Chapter 92 The Rescue Part I (2/2)

”Let me through and I'll answer any questions you have,” Kay negotiated.

The guy hesitated then nodded. The security guy that had initially blocked Kay stepped aside and she walked through. Kay looked up, seeing the small dot that was Kyle still on the wall.

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Kyle's fingers were holding on to some sort of hook on the wall, presumably to hang some banners. He silently thanked the architech or whoever it was that designed it that way. It allowed him to have better traction and grip, so that he could actually grab the falling toddler without falling himself.

After the toddler had calmed down, he placed her in the harness in front of him.

”Now, we're going to go down slowly,” Kyle said soothingly, patting her head and looking at her squarely in the eye. She appeared to be about two years old, so she should understand what he was saying even though she may not talk properly.

”Be still and brave for Big Brother, okay?”

She was sniffing now, nodded and become more relaxed as she felt her body being enveloped snugly by the harness. It gave her a sense of being held or comforted. Big Brother was also nice.

She liked him.

She couldn't comprehend what was truly happening. All she knew was that she was scared. She had just been looking about like normal, curious about everything. There had been something shiny that caught her eye and she went through this gap to get to it. The next thing she knew, she was falling. Then stopped but she was so high up. She was scared. Where was Mummy?

When she fell the second time, she stopped again but this time, she was warm. She heard a soothing voice, she felt the warmth of body heat and the steady rhythm of the heartbeat. Soon, since she had been crying so much, the sudden sense of security made her feel tired and her eyes felt heavy. It wasn't long before she fell asleep, her head leaning comfortably against the chest that gave her such a sense of safety.

Kyle breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the little girl had fallen asleep. This was far better than he had hoped. The only problem now was to get to safety. He couldn't scale vertically back to the floors as there was hardly any strong grip for him. If he had been alone, it wouldn't have been a problem but he now had this little bundle with him.

So the only way was down.

Scaling down was far more difficult than going down. When one goes up, one can use the arm muscles and push oneself up with the feet - and it was much easier to see the footholds above you. Going down, however, meant he had to go slower and even crouch down in order to get the grip. If he didn't have the girl with him, he could do it easily.

Just then, he heard a shout from above him.

”Kyle! Catch!!”

He looked and saw that Cole and Cathy were several floors above him and had tied some lead rope onto the railing. They were swinging it over to him. It took several swings before it finally gained the momentum to reach him. He grabbed on to it and steadied himself then grinned and shook his head.

Those two didn't know him yet trusted in his skills enough to be able to use the lead rope in the manner that was needed. If he miscalculated, he could actually swing and smash into the wall or railing. It was different if the lead rope had been directly above, and he would simply abseil down. This?

Kyle looked at the length above, the angle of the rope then the height he was at.

There was no way he could do this low-key.

He could already see people from all around staring at him, some with their phones out and obviously recording the whole thing. He didn't know whether they were there to film a rescue or a death scene. Both would garner views!

”Okay, little one,” Kyle said as he kissed the top of the girl's head, ”Showtime.”