Cole the climber

  They raced up a rocky slope. Cole used his free hand to help climb as it grew steeper. The higher they got, the farther Cole could see. The dead echoes in the area seemed to take renewed interest as Cole and his companions gained altitude. Many who had stopped chasing them purposefully began heading their way again.

  “We’re drawing a crowd from behind,” Winston warned.

  “We have to be quick or we’ll get trapped up here,” Harvan said.

  Cole found it extra weird to rush up the steep slope without getting winded. With his normal body, just walking up this incline would have made him tired.

  When they reached the flat top of the ridge, Harvan hurried with them to the far edge.

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