Glass Wall

Chapter 42

"Stay still. Good. Don't open your eyes now."

I do as I'm told. My eyes are so tightly shut that I start seeing black and white dots lining my vision.

"Harry." I complain when he doesn't tell me to open my eyes.

I hear running water and the scurrying of squirrels.

"Ok go ahead." I hear from in front of me.

I open my eyes quickly trying to adjust my eyes to the scenery.

There are a few trees but not like in a forest. There's a stream a few feet in front of me. One tree drapes over the length of the stream and there's a rope that hangs from it. I look across the stream to see Harry standing on the other side. He gives me a playful smirk and wiggles his eyebrows.

I walk to the edge of the stream and reach for the rope. I barely grab it with my fingertips and pull it back quickly before I lose my grip. I take several steps back preparing myself to jump.

Trust. Believe.

I open my eyes after taking a deep breath. I run forward jumping in the air as I reach the ledge. My legs wrap around the rope and my hair whips back behind my shoulders. When I reach the other side I quickly put my feet down. My right foot lands properly as the other one skids the edge. The mud isn't sturdy enough and collapses under my foot. I start losing my balance and falling backwards. My hands grip the rope tighter as I try regaining my balance. An arm quickly wraps around my back as a large hand pulls me forward. I go flying into Harry's chest because of the combination of the force of his hand and the strength I was using to pull myself forward. We fall to the ground and I land on top of his chest.

I start laughing partly because of the adrenaline and also because Harry definitely wasn't expecting to fall. He groans and tilts his head to the side letting his cheek lie on the cold grass. I try to get up but my arms are trapped under both of his arms. My hair falls on both sides of my face. Harry lifts one of his arms to wipe his face. I use the opportunity to try and put my hair behind my ear. My hair falls back immediately after I put my hand down. I start to get up but Harry grabs both of my wrists. I look at him in surprise. He pushes me back while getting up. Instead of letting go so both of us can stand, he twists me on my back. He holds both hands above my head.

"Nice Jules." He says before getting up and holding a hand out for me.

I laugh and lean forward grabbing his hand. I don't even have to use force to get up because Harry pulls me up without even trying. We continue walking forward.

I look around me noticing very few trees in the area. It almost seems like a path was cleared for a trail or a park of some sort. I glance to see if there's any structures but there are none. I look above me and notice a thick rope hanging from a large tree branch. The rope is attached to a tree quite a distance away creating a firm line above our heads.

What is this?

The rope is high off the ground and not nearly close enough to the other tree to easily climb on. I look up at some other trees noticing that they're attached closer together.

Harry brings me to the base of a tree as he moves the leaves of a bush and digs his hand in. He removes pulleys and two harnesses.

"No way." I say starting to get a little excited.

"Yes way." He says mimicking my voice.

"How did you know about this place?" I ask getting extremely curious and excited.

I've always wanted to go zip lining but never had the time to.

He shrugs his shoulders and looks around avoiding the question for a few minutes.