Paragliding

• Abby Hawkins, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2012

As I go up the mountain I have butterflies in my tummy. The bus stops and the moment has arrived.

I’ve got my suit on and the man says “Run! Even in the air” I feel a tug it’s hard to run. One moment I’m on the ground, the next I’m paragliding!

“Wee I feel like I’m flying,” I cry.

As we go past trees and getting higher, the people get smaller. The lake is like a pond. The man says, “Hold on tighter!”

We start going down in circles as my face feels flatter we stop falling and go up again.

The man says, “Run, we are landing”.

I start running and as I touch the ground I feel a jolt and slip a bit - I’ve landed. It felt like I was flying up there. It was the most amazing experience of my life.