Death Valley By: Rikki Cole Dear Diary, As we walked from the car I could literally feel the scorching sand on my feet through my shoes, it felt like my feet were on fire. ¨We are almost there¨ I said as we got to the tree line. “Let's stop here and stay in the shade. Donna and Gina agreed. I never thought I would be in this situation. I started thinking about the negative things that could happen.
What if we couldn't be rescued? What would happen to my family? Then the question came up what about My child? I knew then I couldn't stop, I had to keep going. I would not let my son grow up without a mom, and I would do whatever it takes to stop that from happening.We rested among the trees hardly saying anything, practically…show more content… ¨What are you talking about Gina?¨ Donna said. ¨There is nothing there!¨ I said. ¨Well I'm not going crazy!¨ She said as she walked a few yards away from us and starting eating the sand. ¨You're not going crazy,¨ I said ¨Gina you're getting dehydrated!¨ That's when it clicked in her…show more content… Then she just dropped. ¨Oh my gosh, what is wrong with her?¨ Donna asked loudly. ¨We need to get her to water fast!¨ I replied. ¨Do you remember that place we saw, that looked like a river with no water?¨ ¨Yeah, we can go there!¨ ¨Good thinking. Well, what are we waiting for? It's only a few miles from here follow the way the car came!¨ So we got to it we both picked her up and we were on our way. We walked. And walked. Until we saw the dip in the ground.¨Look over there¨ I shouted. The sky was starting to darken by this time. ¨Yes, just in time¨ Donna exclaimed but she never knew what was going to happen. We got down into the large opening in the earth, each one taking turns carrying Gina. Then it came. We heard the rushing water coming from the right. I was right above Donna about to hand her Gina. Then we saw the water gushing straight at us. Then it started raining. My hands began to get wet and slippery. ¨Pull me up!¨ Donna said as I took her hand and tried to pull. Then the water started hitting her feet I had to turn to the left just to be able to get a grip. My fingers began to slip, rocks below me began to fall, the rising water became even more
