Chapter 357: Questions and Answers
As hard as it was, getting up the mountain was a lot easier than getting down it. I stood on the ridge, looking at the small boat beneath me, wondering what I should do next.
"Do you think that if I jumped, one of the guys would catch me?" I asked, tilting my head to the side as I studied the distance. Maybe if I had some way to warn them that I was contemplating jumping and for them to be ready, I would go through with it.
But the last thing I wanted to do was assume that some would see me falling. After all, we all know what happens when you assume something. Plus, I don’t think I would look good as a pancake.
"I wish that me and everyone up here with me return to the ship, safe and sound," smiled Luca as if reading my mind.
Fuck! A wish! Why didn’t I consider that option?
With a smile and a snap of my fingers, the four of us were back on the deck of the boat, none the worse for wear. Okay, so that was a lie. I was still bleeding from my hands, I had blood drying at the corner of my mouth, and I was so sore that even the thought of taking a single step forward made me want to cry.
But hey, at least we were back on the ship! That had to count for something.
"Everything okay?" asked Dante, his eyes narrowing as he took me in.
"Not really," answered Tank at the same moment that Luca replied, "Does everything look okay?"