True Love Waits

Chapter 574 I Regret Everything

Blair was with the girl who shared the same room with her, a new employee of Miller's company.

The girl had an umbrella, but it was of no use in the rainstorm. The two ran helter-skelter along the trail, trying to find some kind of shelter they could stay dry under. But the same unhelpful trees, rocks, and root systems met them at every turn.

Eventually, they were out of luck. Even though they kept moving up the mountain, the flood still lapped at their ankles. They had to hold onto a huge tree branch hand in hand to prevent the flood from washing them away.

The girl could no longer hold back her tears. "It's so terrifying. I can't swim. Are we going to die? Why isn't there someone to save us?" she sobbed.

It was the first time that Blair had encountered a natural disaster like this. She was terrified as well. But she was still a little calmer than the girl. She encouraged her, "Hey, get a grip! Yesterday, I saw troops stationed near the South Mountain. Don't worry. They'll send out rescue teams. They have to build lost person profiles, ping our cellphones, figure out where we are, and set up search points to safely intercept us. It's just a matter of time before they find us. All we need to do now is stay alive."

"I...I know. But we can't even find shelter. Even if we're not washed away, pneumonia and hypothermia will do us in. Look at us-we're soaked to the bone." She held Blair's hands tighter. Their hands were cold as ice. They were starting to lose body temperature rapidly; color had drained from both their faces. Blair was on her period, and feeling weak. 'I probably didn't get enough water,' she thought.

Blair was not the hardiest woman at the best of times. Now that her feet were soaked in the cold water, she felt her energy running low.

"Don't cry or talk. We need to save our energy. This mountain is full of stones, and the flood isn't strong enough to dislodge those. But we have to keep climbing." The two girls began to move up the mountain again.

The trail was so slippery they had to be extra cautious. Blair not only had to keep alert, but also had to take care of the girl. The water was constantly rising. Out of options, Blair clenched her teeth and leaped onto a huge rock.

On the rock, Blair saw Miller and his colleagues on another huge rock. The two groups were separated by the surging floodwaters.

and pulled the girl onto the rock as well.

smoothing her rain-slicked hair back, and looked around. The situation was

If the flooding didn't

the emergency call for the umpteenth time. But the result was the same. There

at the running water, she couldn't help missing Wesley. If he was here, he would be able to save

wouldn't be here. He had been promoted, and wouldn't be

Despite the lack of signal, she clicked Wesley's dialog box and typed, "Maybe this is the last time you'll hear from me. I regret everything. I regret having gone abroad. We didn't even

got the message saying, "You are offline. The message will be delivered when you are online." She didn't give up, but stood up and tried to

more than ten minutes, the message was finally sent. Blair was elated when

at her phone excitedly and began to call the emergency number. But to her disappointment, she lost signal

heavy rain was easing off. When Blair could almost not feel anything from the freezing cold, she saw

up in an attempt to call for help. But she had been sitting there so long, the moment she got to her feet her legs went soft, and she almost fell into the

enough to pull her back, and Blair was able to steady

pink coat and waved it in the air while yelling,

first, and went to help them. Helicopters were flying overhead,

she didn't think she would be able

organization had received orders from their superiors. Wesley assembled a team of soldiers on

declared in a loud voice, "I've got an emergency rescue alert. The rainstorm in the South Mountain has caused disastrous torrential floods. Estimated rainfall is 180 mm. There are more than a hundred people trapped on the trails. We're the second string of search and rescue operations. They got some of them to safety. Now it's up

"One!"

"Two!"