Eleven

twenty three.

"are you crazy?"

"that's debatable."

"you expect me to get on this contraption without proper safety or a harness."

"pretty much."

i put a hand on my head and sighed in disbelief.

"what happens if i fall?"

"you die."

my eyes popped out and i turned around to leave.

"come on, you've come this far, besides there has only been one incident."

"one incident."

"yeah. but he's alive." he laughed recalling the memory "but i honestly don't know how he survived."

"not helping."

"you'll be fine. now go."

i hesitated. scared.

"do you trust me?"

i looked towards him.

"i don't think so."

"at least it wasn't a flat out no."

he pushed me to the tree, placed my hands on the metal bar and put a helmet on my head.

i glared at him.

"what? i figured if you did fall then you'd wouldn't want a crushed head in your coffin."

"gee thanks."

"just looking out for you blue."

"for the last time my names indigo."

"sure..."

i rolled my eyes in annoyance.

"are you gonna go or not?"

"i think not."

"sucks because i think you are."

and with that he pushed me and i began sliding down the line.

at first i was screaming.

then i was laughing.

and before i knew it i was smiling.

this is the feeling i was yearning for.

pure excitement.

feeling alive.

i'm just happy i didn't die.