"Don't be afraid, we can hold on a bit longer!" Jiang Shu's voice rang out above her head, weaker than usual: "Look around, can you see any place to stand? Someone will come to rescue us."
His tone was light, but he spoke with conviction, calming Su Luo's frantic heart.
She clung tightly to Jiang Shu, lessening the pressure on him, reducing the strength he had to exert to hold her and giving him a moment's reprieve. Their bodies pressed together, she could hear the beating of his heart.
"Thump, thump, thump…"
The sound in her ear was magnified, like a drum beat, causing her recently calmed heart to waver again.
She had to stop letting her mind wander, her eyes darted around in a frantic search for a place "to stand" Jiang Shu had mentioned.
As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, the moonlight illuminated her surroundings.
