Weak

Sally:

There I was standing in front of the Grand Canyon. It looked very beautiful and people were starting to head home since sunset was near. I stayed, I loved looking at nature any time of day.  I knew Mike was probably going to get annoyed that I was going to get back late but I thought “Eh Mike knows how much I love nature and hiking he’ll probably let it go” So I decided to hike along South Kaibab Trail to South Rim. As I walked down the South Kaibab Trail, a ranger asked me for my permit, since by the time I got to the bottom it would have been dark, I showed it to him and started to hike. Boy, was I thirsty! This morning I was rushing to leave so instead of grabbing water I grabbed coke. I know it isn’t good but I was dying so I decided to drink it anyway. I kept on walking, I felt hot and my body felt weak but I didn’t want to go back. I was certain I could make it. I kept on walking as I walked I felt the heat beat down stronger. My mouth felt as dry as the desert. I was getting thirsty so I decided to drink some coke. I tried to drink the coke but all of a sudden I found it hard to swallow almost as if there was some sort of lump blocking my pipes. I spit out the coke and kept on walking. Gosh it was beginning to get hotter even though it was starting to get dark. I kept on going on the more I kept on going the hotter it got. I was beginning to get light headed but I was too far in to keep…

Mike

Where was Sally? Usually she would call me if things got hard. I really wish I could have gone with her but I had to stay and make an important negotiation with executives at the company I worked at. Ehh I thought “Maybe she’s doing an ‘after dark’ hiking session?”  After all it was 7:00 pm and the Grand Canyon must look beautiful during the sunset. But still I couldn’t help but think something was wrong. Maybe I was overthinking. I could already here Sally’s voice. “Gosh Mike! I’m fine. You on the other hand need to relax more and stop worrying about me so much.” Usually after that she would massage my shoulders to relax me. I missed her but I knew she would be back but not soon enough. Maybe later in the night or the next day I would see her. I decided to make some dinner and after that read a little to get my mind off of her. It helped but I knew somewhere in the back of my mind I was still thinking of her.

Sally

I was awaken by an owl hooting. For a moment I felt confused of what happened. I looked around and saw that I was in a canyon. Hmm “Oh I’m in the Grand Canyon!” I thought. I still felt kind of puzzled. I must have fainted from not drinking anything. I attempted to drink some coke again but I couldn’t swallow. My mouth felt extremely dry and I felt like I couldn’t even stand up. Feeling tired and powerless I laid down on the ground. I was going to call Mike but I remembered my phone didn’t get any service in the Grand Canyon. I felt like yelling but my tongue felt swollen and my mouth felt too dry to shout or speak. I still felt hot. No that was an understatement, I was burning. The stars were starting to come out and instead of feeling a breeze I felt a wave of fire overcome my body.

I laid on the ground and took the unbearable heat. I wished I would sweat at that moment but I stayed dry. I thought this couldn’t be happening. I banged my head against the ground to see if I was awake. Big mistake I got a headache I tried lifting my head up but I felt so dizzy I just decided to lay down maybe someone would find me.

Mike

            It was already 12 am and Sally still hadn’t returned “Maybe she’s staying at a hotel with crappy reception?” I thought. I was about to panic but I decided to just go to sleep. Maybe she’ll call me in the morning.

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I woke up around 10 I didn’t have work since it was Sunday. Whenever Sally had gone to somewhere and decided to stay overnight she would try to come back around 10 or 11 in the afternoon. I did not get any sleep last night thinking about Sally. I decided if she wasn’t home by 11 I would go to the Grand Canyon myself. I took my time and ate breakfast and watched my favorite TV show in order to get my mind off of her.

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            As soon as the movie finished I quickly got my keys and headed out. Before I put the key in the ignition I sent Sally a text and called her. Straight to voice mail. I definitely had to go now. I tried to drive as quickly as I could without getting pulled over. I was pretty sure I was overreacting but I’d rather be safe than sorry. I drove and as I drove I put a CD of Sally’s labeled pump mix. The first song that played was of an upbeat song and the lyrics “When I come up When I rush, I rush for you” seemed to fit perfectly with the moment. Sally sure did have an interesting taste in music. It ranged from 80s synth pop to heavy metal. As I drove I kept on thinking about her. This was going to be a long ride.

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Sally

I couldn’t handle it anymore. I gave up hope. I decided to just accept my fate. I lived a pretty good life. I was married happily for two years. But the only regret I had was that I didn’t tell Mike my secret. My secret was …

Mike

By the time I got there the sun was setting luckily there was still some Sun. I looked down at the canyon and saw something. I grabbed some guy’s binoculars and it was a pile of bones. I got scared and thought it was Sally but then I remembered it takes a good amount of time for a body to decompose. Still I searched the canyon and found Sally. She was on the ground. She looked weak and in pain. I immediately called a ranger and told them my wife was in the canyon and if they could rescue her. They immediately got into a jeep and went down there.  Unfortunately by the time they got to the hospital the doctors told me there was nothing they could do and she died of dehydration