Ancient Hiss Story
“The wind whooshed out of her lungs. She gasped for breath, trying to sit up, holding her throbbing elbow close into her body.
“What happened?” Sal shook his head and pushed up onto all fours.
“We fell into a pit.” Carlotta was already standing, inspecting the side of the six foot square pit.
Kate caught her breath and managed to stand, shaking out her right arm and testing all her limbs. Fingers, toes, knees—everything seemed to be in good working order, if a bit bruised.
Looking up, she saw her mother was right. The pit was about nine feet deep. The roots that protruded from the rough-dug sides reminded Kate of snakes and she shuddered. Panic lapped at her gut as she looked around the inside of the pit to make sure they didn’t have company. She looked around for her walking stick and then remembered it had flown out of her hand when she fell. It must still be up top.
“Well, doesn’t that beat all.
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