more than she had ever experienced before and giving up would be too easy, but,her determination kept her going.
When she finally reached the top, the blood red sun was setting in the blue clouded sky. She crawled until she was about 5 feet from the edge and she collapsed clutching her red, blood stained hands. Her face was still wet from the tears, As she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep..
*End of Chapter 1*
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