Chapter 8

Chapter 8

We slept in tree’s, holding onto each other, fighting the cold and trying not to fall. We were in the tallest tree there was and still the water was so close to us. It was about a metre from my feet. The only was to live, was to swim. We had to swim to the town.

“Guy’s, I know this is going to be horrible, but we have to swim. I don’t care how cold you get or how weak you get, you have to swim” I said so forcefully, I nearly cried. I knew in my heart that this wouldn’t work and that we were all going to die, but we had to at least try. 

I went first. I climbed down the remaining length of tree that wasn’t hidden by water and slowly lowered myself into it. I got pulled by the water. 

“Okay, Elsie. Mike. Paige. Your turn” I watched them enter the ice cold water and grab onto the branches. Then Quinn and Jeremy followed. It was then time to swim. I grabbed onto the closet tree branch an swung myself as hard as possible to the other side. The others followed when I realized something was wrong. I couldn’t hear the loud breathe’s and coughing that Elsie made. A tear escaped the corner of my eye and slid down my check, followed by another stream. I turned slowly and found everyone looking either down or at me. I couldn’t hold it and longer. I was going to die with her. Jeremy swam up to me and forced my head into his shoulder before her little body floated down the water. I screamed and cried and yelled into his shoulder until I decided to move on and keep going. The other suggested we stayed in the tree until the water calmed, but I just kept going.