1. Tower

This has got to be the pinnacle of my life right now.

I'm standing, unharnessed, at the edge of the highest point on the CN Tower. The wind flows through my pigtails and tries to push me off the skywalk, but I stand my ground and don't move an inch. The rush of excitement I'm feeling, the beautiful city horizon on my right and the vast expanse of Lake Ontario on my left… It's all so much to take in, but it feels so good. This is the kind of stuff I came here for, for the thrills and adventure and just plain fun.

I can't let this moment go to waste. Taking out my cell phone, I snap picture after picture, making sure to capture everything within my view in its lenses. I get some with me in them as well, because what good would a photo album be without a few selfies? Later on in my life I'll look back at these and reminisce about the time Emma and I walked along the outside of the CN Tower's tip and lived to tell the tale.

"Kitty! Quit fooling around and get moving!"

…Oh right. Emma.

I look over my shoulder to see my older sister, about halfway between me and the curve of the tower, sending a glare my way and waiting for me to quicken my pace. "What's the hurry?" I call back to her over the wind. "The prize money isn't going anywhere, and there's still eighteen teams left! We've got plenty of time!"

It's true, even if Emma is too stubborn to see it. There's even four teams left at the base of the tower who still need to make it to the top, so we have… five minutes at least. We don't need to 'get moving' when we still have a few moments to spare.

And as always, Ms. Future-Lawyer isn't having any of it. "Why would you say that?! The farther we are, the better our chances at the million! If you end up getting us eliminated because you were spacing out and taking selfies again I swear-"

"Jeez, Emma, calm down and relax!" I try to tell her, resulting in a huff of hot air from her. "I mean, when's the next time we'll be out at the top of the CN Tower of all places?! Answer: never!"

"Which is fine by me!" she calls back, slowly inching her way towards me.

"Oh, come on!" I say to her and look back over the city landscape. "Do you not see how amazing this is?! Appreciate it more and live a little!"

It was at that time that a particularly strong gust of wind came blasting its way past us, and during that particular time I'd accidentally put my foot a little too close to the edge. The wind pushed me and I lost my footing, almost causing me to plummet to the ground. Thankfully, I was saved by Emma, a panicked by serious look in her eye.

Pulling me back up to my feet, she scowled and kept tugging me down the skywalk. "Right, 'live a little'," she says. "Make sure they put that quote on your gravestone."

I laugh at the irony of the situation. "That was a fluke!" I tell her, allowing her to continue to drag me. "But thank you all the same!"

My sister groans and doesn't stop. "How about you try being useful for a change and keep up? The last thing we need is being the first eliminated because you decided to have an impromptu date with the ground."

"Sure, Sis, I'll try my best," I reply absently and quickly take a picture of the two of us together. It'd be better if she was looking and smiling and wasn't yanking me around the tower but still, it's one of the best ones I've got of the two of us in recent memory! It has to be good for something!