Labour Day Adventures

 Ah... I had gained a stomach ache and lost my courage, gripping onto the rope.. Peeking down to what looked like a deep dark feeding pool. I swung my head backwards and smiled as if everything was normal. “ Tangi, my favourite brother, you go first!” I spat out nervously. Of course he shook his head with the building up excuses of phones getting wet, blah blaah blah, “Yeah whatever” I mumbled. Suddenly butterflies - millions, and millions of butterflies - were swirling around in my body making it impossible to think straight. Not to mention the wide ranging autumn leaves hid the sun causing the creek to transform into a gloomy tar pool.

 I stepped backwards, hesitantly of course, forced my eyes shut and leaped off the cliff . Well I thought I did buuutt.. Maybe my legs weren't ready to make a bigger step in life, I opened my eyes one at a time glanced around and sighed. “ Just jump Chloe'' Erika was getting frustrated, “ Are you serious? We've been waiting for you for so long” added Tangi. “ Ok, ok i'll really do it this time’’ I yelled. This time I felt something different, courage, excitement and rebeliation. “ THREE TWO ONE!” Erika and Tangi hyped me up. Off I swung but the height was not what i expected; out came a - blood curdling - SCREAM. My head was spinning, hands were slipping off the rope and... SPLOOSH!

My brain froze as if I had just gulped 3 mouthfuls of a frozen coke in one go. Looking around for vicious creatures but also not trying to focus on my body turning into a 5ft icicle. Sharking around inspecting every piece of driftwood, boring old stick or leaf I pass; I may find something extraordinary I thought. But yet again I did not.

I broke the water tension as I bubbled up from beneath the water, looking to my left and seeing Tangi and Erika pecking at each other's lips; they were acting like chickens vacuuming up their chook food.

“ Get a room you two “ I shouted across the water, shivering with lips the color of a sea blue lipstick.