he 's almost to the falls- and we scrabble down a steep embankment next to the edge of the water , the steepness of the hill rearing above us- and slide down and over to the edge of the cliff- the falls straight ahead- and i get to the edge and i suddenly have to lean back into viola cuz the drop goes straight down- she grabs onto my shirt and holds me up- and the water is smashing down right in front of us to the rocks below- and the ledge leading under it all is just there- needing a jump over emptiness to get to it- `` i did n't see this part , '' i say , viola grabbing at my waist to keep us from tumbling over .