Take A Chance

Chapter 25

*Ember's pov*
The day after.

I grabbed onto the bar and swung myself close to Anne. I saw the tightrope and flipped onto it.

I landed the flip. Thank god.
I carefully sat myself down onto the tightrope. The one spotlight that was on was facing me.

I carefully put the inside of my knees on the tightrope and swung my body down so I was hanging upsidedown.

Now the spotlight was on Anne as she flipped and spinned everywhere. Now for the awkward part. Phillip needs to catch me. I am not looking forward to this

"Its never easy to walk away,let her go,it'll be alright"

That was my cue. I then quickly straightened my legs and started falling.

I quickly felt two arms grab around my waist. Those eyes smile at me. An apologetic smile. His eyes. His smile.

I quickly jumped out of his grip and smiled at the audience. I bowed and then ran back inside. The crowd was deafening with their shouts and cheers but I needed to get away.

My cuts were stinging as well as my eyes. I had opened one of my wounds. Blood was pouring everywhere. I ran and ran and ran until I got to my dressing room.

The taste of salty fresh tears seaped into my mouth. I started screaming in agony. You could see a bit of my bone......

Phillip came bursting through the door shouting. "What's wrong?!!" I didn't want him here. But I needed him here didn't I?

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I woke up the next day feeling fingers around mine. I couldn't open my eyes. I couldn't open my mouth. What was wrong with me?!

There was sobbing in the background. No........ Not sobbing..... Something or someone was in pain, in agony.

"I think she's gone" That was Phillips voice. I had to let him know I was still here. That I could still hear him. Still feel him. I took all my strength and squeezed his fingers and fell back into the deep black darkness once more.

*Phillips Pov*

I sat there crying in pain at the fact that she might be gone. She had lost a lot of blood. That's what the doctors said. I sat with my fingers in twined with mine. The doctors said there was a very good chance she was dead.

I heard the door click open with a push. It was PT. "What's she like?" he said with a hopeful look on his face but I could tell by the weary look in his eyes, that he knew very well.

"I think she's gone......" I started crying with all the pain and emotion flowing out of me. The thought of not having my dear ember. The thought of not seeing her fly and flip gracefully above my head everyday. The thought of not seeing her smile which pierced through my heart every time.

My hand was clasped around hers like two sheets of paper glued together. Then I imagined a movement. No I didn't imagine it. I cod feel the aftermath of the squeeze in my bare waarm knuckles.

I jumped up and looked at her beautiful sleeping face. The tiniest trace of a smile was gone within seconds. But i knew she was here with me at least.

*3 weeks later*

I was up on the platform ready. Anne was there elegantly hanging off her trapeze bar. I waited for the signal.

Anne quickly rounded her ankle once. That was my que. I didn't know where I was going or what I was doing. I was wearing a baby blue trapeze outfit with a Cape on the back made of sheer mesh. It was so long that it was bunched up on the platform.

Our platforms and rigs had been risen for this act. But my Cape went down to the head of P.T. I jumped, toes pointed, arms out. My Cape followed behind me. I did flips and twists until I realised the ground was nearing.

This is it. The moment it could all go wrong. As I was gracefully falling I twisted the mesh cape so it was thick and strong. I launched it up towards Anne who caught it.

She started to pull me up. I then told her to let go. It wasn't part of the routine. But it would work. She swung the mesh to the side and flew me up into the air. I went past the trapeze bars.

I was nearing the roof when I heard Phillip shout. Anne had thrown a rope down to him. He will catch me. So I started falling again.

I felt a pang of fear rush through me until I feel two large arms wrap around me. "Hello" Phillip said.
Then with a scream we both got pushed off the platform.

He was below me, holding onto my Cape. I quickly caught hold of a trapeze bar. The balcony. I started swinging with all my strength I had. I twisted my body in ways so the Cape was slowly pulling up towards me.

I flung myself over to the balcony and Phillip let go. He landed straight in the balcony. I was swinging back to Anne. He grabbed my Cape and my hands slipped.

One finger was supporting me. Then my hand let go. His hands let go and I fell into P.Ts arms.

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"You shouldn't have done that!" I shouted at Phillip. "You could've died!" He looked at me with apologetic eyes. "Emb please list-" "I have had enough of people telling me to listen!! I'm sick of it!" I yelled at him.

"Okay, I'm sorry" he said backing away from me. "What is wrong with me?!" I thought to myself. Philli started to walk away. Now was the moment.

I ran to him and grabbed his arm and pulled him towards me. Our lips were near. "Just don't do it again" I pushed him away with a smirk and ran off to join Anne. Oh how I love that boy.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hey!
I know, don't worry I'm alive😂
Things have been so busy lately, I've started secondary school, Christmas exams and all that but I'm so happy to be back!
The reads on this book are astonishing!
Thanks for all of your support, even when I was gone!

Love you guys so so so much and I'm happy to be back!

~H