Chapter 65 Excess Energy
"Are you sure you want to go up there and take a look?" The villager who was in charge of leading the way asked the crowd.
"Yes!"
Jerry Webb, the associate editor, said enthusiastically. "The ladies can stay. Gentlemen, let's go! How can we tell the world what we truly feel unless we experience it for ourselves? This is the best way we can get everyone to really know Starham Mountain! Let's go!"
"Jerry, I'd like to go as well!" Emery abruptly raised her hand and said, although she was terrified just now.
"Can you do it?" Jerry asked doubtfully.
"Sure!"
"Of course!" Emery said as she looked at the children on the suspension bridge.
"Great! That's the spirit. Catalina, what about you?"
"I can do it too!" Catalina replied without hesitation.
"Great! Let's go!"
They all carried their bags and equipment across the suspension bridge and climbed to the mountain's summit.
Emery had admitted earlier that she was afraid, but once she was on the bridge, she suddenly found her courage. She clenched her teeth the whole time but still cheered for the crowd.
"You can do it, Catalina! Hang in there! We'll be there soon."
"I'm fine! Watch your step."
"I'll definitely go to the gym every day when I get home, in case I'll get sent to the mountains on business again."
They were talking when they heard a scream from above.
They noticed a child, about five years old, suddenly roll down from above.
"Ah!"
The other children all screamed in terror.
Catalina and the rest of the team were shocked.
Jerry was the first to respond. "Everyone, let's try to catch him!" he exclaimed.
He reached out an arm to catch the kid.
Everyone caught on quickly to what he meant, so they all stood with arms outstretched, prepared to catch the child.
Jerry reached for the child, and he fell quickly. But to his surprise, the child just slipped through his arm.
Catalina reached for the drawbridge and grabbed the kid's arm as she lunged at him.
Then they heard the sound of Catalina's wrist breaking.
"Catalina!" her colleagues shouted in terror.
Catalina's face turned pale instantly, and a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Her right hand's joint had broken, but the child still held onto her arm. He was holding her tightly while sobbing.
"Hurry! Take him up." Catalina shouted. She tried her hardest to keep the pain at bay.
The people below her snatched the child from her arms and returned him to the bridge.
"Catalina, it appears that your wrist is broken!" Emery was the first to notice Catalina's distress.
"It's fine. It doesn't hurt."
She thought the pain of her broken arm was insignificant compared to the satisfaction of helping the child because she could repair her broken wrist.
"However, I may be unable to proceed with you."
She had broken her wrist and would be a liability to the team if she continued to work with them.
"You should go back, Catalina! Be careful!" Jerry said, "Emery, why don't you go back with Catalina and look after her? Please don't worry, guys. We've brought along a medical team. We're all heroes today. We did not go up that bridge, but we saved a child. I'll tell the superiors to to reward all of you when we get back."
"Thank you!" The crowd replied loudly.
Despite Catalina's injuries, everyone became extremely motivated to move forward.
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