Have you ever been 20 meters above ground zooming tree to tree? Well I have, it was on the level 5b at a place called Adrenaline Forest. Getting up there was a challenge, not as much as a challenge of zooming tree to tree on a zip line full of adrenaline. As I got up for my go, my heart sank to the bottom of my chest as I stared below me, everyone below me was small like ants and the trees as tall as the the Eiffel Tower. I hooked my carrabeena onto the wire as I was instructed. My fellow school mates cheering me on Go Xing! Go Xing! Go Xing!
I trembled in fear as I leaped off and zoomed across to the other platform as I thought... My heart sunk, all of a sudden I stopped. I looked around, I was stuck, with another peer about to leap. My heart beating as fast as a cheetah chasing its prey. I struggled in hurry, trying to pull myself to the other platform which seemed like an eternity.
I’m meters off the platform, I leaned back trying to reach the platform with my legs. I feel the wire shaking and heard the peer screaming HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! I finally managed to reach the platform with my right foot, with the peer closing in, I give it my all in my final attempt to pull myself in, I managed to pull myself onto the platforms with with seconds to spare. My heart beats are like hummingbirds flapping their wings, and legs as wobbly as jelly. I let the peer that was behind to to go as the calmed from that rush of adrenaline.
I was up to the last zipline till I reached ground level. Another peer was coming to my platform from another tree in the distance, the tree leaned the way he was coming from like a fish pulling against a fishing rod. My legs wobble as I imagined the tree snapping. The end tree looked like a thin twig from the platform I was standing on. I took my final leap of faith, the wind pushing against my face made it very hard to visualize the platform. As I imagined millions and millions of outcomes, I was frightened. Nearly frightened to death.
The tree got bigger and bigger as I got closer. I prepared for the impact of which was gonna come when I strike barricade. I lifted my legs ready to absorb the impact. I miss judged. Bam straight into the side with my shoulder, the pain was nothing at most it just left a scar for me to remember my time there. We were all rewarded with warm delicious pizza.
I guess if I didn’t take up this opportunity, I would have never experience the rush of adrenaline that filled my veins up and would look like a chicken in front of others.