The Fallen Five

"Skyler! Stop climbing! It is not safe!" My sister, Danielle said urgently. "I don't care! I feel as though this ledge holds something. Something important,"I replied. I am 14, just old enough to know about the five unfortunate mishaps in my family. i have always known the general outline, but now all the details will be shared. I know more than I should, probably because my other sister, Jackie, is my twin, just 7 minutes older. She knows mostly everything from what she calls missions. I call it eavesdropping. Danielle is 16, and has been a worry wart since 2 years ago. Danielle will still climb, as it is her hobby, just not take any risks, which is what climbing is about, or so I think. My older sister, just one year older than Danielle, was a climber. Lucy was Danielle's hero. Lucy had her start climbing. Lucy decided to go climbing alone. Danielle insisted that she go too. Lucy relented and said okay. Lucy took a risk by going high. Danielle pushed her to go high, I think. Once again, I just turned 14. Danielle was holding Lucy's rope. The rope was stretching, but Danielle was oblivious. This is all known from Jackie and the general outline I know. I was 12, after all. I knew what happened. This is my sister. Anyway, Lucy kept climbing because Danielle kept pushing. Lucy was 15 and Danielle was 14. Lucy knew this was risky, but Danielle must not of. Who knows. Finally, Lucy was very high-up and the rope broke. just ripped apart. Lucy fell into the crevice on the ground below. The rocks were sharp and she died. Not instantly, though. Danielle busted through my thoughts,"Get down! You are going to fall just like-" She stopped. I finished, "Just like Lucy. I know." Danielle nodded and said, "It is getting late. Let';s go home and come back tomorrow." I nodded knowing that Danielle was getting upset. She blames Lucy's death on her.  Danielle repeated,"Skyler Rose Peterson. Let's go." I nodded and climbed down. i realized something with a pang. I had been 14 for one week. I get to know about the mishaps. I wondered if Jackie was told. I bet yep. I was suddenly nervous and scared. I wasn't ready yet, maybe. I gulped.