“I don’t understand,” I whispered, noticing Liam staring at Caleb. “They’re not here,” Caleb said quietly. “It doesn’t look like they fell,” I replied, noticing the dirt looked untouched except for a couple of footprints. “I’m gonna go up. I don’t think there’s a way in the world they could have reached the top with the way their equipment is set up, but I’ll make sure they’re not stranded,” Liam said solemnly. “I don’t understand. How could they just vanish?” I asking, looking at Liam. “It could’ve been a bear attack,” Caleb said. “But there’s no blood or bear tracks,” Liam said. “And it would be impossible with where they were on the cliff to have gotten snatched. Bears are clever, but they certainly can’t scale a sheer rock mountainside.” The thought of Liam going up the boulder panicked me as I saw the ropes dangling without their owners.
