The Last Descent
"Maren, I know I failed Robb. But he's already gone. There's a living person down there right now."
He stopped and looked up at me. "Maren, I'm begging you."
"Ten years ago, my son was 3,600 feet below the surface, slowly using up his last breath of oxygen. Do you know what his final moments were like?"
Griffin's entire body was shaking.
"He said, 'Mom, it's so dark. I'm scared.'
"He said, 'Dad sent someone to save me, right?'
"He said, 'Mom, I can't hold on anymore. I'm so tired. I want to go to sleep.'