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"Trent, you there?"

"I’ basket for Monica What have you been eating, drinking?"

He fuers stiffen "Monica had protein bars, soo and have been drinking froh"

"Not salty?"

"Tastes like dirt, not salt"

"No vo?"

"No"

"What about you? Do you feel sick?"

Trent kept a hand on Monica as he spoke "Headache, a little stiff, but otherwise fine" For a guy who’s been stuck in a cave for nearly five days, he was perfect

"Listen, Trent When they bring up Monica, fill one of those bottles with the water you’ve been drinking, and send it with her"

Trent’s gaze fell on the pool "You think it’s contaminated?"

"Won’t know until I have a lab test it"

So the radio back to Radar"

Radar told him to watch for the basket that would carry Monica out They were going to test the ground with lighter equipment first, and then lower one of the medics down

Trent felt helpless as the minutes ticked in painfully slowof the cave, he caught it and unlatched the hook He fisted his hand a few tied it to Monica’s side Next came a tackle box

This tiers Maybe I’reat He rubbed the back of his neck and watched the rope elevate above hiled above the hole They lowered him slowly A few rocks trickled down to splash in the pool Trent stayed by Monica’s side, talking to her although she didn’t respond with anything other than a moan

The medic slid out of his harness and moved to Monica’s side "I’m Miller," he introduced himself

"Trent"

Miller took a quick look at Monica and said, "Damn, Queenie, what the hell happened to you?"

"Queenie?"