And with that, I spring off and successfully circle my fingers around the branch. A little victory word slips my lips and I lift my leg up to stomp on the branch, seconds before I'm reaching for another branch to aid me in complete standing on the tree. It doesn't take long until I've made sure I'm not about to fall and turn around, allowing my hand to hang down.
"Are you gonna come up or not?"
Jia shows hesitancy in her face but eventually wraps her arm hand around mine. As impossible as it sounds, I was able to haul her up in the branch with me. Next, I point towards the branch that's at a higher level than the one we're currently at. With a nod to her head, she just follows my lead just as the seekers finish counting and are now starting to seek for the others.
We're surrounded by
