 I
remembered what it was like in the
dream. We were worn out but excited to
see the sunrise. We were really thirsty
too - it was so cold that the water in
our bottles had frozen. We just flaked
out on the rocks and wondered if we
could go on. Half
the group had already given up and gone
back to Horombo but we hoped we would
make it with the rest.
We
went higher on Kibo and it was magic - a
whole alien world of glaciers and ice
sparkling in the sun, all around
us. It seemed easier and I was
sure we would get to the top.
 Then
Amir's headache got much worse and he
started acting silly, giggling and
throwing rocks at Mawenzi. Lizzie
felt dizzy and said she was going to
throw up. I wondered what to do, and saw
Siara staring back at me. I heard him as
if he was beside me 'One
person is thin porridge; three people
are a lump of ugali.'
Still don't have a clue what ugali is,
but got the idea. I knew it was safer for us to stay
together.
Lizzie
said I should go on without them but I
couldn't do that. I helped my friends go
down and fifteen hours after we started
up Kibo, we were back at Horombo Huts
again.
 We
felt sad that we had not reached the
summit, but when Siara came back from
the final ascent, he sat down beside us
and said 'Remember,
that which has passed is not a disease;
cure what is coming. Your peaks lie
ahead. Dream and you will climb them.'
Siara
said some cool things once you figured
out what he meant. |
