OLD VERSION: Amendable (Book 3 in the Original SOCIETY Series) ✔

❦Seven❦

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"Iiiiii.... I don't know about this..." 

I swallowed, side glancing downward on either side of me while trying to keep perfectly still. My heartbeat was echoing in my ears with the anxiety that was building. 

"Relax, Red... You're doing fine. It's not that big a deal."

My brows furrowed a little, nose scrunching in irritation as I clenched my teeth together to keep myself from moving too quickly that would throw off my balance. That was the last thing I needed; was to lose my balance once more in front of Easton so that I can confirm that I'm a clumsy idiot. 

"E---Easy for you to say!" I bit back, wobbling a little that I had to regain my balance. "Whoa..." 

I glanced upward to see that smug look on that asshat's face. My eyes narrowed, lip curling as I muttered under my breath that this was the stupidest idea that I could have gone along with. I honestly don't know what I was thinking when I agreed to come up here and play this stupid game. 

I must have lost my mind from the moment that I was proposed this idea. I was an Advanced Human---not indestructible. 

Wincing, I slowly turned my head to glance downward again and I felt my stomach tighten from my nerves bunching together seeing the blurry drop. Shutting my eyes I faced forward, clenching my teeth together before snapping my eyes open and growled out, "I can't believe you got me to do this!" 

I glanced downward to the side again and then looked upward. A slow long breath was let out from my pursed lips. Again my heart was racing and I practically felt it hammering against my rib cage. 

"Stop looking down, Red. That's what throws you off." 

I glared over at the blond standing at the very end of the tree's roots that hadn't been completely torn out of the ground. 

That's right. I was standing on the side of a trunk of a tree that had somehow grown awkwardly outward from the cliff. 

The end of it was partly rooted into the ground that grass and moss had taken its opportunity to blanket over it. Its roots along the end that was sticking out of the ground were branched out in odd angles and there was only enough space to wedge between them in order to climb onto the trunk itself. The trunk extended off the cliff and out into the open. It went a pretty good distance where there were thick and thin branches with leaves that currently were going through the Fall season. 

But not even the vibrant yellow, red, and orange colors of the leaves could distract me enough from the fact that I was standing at almost the very end of the trunk out here in the open with my arms outward to keep my balance.

You might ask... 'What's the point?' 

I'll tell you: Torture. 

Apparently I enjoy it since I agreed to partake in this stupid game that the Six apparently came up with when they were kids. Easton told me that, before their move to Blood Moon Falls, they lived in a woodsy area like this town---without really the town---and had a similar tree as this one. 

The only difference? 

This tree was sticking out off a cliff and the other tree was not.

Easton was telling me that it brought back memories of when he and the Six had simpler times. He figured it'd be nice to relive that a little. He had said this when he was first telling me about the idea of coming up here, and I guess... well...