Page 15 of Hot Summer Nights

I look forward and realize that I’m close to Teller, so I tug on the strap. Teller catches me as I come to a stop and he high-fives me.

“How was that?” he asks.

“So cool,” I tell him, a wide grin stretching my lips.

I never thought that I would do anything like that. How could I when I was cursed? I’m glad that I did though.

I turn to watch Gavin go next, and soon we’re both laughing on the other platform.

“Ready to do the next one?” Teller asks as he moves the lines to the next run.

“Sure,” I say, and Teller hooks his own harness up and takes off.

“Not so scary, huh?” Gavin asks, and I shrug.

“No, I guess not.”

“Still think that you’re cursed.”

“Yep. That was just one time. It could happen next time.”

“Something bad could happen to anyone next time,” he tells me, and I look away from him.

I think that he’s right…

I don’t tell him that. Instead, I wait for Teller to signal me and then I take off, flying through the air again.

We finish up the zip lining course pretty fast. It’s only four different runs and we’re done in under an hour.

“Thanks,” I tell Teller and he just nods.

“Have fun!” he calls as Gavin takes my hand and leads me back to the Jeep.

“Where to next?” I ask him, and he grins as we head back toward town.

“Parasailing.”

I shake my head at him as he heads past Destiny Falls and over toward Maple Bend. I watch the beach go by until I see the signs for parasailing.

“This is a bad idea,” I groan as he drags me from the car.

“This is the best idea. Come on.”

I let him lead me over to the little stand and watch as he pays, and then we’re heading over to a small speedboat.

“Hey! I’m Jax,” the guy says as he grabs two harnesses from a box by the boat. “I’ll be the captain today.”

We listen to his instructions as he gets us hooked into our harnesses and then we’re holding on to the metal bar as the boat pulls away from the dock.

My heart is beating hard now. I’m more afraid than when we went zip-lining and I wonder if it’s because we’re going to be a lot higher in the air or if because I had Teller and Sutton and Lyla nearby for the last thing.

Now it’s just Gavin and I and this boat.

“Scared?” Gavin yells over the wind.

“Terrified,” I admit, nodding.

“You’ll be fine!” Jax yells and I want to flip him off, but he tells us to get into position.

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