Fortunately, Amelia had done her homework in advance before she came here. She knew which route to take, she knew where the resting stops, toilets and the hotels are, she had marked each one of them.
It was only when they were really climbing the mountain then Amelia found that Patrick was too reliable. He was like a GPS, he knew the entire Mount Logan like it was just his backyard. Her map was not needed at all.
Grasping the map firmly in one hand, Amelia took the flashlight that she carried with her and shone it on the map. After analyzing the terrain carefully, she stepped up and went to the left side of the fork.
Not knowing how long had she been walking, Amelia still had not seen Patrick. At night, there was almost no one on the mountain. The only thing that accompanied Amelia was the howling wind and the sound of the falling snow in the forest.
She was sleepy, hungry, and tired. When she going downhill, she let out a yawn. At this moment, she accidentally slipped, fell to the ground with a bang, and slid all the way down the slope...
Amelia was so scared that she could not even cry out for help. There was only one thought in her mind and that was to stop herself from falling!
Since the slope did not lead directly to the cliff, before the inertia disappeared, Amelia held onto a stone tablet in time and completely stabilized herself.
One second, two seconds...
She was in shock when she hugged onto the stone tablet, and burst into tears.
She was overwhelmed with all kinds of negative emotions and started sobbing. On one hand, she was depressed because Patrick left her. On the other hand, she was worried about Patrick. Not to mention that she had just rolled down all the way like a rice ball. If it were not for her thick clothing, she would have already injured herself!
The more she cried, the sadder she was. Amelia simply could not bear it anymore. She hugged her knees and cried loudly. As there was no one around, no one would saw her crying!
After crying for a long time, Amelia found out there's one more thing that was much more terrible than losing her life, which was being ashamed.
She heard the sounds of a car horn from not far away, two beams of orange light shone slowly on her as the car moved forward. She could not cry anymore because she realized a problem. She was in the way!
Looking up, Amelia felt that the tears on her face frozen by the snow. She quickly rubbed her face with her sleeve. When she got up from the ground, she saw that a van had stopped in front of her. The next second, the door of the back carriage was pushed opened.
Amelia took a step back timidly. This kind of black van looked like the vehicle that was usually used for kidnapping, where the victims would have their organs removed and thrown at the side of the road later.
If it was true...
Amelia's legs were shaking like a sieve...
To her surprise, a little boy's face came out from the back carriage. He looked like he was just around 10 years old. He asked her in a childish voice, "Miss, my grandfather ask if you need any help."
In the van.
Fynn was sitting in his grandmother's arms, looking at Amelia curiously.
Being embarrassed by his gaze, Amelia quickly took the mineral water and a piece of tissue handed over by Fynn's grandmother. She wet the tissue with
water and wiped her messy face clean.
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