LAST CLIMB (EPS.1)
7. Still

Now that the sun was starting to show itself, its rays that were able to penetrate the thin fog in the morning gave a little peace to them after a full night of nothing could close their eyes, tired and cold are not able to defeat the fear in them, to keep them awake.

"How are we now?"

Arie asked half in despair but did not expect an answer from the others, because he was sure there was no answer that made him eager to return to continue his final climb with them, from the beginning they should not ignore the warning and stop the ambition that is only for self-satisfaction, but now it is too late to regret everything that has happened until they can not return. Danu disappeared and may have died, Randy was stiff with terrible conditions, no need for more evidence to say that their current condition is very bad.

Without a second thought they wrapped Randy's body with the rest of the tent cloth that had been damaged, then tied it with makeshift rope, there was no choice and this was all they could do for a while.

"Certainly we'll take Randy's body or something? Are we just gonna get 'em?" Ask Anita to Beni.

"I don't know, the cave is also confused."

Beni does not know what to do, his brain is not able to think clearly after all the bad events he had to experience.

"Mending us justin first, we find a way out, so if we're out we can ask the SAR team for help evacuating Randy's body as soon as possible."

Arie gives a proposal that can be directly accepted by others, they also have no other choice that is the way out in difficult situations like this, he said, and bringing Randy's body down is not a good idea because it will take more time and their current power is arguably limited, while the men now only left them Benie and Arie alone, and most importantly now they do not know their own existence, it seems they are lost quite far from the climbing route that should be.

"Yes, now we pack and bring the potluck we need, we also just bring one tent, so that our trip faster and so we can save energy, and we can save energy, hope we don't get lost away from the supposed hiking trail."

After finishing packing they immediately set out to find a way out to choose a flat road, hoping the road is connected to the main route of the climb not far from there, they walk without talking to each other not only because they are busy with their own thoughts, but as time went by that did not feel far enough they went on a journey of extreme tiredness also more and more they felt, but suddenly...

Bruckk.

Aini fell unconscious, Anita who was the closest to him, immediately helped him and turned his body that fell in a down position, his face dirty with grass and dirt, and the ground, lucky thorns around the bushes Aini did not penetrate the jacket he wore. Soon Anita gives eucalyptus oil on Aini's nose so that she can immediately regain consciousness, then Arie and Beni lift it to the tent they make a base to lay Aini there.

"Why Cave Ta?"

Lucky Aini did not faint for so long, only a few minutes lapse he was back conscious but with a very weak body condition.

"Loe fainted earlier, have you slept first, let your body not lemes anymore."

They then rest, because in this condition it feels impossible to continue the journey, and also their energy is increasingly drained, maybe with a break can add a little energy to continue the journey to find a climbing route to return to the registration post and report all the events they experienced.

"Eat first, let there be energy."

Arie gives bread, the rest of the supplies from what they brought yesterday, which can still be saved even with a slightly wet condition but still quite fit to be consumed in this condition.

"Thank you."

Aini said briefly, with pale skin that was already very clearly visible on her face.

"How now? Do we want to continue or wait until the fog disappears?"

Ask Beni to the others. Since Randy was killed, Beni who had a little leadership soul was in control of everything, because there was no way he and the others relied on Arie who was timid and often bullied when at school. Yes, Arie is a coward, for that sometimes he is often in the bully of his friends, even including Randy, Beni and Danu himself, for that, but Arie never reply to the bullyan and just silence does not respond to all forms of their ridicule.

"Maybe we should leave now."

Take Aini to the others.

"Emang loe has been sniffing Ni?"

"Lumayan, the cave is already strong ko road."

Anita knew that Aini was lying, only that she did not say anything to the others, and the others did not seem to believe what Aini said earlier, they were not children who did not understand and could not see the situation but none of them refused Aini's invitation.

After that they went back on their way, hoping that they would get out of this terrible place soon, but the longer and farther they walk, the darker they go around a large tall tree that blocks the sunlight trying to illuminate them.

"Ben, we're going the wrong way."

Anita reminded Beni of her lover, she felt that the road they went through actually further distanced them from the main route of the climb.

"The cave also does not know Ta, but the direction to here that goes down, if it goes there we even go up again."

Actually Beni was not too sure if the road he chose was the right path, but the logic says that the downhill road will lead them to the foot of the mountain, but the logic says that the road will lead them to the foot of the mountain, which means it allows them to return without passing the main route of the climb.

They can not argue anymore what Beni said, they will still follow Beni even though they are hesitant about the path they choose, until finally they can not step again because their journey is stopped by a very deep abyss, which inevitably makes them have to go back again and find another way.

"Damn, why did you bring us here, Ben?"

Arie growled, his frustration and fear became more and more when now the road they went through was a dead end that ended in a ravine.

"Loe thinks the cave knows if we're going to nyampe to the edge of the cliff? If the cave knows the cave road is back first bego."

Beni was no less snapped by Arie, his emotions immediately rose when Arie casually blamed him for choosing the path that led to the abyss.

"If you fight, we won't even find our way home."

Anita breaks up and ends a pointless quarrel between Beni and Arie. The atmosphere was still tense before they were suddenly startled by something around the bushes around them.

As if someone was following them, from the bushes came the sound of footsteps, whether it was animals or beasts that had previously killed Danu and Randy. The situation became more tense, they could not run away from that place, he said, because in front of them inside the bushes contained mysterious creatures that were likely beasts that attacked them earlier and behind them a very deep abyss.