Jasmine heard Professor Romanos yell for them to get to the sides of the sides of he slide. Then everything happened all at once. The boy that Cris was holding onto let go and tried to get to the side by himself. Cris started maneuvering his body in that direction and yelled for Jasmine to do the same. She tried to position herself so that she was angled toward the side and hoped that the mud would take her there.

Suddenly a rope appeared and when Cris grabbed it, they began to slow down. Finally, they came to a stop. Releasing her death grip on Cris, Jasmine grabbed the rope, held on and started to pull herself in the direction of more stable ground. She looked behind her to make sure that Cris was OK and following her. What do you say to someone with whom you've shared a near death experience? "Thank you", was all she managed to say.