True Love Waits novel Chapter 574

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.

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

Blair wiped the water from her face, smoothing her rain-slicked hair back, and looked around. The situation was rather grim.

The floodwaters seemed to be everywhere, rushing past them, brown with the occasional log ripped from the forest. If the flooding didn't stop, they had to go higher. But the rock was so smooth that they wouldn't be able to scale it.

With shaking hands, she fished her phone out of her pocket and dialed the emergency call for the umpteenth time. But the result was the same. There was no signal at all.

Blair trembled from the coldness. Staring at the running water, she couldn't help missing Wesley. If he was here, he would be able to save her.

But she knew Wesley wouldn't be here. He had been promoted, and wouldn't be one of the first responders.

Blair blew on her palms to warm them. Ignoring the weeping girl beside her, she opened WeChat. Despite the lack of 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 I was in London. It doesn't matter whether you love me or not. There will be no Blair soon. No one to bother you anymore..."

She clicked the "send" button, but it didn't work. She got the message saying, "You are offline. The message will be delivered when you are online." She didn't give up, but stood up and tried to find a place where there was signal.

Lucky for her, after more than ten minutes, the message was finally sent. Blair was elated when she heard the "ding" sound.

She stared at her phone excitedly and began to call the emergency number. But to her disappointment, she lost signal again.