A/N
So this is gonna be really short, but I'll try post again today.
This is where everything...falls into place, you could say. You'll all probably think I'm evil for making that pun, but whatevs.
Enjoy!
Turns out, they're idea of fun is pretty awesome. Thrilling. Okay, it's pretty damn scary. At the moment, we're scaling a building. Well, it has a ladder, but it's one of those 40 stories high type buildings. I don't know why these guys do this for fun. Nolan, Damien, and David are underneath me. Matt's leading the way above me. When Matt stands up, I grab the top rung, and hurl myself onto the top. I am never going anywhere near that ladder ever again. The boys promised another way down. I just hope it's easier. The others behind me have reached the top. I look back at them.
"That is the scariest thing I have ever done. I am never doing that again," I tell them. Nolan points behind me.
"Look." I turn. And gape. The view. Is. Amazing! The lake looks like a puddle from up here. Mountains and trees are spread out before me, along with dozens and dozens of buildings.
"Forget that. When are we gonna come back?" I say in awe.
"You're the fifteenth person to come up here, I think," Damien says.
"Yeah? Who was the first?"
"Myra. That was way back," Damien says.
"What are you guys?" I ask.
"Ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen," he points to himself, then Nolan, then David, and lastly, Matt.
"So, how do we get down? Crap, I lost my hair tie!" My hair tie had blown out, and now my hair is being tossed around like nobodys business. I push it behind my ears. It frees itself. Dang.
"I have a rubber band if you wanna use that?" Matt offers. I look at him.
"You know that's literally the most painful thing you can do to a girl-"
"Do you have better options? You're gonna need clear vision for the next step," he says. I sigh and take it. I pull it around my hair, wincing.
"This better be worth it," I grumble. David claps his hands together.
"Roof jumping," he says cheerfully. "What fun."
"ROOF JUMPING?" I shout.
"Uh, yeah. You just leap from one roof to the next. Pretty easy, really," Nolan scratches his neck.
"I should kill you," I mutter, before stepping over to the edge of the roof.
"So, what, just leap and hope to God you don't get blown off?" I ask.
"Pretty much," Matt nods.
"I'm not going first," I say, crossing my arms.
"C'mon, it's easy. You jump, bend your knees. Like so-" Nolan jumps. I scream. I watch as he crouches in midair, and lands perfectly on the next roof. It's about two metres down.
"Come on, Ella. Man up," David says good-naturedly.
"I am a girl. I'm not supposed to man up," I retort.
"Just jump! I'll catch you if you want!" Nolan yells up. I consider.
"Oh what the hell." I leap into the air. My arms cartwheel as I try to copy Nolan's crouch. I do, and my feet hit the group. I brush myself off, grinning.
"I am such a wuss," I say.
"Nah," Nolan says. We exchange a glance. "Maybe." The others have all already jumped. I run up to the next ledge, ready to jump. Then I see it isn't a roof down below, but air. Nothingness. I cant stop, and I slip over the edge. I hear swearing from above. I look down. It's about a ten metre drop, maybe more. I cant survive this. I cross my fingers, and look up to the sky. Please, God, I know I never really believed in you, but please, if you save me, I will do whatever it takes. I close my eyes. Just, please, help me out of this now.
"Open your eyes!" I hear a yell. I do so, and see Nolan there, falling beside me. He must be falling faster since he weighs more.
"Why did you jump?!" I scream at him. He shrugs, then grabs my arm and pulls me onto his back. He braces, positions his feet, and looks back at me.
"In case I don't survive this," he begins. "Tell Matt he can't have my PS3."
"What if I don't survive?"
"Then...you're a bet." And then he turns his head to face me and kisses me. Then, life hating me as much as it does, we hit. I can feel some of Nolan's impact, and I bounce away from him. He falls to the side. I bounce again, my head snapping against his back, then fall off onto the concrete, landing on my knees. I hear a sharp cracking sound. I try to move, but it hurts too much. If it hurts this much for me, Nolan must be near death. He did take pretty much all the impact, and with me weighing him down. I try raising my head, but I can't. It hurts. I cant take it. My last thought is; what was Nolan about to tell me? And then I pass out.
Ah, cliffhangers. Gotta love 'em!
And I can assure you that you won't find out about aforementioned bet until quite a while.
Signing out,
HV
