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.

no time and pulled the girl onto the rock as well. The two girls finally heaved

water from her face, smoothing her rain-slicked hair back, and looked

If the flooding didn't stop, they had to go higher. But the rock was so smooth that they wouldn't be able

call for the umpteenth time. But

Staring at the running water, she couldn't help missing Wesley. If

she knew Wesley wouldn't be here. He had been promoted, and wouldn't be one

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 talk once when

the message saying, "You are offline. The message will be delivered when you are online." She didn't give up,

her, after more than ten minutes, the message was finally sent. Blair was elated when she heard the

excitedly and began to call the emergency

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

for help. But she had been sitting there so long, the moment she got to her feet her legs went

able to steady herself in time. She took a few deep breaths

then took off her pink coat and waved it in the air while

rescue workers found Miller and his colleagues first, and went to help them. Helicopters were flying overhead, and some people were being airlifted. Blair

head was killing her. If it kept raining, she didn't think she

from their superiors. Wesley assembled a team of soldiers

ready, Wesley 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

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