On our way down to Arizona, one of my close friends, Roger, decided to book a hiking trip while we were staying down there. Some of us were nervous at first, but we all agreed it would be good for us to get some exercise and not just party the whole time. Chris was especially thrilled, he was what you might call a "nature freak" he likes to take vacations to cabins far out in the woods and do super adventurous things that are likely to get him killed. That was a bad joke....

When we got to the ranch house everyone immediately got ready to go, and few brought some drinks, yes, THOSE drinks, not all of them were thinking straight. I simply packed my binoculars, a flashlight, some snacks, a water bottle (with refills) and my rock-climbing gloves.

When we got to the hiking trail we split off into small groups to cover the most area and get good pictures, I went with Chris so he could show me a few of his favorite parts of the trail (he had hiked this trail before). It was getting pretty late and we were about to head back when Chris wanted to show me one last thing, we went up to this small cliff that overlooked the somewhat barren forest, if you could even call it that. We sat there for a bit, joking and laughing. I stood up to start back when he put his hand on my shoulder and stopped me.

"Something wrong?" I asked, a little concerned. He pulled me back to where we had been sitting and turned his back to the edge.

"Nothing, I just wanted to tell you something..." he sounded nervous. "I've liked you for awhile, when I first saw you in the halls I didn't think much of it, but you seemed so sad I felt like I had to help, then, as we got closer I developed feelings for you. Aisha, I think I love you..."

I grew hot, my cheeks turned the deepest shade of pink without turning to red. I wasn't sure what to say, I loved him too, but only as a best friend. I couldn't hurt him like that...

"I... I love you too..." I smiled, holding it in. He grabbed my hand and started stepping backwards, I guess we forgot we were on the edge of a cliff. His foot slipped and he fell, dragging me with him. It was black for a minute before I regained consciousness. I tried to move, I couldn't feel my legs, my hair was smearing blood on my face. I looked to my left, nothing, I looked to my right, Chris.

"Chris...." I mumbled, I couldn't muster anything beyond a whisper. I mustered all my strength to move my arms and I reached out to push him. He wasn't breathing. There was dust in my eyes and it started impairing my vision. I noticed my phone on the ground about a foot away, I reached over and grabbed it, praying that it still worked. It turned on, but it kept fizzing out, I knew it was only a matter of time before I couldn't use it. I quickly dialed my friend Sharron.

"Hello?" Sharron's voice sounded from the other side.

"Sharron..." I whispered. "Help...."

"Aisha?! Is that you?!"

"Sharron...." My eyelids felt heavy. "Get help...." Then everything went black.