Short story: Canyon Rescue

Here&rsquo;s another short story I wrote based on the prompt: &ldquo;Your character is young, easily embarrassed and self-conscious. The story begins on a cliff. The theme is: a race against time.&rdquo; Enjoy! :) &#xA; The wind whipped through the canyon like a tornado, gathering the chalky red dust from crumbling arches and cliffs and spreading it relentlessly across the red soiled plains below.…