Last August we were on vacation at Diana's Baths, a place famous for waterfalls.
Sitting on the rocks with my husband, I watched some parents 1 guarding their kids away from the rocks'edges. I felt glad that our 8-year-old son Wyatt could2himself. Don't get me wrong: I still felt 3as I saw my boy jump between the rocks. "No running, "I said from time to time. "Stay away from the edges. "But I soon 4 , and we were all having fun in the water.
5, I saw Wyatt sit down between two rocks in the running water, I shouted at him to get out, He shouted back something and then he 6 over the edge.
"Somebody help my son!" I7, over and over. But I only heard a woman scream, "That 8 just went over the waterfall!" she shouted at her husband: "We are leaving!" They walked away, not even looking back to see whether our child was OK.
By the time 9climbed down to the rocks below. my husband had pulled Wyatt out of the water with the help of a young woman. She was 10first said. "I'm Lisa, a nurse. I'm not leaving you. "She looked at me 11, as if she were trying to take every bit of energy, 12and strength(力量)in her body and pass it on to me. I held on to that energy like a rope that could
pull us to 13Wyatt was taken to the hospital immediately. 14we spent a sleepless night there, we were told Wyatt was going to be OK.
Meeting Lisa has reminded(提醒)me how we need15from people we don't know. I know we are two strangers who are less strange.