For a moment, I was overwhelmed with emotion. Meanwhile, Hendrix started breaking the branches that Rainie threw down into several sections.
Then he shoved the broken branches into the wall of the cave.
"Climb using the braches!"
I suddenly understood his meaning and followed his lead in breaking the branches. He found some stones in the mud and used them to knock each of the short branches firmly onto the walls of the hole.
It was backbreaking work yet Hendrix did it without complaint. He continued to climb and hammer the branches.
As the distance between us widened, I couldn't pass the branches to him anymore, so I passed him the unbroken branches and let him break them while hammering them against the wall.
The others had also understood Hendrix's method, so they didn't throw down the branches anymore. Instead, they broke the tree branches and put them into a bag. Then, they tied it with a rope and lowered the bag down for Hendrix to continue his tasks.
Everyone was united. It didn't take long for Hendrix to make a makeshift staircase out of the branches. Hendrix glanced down at me and said, "Try climbing up!"
I nodded. There was something where I could place my footing, so naturally, I felt safer. Although I had never experienced wall climbing, I still managed to climb up. My survival instincts had kicked into gear.
It was raining heavily, everyone was soaking wet. Naomi looked at me and said worriedly, "Let's get out of here quickly!"
"It's easy for the land to collapse here, especially on rainy days. Let's leave!" Tina urged.
As we trudged back, deafening thunder rumbled around us. We didn't have time to think about it and went straight into our tents.
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