Wen POV-
Wait… Olivia just called me her boyfriend. When a guy who was probably a lot better looking than me was standing right there hitting on her. Gak.
So I immediately said the smartest thing possible. "I-I am?" At a look from Olivia I corrected myself. "Uh, I mean, I am! She's my girl!" I wrapped my arm around Olivia's shoulders.
"Ha! Yeah right. Prove it. Kiss blondie." The boy scoffed.
I was gasping for air by now, but soon I pulled myself together. "We really haven't reached the kissing stage yet, and we won't be pushed into it by some idiotic boy!" And with that we stomped away.
"Thanks," Olivia muttered. Her face was totally red.
"Um, you're welcome." This was uncomfortable.
"Heyy!" Stella's upbeat voice broke through my confusion. "Guess where we're going?"
We waited.
"Ugh, you guys are no fun! We're going skydiving!"
Olivia and I looked at each other. "Uh-Oh."
Within the next couple hours we were flying high in the sky and buckling our parachutes.
Olivia had been better on the flight up that she was before, but my hand still hurt! I was a little worried about her and this skydiving thing, so I worked it out so we could jump at the same time. That way I could help her.
Olivia was pale, and even my stomach was writhing. I wasn't too confident about jumping out of an airplane with only a piece of plastic (or is it cloth?) making sure you didn't die.
Olivia and I were last. We watched Stella jump out first, laughing like a deranged maniac on the way down. She made it safely.
Then it was Mo's turn. She was so nervous she couldn't bring herself to jump, so Scott gave her a little push. She screamed the entire way down.
Then Scott went without making a sound. It was kind of weird, actually. You'd expect he'd at least yell or something.
Charlie was up. He was yelling and laughing at the same time. By the end he was laughing so hard he could barely pull his chute. Nutball.
OK. Olivia and my turn now. It's gonna be fine. Just be strong. For Olivia. Alright. I could do this!
I clutched Olivia's hand tightly as we looked at the ground, thousands of feet below us. I called her name.
Olivia looked over, and she understood the look I gave her. Sadly I had to let go of her hand. And then we jumped.
I was yelling, but the wind in my ears was so loud I could barely hear myself. I had to listen hard for Olivia's screams. But they were definitely there.
I looked over and yelled over the wind, "PULL YOUR CHUTE!"
Olivia immediately obliged. She found the tab and gave it a yank, and I waited to do mine until hers filled with air.
But it didn't. Something was wrong. The parachute wasn't filling, just flapping around. Then the strings snapped.
Olivia shrieked as she fell. Down… down… down…
"OLIVIA!" I screamed. I tucked in my chin and arrowed down towards the falling girl.
I could almost reach her. Almost… Almost… Got her! I clamped my arms around Olivia.
The ground! It was rushing up to us fast, and we were still going faster than a bullet train.
I yanked my chute open, and it filled with air, just as Olivia's hadn't. But we were still going way too fast. Olivia was crying now, her tears flying into my face.
Then I had an idea. I pressed myself against Olivia and made it so I was underneath her, and I was the one who would his the ground. Olivia saw what I was doing.
"WEN! NO!" She screeched, trying to put herself underneath me…
And then we hit the ground. Pain shot through my body, tears of pain springing up in my eyes. And then…. Darkness.
I know. You all hate me because of that cliffhanger. I totally understand. Don't worry! Wen's not dead! He's just in DANGER of dying. Sort of. Or not. You never really know. PLEASE REVIEW! I'LL BE SO SAD IF I DON'T GET REVIEWS! You would really let me cry? If you do I just might make Wen die! JK, I could never do that. Or could I…?
