What was it like, he wondered, to die?

Then he heard her, a voice amidst his pain, faint at first but steadily growing. His strength wasn't as well as it should have been but he could still grasp the situation. There was hope, and it strengthened him even more.

[color=gold]"Cassandra? Cassandra!"[/color] He shouted weakly still. He had partially thrown out his voice when he shouted before. Then he became aware of a new voice, another feminine voice spoke to him, telling him to remain calm.

[color=gold]"Vanessa?" [/color] He hard heard Riley mention her name but never met her. What a turn of events, he wondered why she was here but quickly brushed that from his mind. Cassandra must have told her to come help after they heard him shouting. Now she was here to rescue him? Billy was just relieved that he wouldn't die alone and broken at the bottom of a ravine.

Billy saw a silhouette approach, definitely female but he couldn't make out her details. He followed her instructions and was ready to grab onto her. How odd was that?