Chapter 21The fifteen minutes passed all too quickly, and the ship lifted off, everyone on the ground waving madly. Zach still felt torn in two directions and began to wonder if he’d ever know his emotions again. He was sad to see his friends leave, yet happy to see the people he’d taken responsibility for flying to safety.
Walking helped keep his mind off it, as Simon and Adam led them to the stream. He couldn’t have asked for a better gift than Professor Korrie’s hiking pole as the slope grew steeper, grass growing only in patches. Flowers and trees had been left far behind. Zach climbed, pole in hand, and didn’t once look back. Primarily because he didn’t want to see how high the water had already risen. But mostly because if he didn’t look back, he didn’t have to look at Glyn.
He did
