I was now sprinting through the forest at terrific speed but I knew better than to think I was safe. “What should we do?” I screamed at my friend. “Get the rope from your backpack and climb up the tree!”. “I don’t have it- I must have dropped it!”. “But where did it go, what will we do?”. The sweat dripping down from her forehead nearly hid the desperate look on her face. Nearly. “We only have one choice- just keep running….”
By Emily McGrath