Three women in danger

There had been an accident! You see your classmate Jenny Ling, her older sister, and their mother trapped on their car in fast moving water. They had been struck by another car and sent over the cliff into the water. A crowd had gathered to watch helplessly, but a few people were climbing down the cliffs to try and make a human chain through the water to reach them. You are at least relieved to see that nobody looks injured.

"Come on, Jenny's out there. We've got to help!" yells Sunny as she slugs your arm.

You agree and throw your phone and wallet in the car. You're already soaking wet from the heavy rain, so you toss off your shirt, shoes, socks, and roll up your pant legs before locking the door. Your heart is thumping, as you race towards the cliff.

Sunny is wearing tiny shorts, but now a waterproof jacket as she climbs down the cliffs with you. "Wow John... I know it's a weird time to mention it... but I had no idea you were ripped!"... You smile politely, but your mind is elsewhere as you navigate the rocky wet terrain. You reach the water, and It's a bit warmer than you expected thankfully, but far too dangerous of a current to call pleasant. There is already a long chain of people who have crawled out pretty far into the current. Sunny is in front of you clinging to the arms of the people already in the chain, as you try and creep out to the front of the line.

Sunny reaches in front and holds onto the person behind her, as that person also grabs tightly back onto her. She points out her other hand forward. "Come on John, climb out in front of me}." and wraps her right hand around your waist, as you do.

You manage to do as she says, and are now the furthest one out in the river. It's a bit deeper where you are, compared to Sunny and everyone else. The water is higher than waist-level here, and the current is pretty scary. You look out to the Lings, still a ways away, and then back at the cliffs.

"Is no one else coming down?" you yell to Sunny.

"I don't think so! We're going to have to make this work with just us!" she yells back.

Just then unexpectedly, the current picks up and fills into your jeans like a balloon, pulling them to your knees. You reach down to try and pull them back up, but it's like trying to hold onto a sail in a heavy wind, as they are filled by the intense water current. At the same time, it looks like the Lings might try swimming over to you. Hell of a day to not wear a belt!

"Don't worry! I've got you!" yells Sunny as she grabs onto your pants bellow water with the hand wrapped around your waist. She leans her head down on your left, just above the water to get a tighter grip.