Just an errant thought- Bella goes skydiving in New Moon, after Edward leaves.
Terror and excitement washed over me as I stood at the open door of the helicopter, gazing down at the land below me. I thought, for a second, that I could hear his voice, as I had on the cliff, but then it was gone, and the only sound was the roar of the 'copter.
I took a deep breath and jumped. Suddenly I was falling through the air, and the pain that I had felt for months disappeared. In that moment, nothing mattered. There was no one in the world but me.
All too soon it was over, and I was drifting, carried on the wind, wherever it would take me. I could still feel the adrenaline coursing through my veins, the rapid beating of my heart. Eventually my feet touched the ground and my elation dissipated. I came crashing back to reality, and it was as if I had run into a brick wall. The misery that had been my constant companion returned, gripping my heart in its' icy fingers. My jailor was at my side once again, and I felt the weight of the shackles that bound me.
I was captive to the emotions that raged inside of me, but for a moment, I had been free.