A hand reached over the ledge and fumbled for a hold. Finding no more vertical surface, it sought a horizontal. Flatness found, it grasped the edge of the cliff and strained. A dirt-stained forearm appeared, followed in quick succession with an elbow, the rest of the arm and the girl attached. Disheveled and gasping, she pulled herself up over the ledge and fell forward, her legs still in the air. Wiggling forward, she centered her mass onto the ledge and rolled over. Breathing deeply, she looked... read more
