energy… It got to a point where the kids were in desperation. It was tough. They were in dilemma,
they couldn’t manage to walk back to where they left the group, nor having any sight of the way
out. All they have was each other. That was all. All of a sudden, James’mind floated a scene.
…. You can make water when you find a leaf and a plastic bag….
This was what he was told when he was in Kindergarten. He could still remember it, but how
could he ever manage to get a leaf in such a dry place? It was the biggest matter indeed.
“As long as we preserve and endure, we can get anything we want,” encouraged Jorge, “that
was what a team was for.“ Well, they kept walking with their empty stomach, until they couldn’t
even walk a step or two. However, James and Jorge didn’t stop even, they walked a few more
miles until they fainted and lost consciousness.
A drip of water fell on James’ lips. It slowly rolled through his throat to his tummy. He sat
up and found that they were in front of a small pond; different animals were drinking water too!
He immediately scooped a handful of water to feed Jorge until his eyes opened slowly. After they
had enough intake of water, they ran back to their cousins as fast as they could with bottles filled
with pond-water. Their cousins were still unconscious when they were back. Fortunately, most
of them woke up after sipping in some water but not the oldest cousin John, the one who first
stopped walking. Maybe it was a punishment for him!
After some rest, they decided to kick off again and continue their survival trip. Nevertheless,
they didn’t eat anything for the past seven days! It was dangerous for people not eating food for
such a long time. They had to find something to eat! How could they find food in such a place?
There was nothing….
“Maybe we should catch insects for food!” exclaimed Jorge. Everyone agreed except Jess, the
only girl in this team. She was too afraid to do it. While everybody was trying to catch insects,
Jess sat there and did nothing. As the sun shone so brightly, Jess had sunstroke. Sadly no one was
besides her at that moment when she felt really il. She lost her breath at last.
Although the other cousins helped her with all their strength when they came back but it was
no use. Maybe it was because‘you will die if you don’t try’. Maybe it was another punishment
from god then!
Two of their family members passed away in such a few days. Although the children were
miserable and upset, they had decided to keep on going, it was their only way for survival, there
would be hope and chances for them if they keep on trying, they thought.
Well, they walked ten thousand miles. They visited ponds and hills. However, there were no
sign of going home, no sign of any help service, even no sign of any human beings! It was nearly
hopeless now. Jorge, James and the left cousin, Jim was still fetching their way through this
golden sea. They were exhausted and tired.
“We will never get out of this land, I think we should just wait and die here,” Jim hung his
head in disappointment and moaned. Neither Jorge nor James replied him, they were too weak to
talk already. They just kept on going together, holding hands, leaving Jim behind.
They walked a few more days, nothing happened…
A twinkle of glitter appeared on the yellow ground, a burst of windblown to their face, “come
in!” A gentle voice exclaimed. “It was a helicopter!” Jorge shouted while he drew in a long breathe
of relief. They ran as fast as they could, teardrops of happiness flowed from their eyes.“We are
finally here!” Exclaimed James as he did a little dance, he was breathless with astonishment. They
hopped in the helicopter and hungrily wolfed down all the food provided by the rescuers. They told
