Sabrina put her hands where his had been, and stained to pull herself up. when her arms could take it no more, she stopped. then She tied again, her feet flailing for some purchase in the tree bark to help her arms support her weight. after doing that for a time, she sat on her branch, winded again, and tried to think about what alek had done differently than her, other than be stronger.
"You alright there?" Alek asked. He grabbed another branch a little ways above, and lifted his foot onto one half way between the two. Then he kicked off the branch and pulled himself up.
"fine" Sabrina said, then She caught the branch again, and finally managed to painfully hoist herself up. she stopped on that branch to plan her next move.
Sabrina was so shocked that by the time she decided it was a good time to scream, they were already on the floor, and she saved herself the embarrassment of screaming like a silly girl.
"you said You liked the woods. I've never spent much time in the woods, and I didn't know when I'd talk to you again, so I figured I'd better just get out here today that way I'd know what you mean. then I got bored and decided to try my hand at tree climbing." Sabrina shrugged. "and you know the rest. I told you it wasn't anything bad."
"Uh-huh sure," Alek said. "I've never spent much time in the woods, and I didn't know when I'd talk to you again," he continued in a near perfect imitation of her voice.
"What are you doing out here so late?" Alek asked, joking sightly. "You could run into a crazy person. Does you mother know you're out so late?"