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I realized it wasn’t just a backpack; it was a parachute.
Were we jumping out of the plane?
The man stepped around me and blindfolded me, blocking my vision.
A sense of panic rose in my chest.
I didn’t like not being able to see. He guided me down the aisle of the plane and sat me down.
After he gave us safety instructions and confirmed that we would be jumping from the plane, I sat back and waited for the plane to take off.
“I’ve never jumped from a plane before,” Tabby whispered from beside me. I knew she was next to me based on her scent when I sat down.
“Me neither,” I admitted. “But I’ve jumped from other things.”
I recalled jumping from that tall tree last week during the competition and making everyone gawk at me in the sky.
“Let’s just try to stay alive,” she murmured.
“That’s the goal.”
It didn’t take us long to get to the point in the sky where we were expected to jump.
I heard people screaming as they jumped, each row going after the other.
Once it was my turn, I felt the sharp wind on my face as I stood at the open doorway. It tugged me forward, wanting me to fall freely and into the vast space. I kept my hold on the edge of the door to keep myself in the plane until the instructor told me otherwise.
I could hear the faint sounds of the other planes in different sections of the sky and the screams of those who were falling, landing at their destinations. I tried to figure out how far they were, so I knew where we needed to avoid for as long as possible
“Once you land, you can take off your blindfold,” the instructor yelled over the sounds of the wind and engine.
I gave him a thumbs–up as a response.
He gave me a gentle shove and soon, I was flying through the air.
It was strange falling and not seeing where I was going. I supposed that was part of the training too, being able to
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land safely on the ground without using my eyes. Though I couldn’t see anything, it was oddly freeing. It felt like I was invincible, and I could accomplish anything at this moment.
Like nothing could touch me.
After a short while, I gave it my best judgment before I tugged the string for the parachute to expand, hoping that it didn’t fail.
The second I felt it tugging me upward and my speed slowing, I let out a breath. It expanded… jumping from a plane was not how I was going to die.
It took several minutes, but soon, I was landing in what fel like sand.
The second I landed I tore off the blindfold, untangled myself, and unstrapped the backpack, letting it fall to the
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ground.
I was right, I was on a mound of sand and those that were on my team were also lying around me, untangling themselves from their parachutes. Most of them were laughing and a couple of them were hugging the ground and thanking the Goddess for survival.
I was in between both.
Looking around, I saw that we were on a beach, but in front of us, opposite the water, was a large forest with trees that towered over, guiding the way to a giant mountain. It was beautiful but intense looking.
There were small boats docked on the side of the beach, and I knew those were our tickets off this island, but we needed to find the flags first.
Tabby landed beside me and once she got the blindfold off, she grinned at me from ear–to–ear.
“That was awesome,” she breathed.
I chuckled.
Once the rest of the team was on the ground and we were all together, throwing off our blindfolds and backpacks, we stood in a circle, staring at one another. We needed to come up with a game plan because if we didn’t work as a team, it could be fatal.
“We are here for two days,” one of the men, I knew his name to be Chuck, said as he stepped in the middle of our circle. “Which means we need to find shelter and resources for our survival.”
“We should break off into smaller teams,” a woman said, also stepping into the middle of the circle; I knew her name to be Sherry. Both of them were fierce fighters that I respected during our last battles. “One team can find food and water and the other can forage so we can build a campground.”
“And another team should start looking for the flags,” Chuck continued. “It’s going to be a long couple of days so we should get started right away.”
