This is going easier than you thought it would. Once you’re up on the first branch, you manage to navigate from limb to limb, climbing, swinging, and even jumping when you need to. Thank goodness you’re athletic. You’re about halfway up the tree, getting closer and closer to being able to see over the shorter trees, when you make a horrible mistake…
You look down.
Everything below you starts spinning around and you suddenly feel very dizzy. You sit on the branch you’ve been standing on and wrap your arms tightly around the trunk. You’re a real-life tree hugger.
One small slip and you might plummet to the ground, breaking an arm or a leg or worse. Who would possibly find you then? But what are you supposed to do? Right now, the idea of continuing your climb is terrifying.
You close your eyes, take a deep breath, and blow it out through your nose, repeating this until you feel less scared. The way you see it, you’ve got two options…
OR