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Reh the trek to their new shelter hadn’t taken long, it was slow-going with all the girls in tow The runoff fros Rivulets of water splashed across the ledge, creating treacherous silt-covered fissures that gave way, ready to catch the unwary traveler

About thirty minutes into their journey, one of those rivulets widened considerably, washing a two-foot gap in the trail Re stick, felt solid rock, and ju her stick out toward Nasha “If you slip, don’t let go of the stick I’ll pull you up”

Nasha grabbed the staff but hesitated as thunder echoed across the mountains

“It’s okay,” Remi said

Nasha juirls followed The sky let loose, rain pelting them, as they continued up the cliff As they neared the shelter, Remi stepped over a narrow rivulet, then turned to make sure the others saw it She called out, her voice lost in the rush of wind, but Nasha nodded, easily stepping over Jol followed As Nasha’s foot hit the other side, the ledge disintegrated, plunging her doard in a torrent of water and mud

CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX

He who learns, teaches

– ETHIOPIAN PROVERB –

The girls screarabbed her ar speed When she looked down, she saw Jol about twenty feet below, precariously balanced on a narrow outcropping of rock

“Don’t move,” Reirls She held the stick out across the open space “Grab it, Maryam”

“What about Jol?”

“I’ll get her”

Maryaers around the thick staff but didn’t move, her eyes locked on her fallen friend

“Don’t look down Look at me You can do it”

She gave a hesitant nod and jumped