Page 233 of Chaos has a Name
She was grateful to hear her voice.
“Yeah, MATE. I need to keep the water off of it. She looked at her arm in the light, and checked out the blood dripping down her flesh.
It wasn’t hers.
Using the bindings they used, she wiped it from her arm to preserve it as best she could. From her pocket, she pulled out a glove she’d use on a scene, and tucked the bloody bindings in it.
Then, she tied it shut.
This would be even more DNA.
If this was blood from one of the people who assaulted her, she’d make sure she got their DNA, and when she found them…
They.
Were.
Caught.
That’s what happened when someone abducted her, bound her, and dumped her with the spiders.
Fuck that.
Grabbing the one antler, she carried it with her to the opening that she couldn’t quite reach from where she stood. It was above her, and the newest part of the puzzle.
Yeah, she wasn’t in the clear yet.
This was going to be the hardest part.
Wrapping vines around the antlers, she could hear the pouring rain just outside the cave. Her whole focus was on getting out of there with the evidence.
Thinking on her feet, Elizabeth used her shirt to tie her blazer to her body, protecting it a little more from the rain.
“Where is Tarzan when she needs him?” she muttered, jumping up, and grabbing one of the vines.
Immediately, it snapped.
Shit.
She landed with a thud on the ground.
Well, when in doubt, keep going.
As she jumped higher, she was able to reach a root of some sort. It was sturdy enough to hold her, but it wasn’t long enough to climb.
This was going to be about dead lifting her whole body up and out of that hole.
Thank Freaking God she worked out.
If not, she’d be stuck in there for who knew how long until they came back.
As she pulled herself up, she was able to get the toe of her boot onto the opening of the ledge, and give her enough leverage to wiggle toward it.
Just as she got her ass to safety, the root snapped, and fell to the ground, nearly taking her with it.
Elizabeth knew how close that had been.
Today, apparently, was her lucky and unlucky day. Hopefully, it was only good luck from here on out.
