Christ was still climbing, following the direction of the bottomless river in the dark night with no lighting. Carrying Nicole's scattered shirt, which was torn at the bottom, Christ continued uphill, treading each rock on the riverbank carefully to avoid falling into the river.
It was not Christ's intention to leave his two teammates at the bathing pool near the waterfall, but he could no longer locate Jenna and Nicole, despite searching the area for several hours. In the end, Christ himself concluded he had left Jenna and Nicole to return to the treehouse before nightfall.
"They must have run upstairs. Following the river like before. That's why I didn't find them anywhere, despite waiting until darkness fell."
It was almost midnight, but Christ had not arrived at his destination. He
