"Ava, see if you can climb up the vine on your own. If you can't, I'll come down and help you."
I securely tied the other end of the vine to the tree trunk and called out to Ava inside the cave. Upon hearing me, Ava immediately looked at Chrissy.
"Chrissy, why don't you go up first? I'll follow behind."
Ava wanted Chrissy to go up first, which moved me. In such a dangerous situation, people's survival instincts can be very selfish, urging them to escape first. But Ava gave this chance to Chrissy.
"You go up first. I've hurt my foot a bit and can't move right now, so I can't climb up."
Chrissy heard Ava's words but didn't move. Instead, she told Ava that her foot was injured and she couldn't move.
"It's okay, Ava. You come up first. After you get up, I'll go down and carry Chris
