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Show 92 The wall of water came closer. Sihu stretched to reach Toho and crawled up onto the ledge just as the water reached them. Sihu was safely in Toho's arms. The swirling wall of water picked Chua up and carried him down the canyon, bumping his body against uprooted trees and rocks as it went. Father, catch me if I come into the next world, thought Chua. He gasped for air, choking on a mouthful of water, as the churning mass tumbled J ^ P ' ^ 7 / him over and over. He could see Toho racing along beside him\ Toho held out tree fp K T T ^ branch for Chua to grab. Chua reached for it, But the water carried him away and sucked ^fZk<^> [ him under. Maybe I'll never get to see my baby brother, thought Chua. I can't leave this Q • I world yet. Save me .Sotuknang. .« v ^ ' . a "* He fought to the top of the water again, and reached for a tree trunk to hold on to. He locked his arms around it and held on. I must stay here in this world. Courage filled n •5- i his body. I can't leave my baby brother with Ahote. What will happen to my mother? Q All of a sudden the canyon opened out on to a flat mesa. Chua and the treejanded against a tumble of sagebrush. His head bumped against a tree trunk and blackness enveloped him. CHAPTER 21 Chua lay face down in the soft sand of the mesa. His head whirled as if he were sinking back into the underworld where his life began. He tried to open his eyes, but he didn't have the strength. His eyelids were too heavy to move. |
