"W...w...what?" I stammered, trying to make sure I had heard him correctly.
There was no way he was serious. It sounded ridiculous, and I desperately wished he was joking.
"Leave me here, Cathie. If it's food he wants, he can have me," Tyler repeated.
I looked at him in disbelief. In that moment, I could feel the chill of the cave's air against my skin, making me more afraid.
"Tyler, let's go now, okay? We'll find another way" I tugged at his hand.
He turned to face me with sadness in his eyes. Gently, he grabbed my hand and said,
"There is no other way. Your mother is more important, so you have to go for her," he said.
Stray tears fell from my eyes. He must be joking. No, this couldn't be real.
"Tyler, there is always a way. When I'm with you, there is a way, and this is not it
