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Authors: Johanna Jenkins
blanket for the children to sleep on as midnight approached, but all that the children wanted to do was whisper and wait. Victoria needed another shot of brandy to calm her nerves which were in danger of completely breaking.
“It’s alright,” Julie said, comforting her. “I know my brother, Nick. And he won’t come back until he finds her.”
Victoria sobbed for the first time as she lay cradled in Julie’s arms. Natasha managed to heat some water up on the barbeques and make everyone a hot cup of strong, black tea. The night seemed hopelessly endless.
Chapter 10
“Cooee, cooee,” came the sound of the searchers as their voices echoed through the wilderness.
“Surely, Nick and Katie can hear them,” sobbed Victoria as the morning sun began to climb up out of the east and high up into the lightening sky. “It’s morning already, and there’s still no sign of either of them.”
“Let’s begin this day with a prayer, and then some breakfast. We have plenty of French sticks and salami left over from yesterday, and Natasha just found a tin of coffee and condensed milk in our old camping bag,” said Dan trying to bring about some sense of routine and normality. “We really do need to keep our strength up, so please everyone, try to eat something.”
The children were delighted to have something as substantial as salami for breakfast, but an overwhelming sense of sadness and anxiety still hung over the campsite like a thick, suffocating blanket. However, the sound of the searchers gave everyone hope that soon Katie would be found and that Nick hadn’t got lost in the process of looking for her.
Victoria had almost finished her second cup of strong coffee when she saw Nick suddenly emerge from the beginning of the bush track. And in his arms with a huge smile of relief on her face, was Katie! For a minute Victoria thought that the early morning mist was playing tricks on her mind, until she heard Katie’s voice scream out, “Mom!”
“Oh, God, thank you!” she screamed, running towards Nick and Katie with outstretched arms. “Thank God, you’re safe and alive!”
Trailing behind Nick the searchers slowly began to trickle back into the picnic area.
“Looks like you didn’t really need us, Ma’am,” the Police Sergeant in charge of the operation informed Victoria. “This man here had it all figured out. He’s a real hero. Not only did he find her last night, but he had the sense to stay put with her until daylight. He knew we’d come and help if he needed us, but he would have made it back without us anyway. He really is a true hero!”
Victoria couldn’t thank the searchers enough. Even though it was Nick that had found and rescued Katie, knowing that there were others out there searching had helped ease her mind a little. As the searchers headed off home, Victoria bundled up her daughter in her arms wanting to feel the reality of her whole being, and that she was back safe and sound, and not just a dream.
“Oh, Katie, I was so worried!” was all she could manage to say.
“It’s okay, Mom. I knew I was lost so I just stayed where I was until someone came along. I knew Nick or someone would come back looking for me. I just took a wrong turn at the suspension bridge. But I got a good shot of that lizard!”
“Weren’t you frightened?” Victoria asked, surprised at her daughter’s tenacity.
“Yeah, sometimes, but I just looked out at the moon and I felt God out there saying it would be alright. So I just waited and then Nick found me.”
Victoria looked at Nick with gratitude in her eyes. “Thank you so much Nick. I will forever be indebted to you for saving Katie. I think you taught her a lot more about life than just surfing at that club of yours.”
“Well, we do try to teach kids about having faith in the most difficult situations, so I guess Katie was just a good student. I think she saved herself. If she had lost faith and panicked she could have walked her way
“It’s alright,” Julie said, comforting her. “I know my brother, Nick. And he won’t come back until he finds her.”
Victoria sobbed for the first time as she lay cradled in Julie’s arms. Natasha managed to heat some water up on the barbeques and make everyone a hot cup of strong, black tea. The night seemed hopelessly endless.
Chapter 10
“Cooee, cooee,” came the sound of the searchers as their voices echoed through the wilderness.
“Surely, Nick and Katie can hear them,” sobbed Victoria as the morning sun began to climb up out of the east and high up into the lightening sky. “It’s morning already, and there’s still no sign of either of them.”
“Let’s begin this day with a prayer, and then some breakfast. We have plenty of French sticks and salami left over from yesterday, and Natasha just found a tin of coffee and condensed milk in our old camping bag,” said Dan trying to bring about some sense of routine and normality. “We really do need to keep our strength up, so please everyone, try to eat something.”
The children were delighted to have something as substantial as salami for breakfast, but an overwhelming sense of sadness and anxiety still hung over the campsite like a thick, suffocating blanket. However, the sound of the searchers gave everyone hope that soon Katie would be found and that Nick hadn’t got lost in the process of looking for her.
Victoria had almost finished her second cup of strong coffee when she saw Nick suddenly emerge from the beginning of the bush track. And in his arms with a huge smile of relief on her face, was Katie! For a minute Victoria thought that the early morning mist was playing tricks on her mind, until she heard Katie’s voice scream out, “Mom!”
“Oh, God, thank you!” she screamed, running towards Nick and Katie with outstretched arms. “Thank God, you’re safe and alive!”
Trailing behind Nick the searchers slowly began to trickle back into the picnic area.
“Looks like you didn’t really need us, Ma’am,” the Police Sergeant in charge of the operation informed Victoria. “This man here had it all figured out. He’s a real hero. Not only did he find her last night, but he had the sense to stay put with her until daylight. He knew we’d come and help if he needed us, but he would have made it back without us anyway. He really is a true hero!”
Victoria couldn’t thank the searchers enough. Even though it was Nick that had found and rescued Katie, knowing that there were others out there searching had helped ease her mind a little. As the searchers headed off home, Victoria bundled up her daughter in her arms wanting to feel the reality of her whole being, and that she was back safe and sound, and not just a dream.
“Oh, Katie, I was so worried!” was all she could manage to say.
“It’s okay, Mom. I knew I was lost so I just stayed where I was until someone came along. I knew Nick or someone would come back looking for me. I just took a wrong turn at the suspension bridge. But I got a good shot of that lizard!”
“Weren’t you frightened?” Victoria asked, surprised at her daughter’s tenacity.
“Yeah, sometimes, but I just looked out at the moon and I felt God out there saying it would be alright. So I just waited and then Nick found me.”
Victoria looked at Nick with gratitude in her eyes. “Thank you so much Nick. I will forever be indebted to you for saving Katie. I think you taught her a lot more about life than just surfing at that club of yours.”
“Well, we do try to teach kids about having faith in the most difficult situations, so I guess Katie was just a good student. I think she saved herself. If she had lost faith and panicked she could have walked her way
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