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rooftops。
That's when the fear of being up so high began to lift; and in its place came the most
amazing feeling that I was flying。 Just soaring above the
earth; sailing among the clouds。
Then I began to notice how wonderful the breeze smelled。 It smelled like … sunshine。 Like
sunshine and wild grass and pomegranates and rain! I
couldn't stop breathing it in; filling my lungs again and again with the sweetest smell I'd ever
known。
Bryce called up; “Are you stuck?” which brought me down to earth。 Carefully I backed up;
prized stripes in hand; and as I worked my way down; I
could see Bryce circling the tree; watching me to make sure I was okay。
By the time I hit the slide; the heady feeling I'd had in the tree was changing into the heady
realization that Bryce and I were alone。
Alone!
My heart was positively racing as I held the kite out to him。 But before he could take it;
Champ nudged me from behind and I could feel his cold;
wet nose against my skin。
Against my skin?!
I grabbed my jeans in back; and that's when I realized the seat of my pants was ripped wide
open。
Bryce laughed a little nervous laugh; so I could tell he knew; and for once mine were the
cheeks that were beet red。 He took his kite and ran off;
leaving me to inspect the damage。
I did eventually get over the embarrassment of my jeans; but I never got ove
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