We knew we didn't have enough time to pack everything and then follow the trail so I ran alone — I asked them to wait and keep the campfire ignited so I know where they are.
I ran to the opposite bank as fast as I could and took Anthony with me.
The torches were moving quicker than we thought so we hurried.
I would've asked William to come but the pace with which he runs... it would've taken us a decade to reach there.
Finally we saw a group of travellers.
"Hva gjør dere her? Er dere gått dere vill?" one of them said while pointing his torch at us.
Another man added, "Denne stien går til klippen. Følg oss hvis dere skal dit."
They had trouble understanding our language so I pulled out a translator and they confirmed they were on a route to the cliff.
Finally — we had found our way.
We asked them to wait and quickly came back with our stuff and within an hour we were at the cliff.
It was decorated... two or three stalls offered water and some snacks and the viewing point — it was crowded but we got our chance to enjoy the view.
We took a rope down the hill and reached our hotel two hours after the incident.
"I thought we weren't coming back here today... I was damn sure we weren't but thank God," William said the moment we arrived in the hotel room.
Anthony jumped on the bed and prepared to sleep.
"Come on William, don't give credit to God for nothing... he doesn't exist anyway," I said — I didn't believe in God.
"I saved us... if I hadn't seen the torches then we would've been a bear's dinner by now."
Both of them were too tired to reply.
The three of us prepared to sleep, yet the thought of Erik and the troubles he had to face stayed in my mind.
At 3 a.m. in the night I saw William sitting alone on the balcony. When I approached him he looked shocked.
"Hey — hey... I was just... looking at the city."
"Okay," I said. "Aren't you feeling sleepy right now?"
"Yeah yeah I'll just come in sometime." William said, rubbing a hand against his hairs.
I knew something was wrong... I should've stopped him... but I didn't -Something was still bothering him and I said nothing.
I should have.
Because what he did after that... I could never have imagined a guy like William even thinking about it.