Oh yes, Darryl had only built one grass hut. How would they fit?
Yvonne and Lily were puzzled.
Darryl laughed and said, "It’s not easy to build one. Besides, the night is so cold. We would be able to keep each other warm if we stay close together. Don't you agree?" 1
Haha. There would be two beautiful ladies spending the night with him. Why would he build another hut?
Lily blushed. "You wish to sleep between both of us? Don't think about it!" She then pulled Yvonne along and said, "Let's go in and rest now."
Lily shouted once they went into the hut, "Darryl, please guard the hut outside. You're the best!"
Lily had a shiver when said that. She had never been s o gentle with Darryl.
"You... You're leaving me outside?" Darryl begged while Lily just laughed. "You can’t be in here since Yvonne is still single."
Sigh! Darryl lit a cigarette and closed his eyes.
Darryl woke up due to the coldness of the weather after an unknown period of time. He could hear the ladies' breathing from inside and swallowed his saliva.
Darryl was thinking, 'Are they sleeping? Should I take a peep? No harm just taking a peep, right?’
Just when Darryl was about to crawl into the grass hut, a loud bang came from nowhere.
"Bang!"
The noise was as loud as a bomb and seemed to be coming from the cave's direction!
Lily and Yvonne were awakened by the loud noise too as they crawled out of the grass hut looking lost and unsure what just happened.
"Something happened at the cave. Both of you stay here and don't go anywhere," Darryl told them as he rushed quickly towards the cave.
Both of the ladies were stunned while watching him leaving.
It was just like what Darryl predicted earlier! The cave was not safe! Could he predict the future?
Fortunately, no one was killed but some of them were injured from being hit by the rock. Their wounds needed to be attended to before it turned lifethreatening.
The main problem was the many small rocks still falling down toward the cave. The smaller ones were the size of a fist while larger ones were as big as basketballs. One would definitely be seriously injured i f not killed were they to be hit by one of those rocks.
Perhaps he should call for help? It would take at least three hours before help arrived and with those rocks continuously falling, the cave would not be able to withstand for another ten minutes before collapsing again. Some of them inside had been hit by the rocks with their heads bleeding badly. 1 "Shut up! Where is Dax?” Darryl shouted loudly.
The cave was in complete silence all of the sudden. Everyone looked towards where Darryl's voice came from.
Everyone was very worried but remembered Darryl’s words earlier.
It had happened. He was not lying nor was he overreacting. The cave was indeed not safe.
"Darryl, I'm here." Dax's voice came from the inside of the cave.
"I'll pull you up!" Darryl made a rope out of tree branches. This was a skill he learned while living in the village. An old fisherman who rescued him had made a long and solid rope to save him.
With Darryl's help, Dax and his wife climbed out of the cave by holding onto the rope.
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