CHAPTER 37
Crossing the abyss was easy enough for everyone except Olivia. Chaco thought she’d scamper over the log like a ferret, and it would be her little sister with her arm in a sling who would have trouble. Olivia balked. He hadn’t counted on her being afraid of heights.
“No, no. I can’t do it. I can’t. Please don’t make me, Uncle Chaco. I’ll fall.”
“Jist take my hand, and don’t look down. Put one foot in front of the other, and you’ll be fine,” Margo said. “Trust me. I ain’t gonna let you fall.”
“Yes, you will. If I slip, you can’t catch me, and I’ll go way down there and die!”
After nearly an hour of cajoling, and several failed attempts, during which the child would take a tentative step then pull back, Chaco lost patience. When Olivia tugged in fright at Margo’s hand once too
