Invincible.

Chapter VIII: Pure Fear

Pure Fear

I grabbed on for dear life to a heavy crate when the plane started to move. There were no seat belts. In fact, there were no safety regulations whatsoever. It was just several dozen other teenagers loaded along with hundreds of wooden crates. The crates came in all different shapes sizes. Some were so large that they could be small bedrooms. Others could be as small as a jelly jar.

Jodi was swished up against me, clinging on to my arm. She held on so tight that the flow of blood seemed as if it was going to stop.

“Aymie,” Jodi wailed letting a tear drop down her cheeks, “I’ve never been on a plane.”

The truth was neither had I. It really depended on the type of community you lived in. Some places are required to go on certain trips that are so far away, a plane is the only possible way to get there. In my community, like Jodi’s, people hardly ever leave.

            As the plane was gaining speed, I realized that it was headed for the runway.

            “Neither have I,” I tried my best to stay brave. I had to calm Jodi down.

            Jodi’s face was now completely in tears. They dripped down her chin and on to her shiny red hair.  I was completely taken by surprise. Jodi seemed like a positive confident girl a few moments ago, and now she was crying like a little child.

            And soon Newton’s first law of motion was being put to the test. The speed was increasing rapidly and without our seat belts, we were sliding toward the back of the plane. Something my science teacher would call inertia.

            “Aymie!” Jodi screamed. “The crates!” I guess the scientific law worked with boxes too. 

            Screams erupted throughout the entire plane. The crates were sliding along with us! I watched as the enormous boxes were sliding like they were on slippery ice.

            The engine was rumbling under my trembling body as the plane reached top speed.

            Everyone was now scrunched up against each other. My back was cemented against the back white metal wall, and over the shrieking and yelling, I could still hear Jodi’s teeth chatter. 

            The floor began to tilt, and the snout of the aircraft faced the sky. My face felt as if it was gaining weight or as if I was carrying something heavy.

            The boxes and crates were sliding faster!

            Jodi tightened her grip on my arm causing me to wince and squeeze my eyes shut.

            Don’t just sit there, do something! The voice rattled around in my head and I sat looking like a deer in the headlights.  NOW!

            I shook my head back and forward and cracked my neck. I had to think quick. I had to do something before we would all turn in to mashed potatoes. The image of swooshed bodies, blood, and guts made my stomach churn. I’ve seen enough of that for one day.

            My eyes rolled around in their sockets, scrolling the area like a computer mouse. I looked up and around so fast that I started to feel a little light headed when I saw them, ladders. They were vertical lines of bent metal bars screwed onto the walls.

            They were white and blended in with the wall. This made perfect sense why I hadn't seen them before. There were so many of them, one between each window.

            “Climb!” I screamed at the top of my lungs. I used all my strength to yank Jodi off her butt. The plane was still tilted upward and the boxes were almost reaching the mass of people. My legs were shaking with adrenaline which made even harder to balance. Finally, Jodi was up on her feet, but she was sliding back fast.

“Widen your stance,” I commanded, and I watched Jodi closely as she moved her legs farther apart.

            Now I had one hand on a bar on the wall, and the other was clinging on to Jodi’s. I pulled her as hard as I could to the ladder. When Jodi had a good grip on the metal bar, I began to climb. The other kids saw our plan and began to do the same. My arms and legs were twitching a thousand times per second, but somehow Jodi and I climbed high enough just in time.

            The boxes smacked the back wall, shaking everything. The vibration caused the bars to rattle, sending waves of energy through us. Jodi let out a shriek, and I could hear her heavy breathing below me.

            I had to act brave, although heights weren’t really my thing. The ceiling was only about three feet away from my head and, and I knew I was pretty high off the floor.  I was afraid of everything…

            The more I thought about it, the more ridiculous I thought I sounded. I have all these fears, but all my life I really had nothing to be afraid of.  I know I can still feel pain, but there is nothing out there that can kill me. Being swished to death was not an option, and neither was falling from this ladder.

           

Hi! Sorry it's short and I feel bad about the slow update. I rewrote this chapter a few times because I just couldn't get it right. Hope you liked it. Vote? Comment? 

~Audrey :) 

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