I walked for days and days until my legs could carry me no further. Then i stopped by the riverbank to get some water to quench my thirst. When i was drinking, I noticed that the jungle was eerily silent. My eyes were scanning all around the jungle, looking out for predators. As i was doing this, my vision was fixed on a shiny, sparkling object about ten to twenty metres away. I was petrified of what I had seen. Was that a beast out there? I did not know what to do next. I tired to keep myself calm and I moved towards the object slowly. The object was nowhere in sight as I approached it. The canopy above me was getting very thick and I could hardly make out what was lying ahead of

I never got the chance to thank the man who had saved my life. My teachers sent me back to Singapore the following day. The only "souvenir" I got from Thailand was the beaded necklace, which is still with me today. The truth behind the "hand" will be buried for good. I am not going to return to that cave ever again!

A hand came up from beneath the sandy ground and grabbed hold of my wrist! I tried to fight it off with both hands but whoever it was just did not let go of me. Out of desperation, I bit the hand and it freed me. As soon as I regained my freedom, I slipped the necklace into my pocket and dashed out of the cave. In no time I was back at where I had started from.

I was saved! It was such a relief! I was told that a villager, on his way home, had found me lying motionless near the river. He was the one who had carried me to the nearest police post in his village.

The view ahead was breath-taki

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