GRACE [REWRITING]

CHAPTER 39

We don't listen at first
But when we do we could hear a lot more
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AUGUST
We climbed into the helicopter with these massive parachute bags behind our backs,
The helicopter blades started rolling and few seconds after the helicopter was off the ground,

I hadn't skydived before and grace hadn't so it was practically going to be the time of our lives, considering we were newbies and we'll be jumping off a flying helicopter,
Anthony was going to hear a lot of bedtime tales from me, I thought smiling at myself,

*what are you smiling at?*grace asked me, at first I didn't want to answer but I had to
*well, I was thinking how I haven't jumped off a helicopter that was barely moving before and to jumping off a flying one*
*oh my gosh, you're scared*she teased out of nowhere, smiling widely

*no I'm not, why would I be*
*august is a scared cat*she started singing like a nine year old
*I'm not scared, I'm just.......*and she cut me short,

*you're just scared*
*that wasn't what I was going to say, I was going to say that I was afraid that you were going to be afraid and I'll have to talk you out of it*
*the opposite is clearly what is happening and there's no such thing as been afraid that I was going to be afraid*she teased,

Again
*yes there is*
*you're such a liar, a bad one at that but if you won't admit you're afraid, let's see who ends up shouting*

*are you ready guys*the pilot asked
*i am but I don't know about him*grace said
Pointing her pretty little fingers into my face
*mr august?*the pilot asked
*off course I am*i replied
*then don't forget to pull hard on the parachute when you're about getting to the ground, good luck*
He concluded,

*why won't I be ready?*i laughed,
Asking myself, not knowing what grace was up to,

Out of no where, I felt her tiny hands push me off the helicopter
*oh my God, what is happening?*i yelled into the air
So afraid,
I could hear her yell from above,
*pull hard or you'll die*she said
With that wicked smile following after wards,

I didn't dare to face down until grace was close up above me, and I asked myself
'why was she so good at this, it is my first time too,' I thought,
She got close enough so I could hold her hand,

She was yelling out something but I wasn't actually hearing her well, because of the wind, I could see her finger pointing down and I looked down, we were close to the ground, she signalled to me to pull the string hard, and she counted
With her fingers

'One, two and three' on three we short pulled hard on the parachute and immediately I felt safe and whole again,

*you were so scared, I mean from experience I have seen a lot of people scared but I have never seen anyone that scared, you were like 'oh my God, what is happening?'*she said mimicking me

*you're so wicked*i said
*no, I'm not*she replied,
Trying to get the bag off her back,
*i just love you*she replied smiling,
*and what was it you were yelling out when you pushed me off the helicopter*
*oh, that*
*i was try to tell you to pull harder on the parachute or you'll die and then I'll have to attend your funeral*she teased
*you're so mean*
*i know right, I was hoping for you to say that because I get it all the time*she laughed,

Holding my waist as we both walked away from the open field into the building,
*yes, I did it*i yelled
As we entered into the building,

GRACE
*i had so much fun*i said
Telling the pilot who flew the helicopter,
*I'm glad you did*he replied

*you didn't ask me if I had fun?*august said sarcastically,
*why would he ask you, when it was clear, you almost died of fear*
*no I didn't*he emphasized,

And kept on talking about how he had done things more scarier than this
*you're lying again*i chorused

*ok, i am but I wasn't lying when I said I had jumped off a human cannonball*
*like hell, you weren't*i said
As the driver started the car engine.
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