Chapter 6
I gulped, "You're kidding, right?"
"Why would I be kidding? I don't like carrying you around, and anyways you keep complaining about me 'hurting' your back. So I'm going to teach you" he said cheerfully.
"NO! Um I cant. I uh..."
"Oh, shush! You can do this!" he said confidently "You were so close the first time! Would it be better if we started from a lower branch?"
"Uhhhhh"
"Come on you can do this! It's easy!" he pulled me down to the lowest branch we could find.
"OK. First, stand tall and prepare."
"OK" I whispered
"Now, hold your wings out just above your head." he instructed.
I did as he told and put my wings just above my head.
"Good! Now, start flapping, but, don't jump yet."
"Um, I'm not sure I can do this..." I stammered as I started flapping my wings.
"Sure you can. Be positive. Now focus. Take deep breathes in and out. Don't think about anything except the air under your wings."
I closed my eyes and focused only on the warm breeze that was drifting around.
"Now, when I say, jump, but keep focusing on flapping and the air under your wings."
I breathed in and out, in and out.
"NOW JUMP!" he cawed.
Next thing I knew, my eyes were open and I was flying! I couldn't believe it! I was really flying!
"YOU'RE DOING IT! YOU'RE DOING IT! GOOD JOB!"
"This feels AMAZING!" I swooped down heading straight for the ground and at the last minute, swooped back towards the sky. WingClaw fluttered up to me laughing.
"Thank you so much, WingClaw. This is the best thing that's ever happened to me."
"My pleasure, FeatherFlight." He laughed.
"Hey, you never told me how old you were!" I accused
"OK, OK, I'm 4 months old." he said.
"Not bad, not bad." I teased."So.... Off to see WhisperHeart now?"
"I'd imagine so. Let's go."
"Oh, shush! You can do this!" he said confidently "You were so close the first time! Would it be better if we started from a lower branch?"
"Uhhhhh"
"Come on you can do this! It's easy!" he pulled me down to the lowest branch we could find.
"OK. First, stand tall and prepare."
"OK" I whispered
"Now, hold your wings out just above your head." he instructed.
I did as he told and put my wings just above my head.
"Good! Now, start flapping, but, don't jump yet."
"Um, I'm not sure I can do this..." I stammered as I started flapping my wings.
"Sure you can. Be positive. Now focus. Take deep breathes in and out. Don't think about anything except the air under your wings."
I closed my eyes and focused only on the warm breeze that was drifting around.
"Now, when I say, jump, but keep focusing on flapping and the air under your wings."
I breathed in and out, in and out.
"NOW JUMP!" he cawed.
Next thing I knew, my eyes were open and I was flying! I couldn't believe it! I was really flying!
"YOU'RE DOING IT! YOU'RE DOING IT! GOOD JOB!"
"This feels AMAZING!" I swooped down heading straight for the ground and at the last minute, swooped back towards the sky. WingClaw fluttered up to me laughing.
"Thank you so much, WingClaw. This is the best thing that's ever happened to me."
"My pleasure, FeatherFlight." He laughed.
"Hey, you never told me how old you were!" I accused
"OK, OK, I'm 4 months old." he said.
"Not bad, not bad." I teased."So.... Off to see WhisperHeart now?"
"I'd imagine so. Let's go."
Nice! I entered the poll and said it was the best book I've ever read. O>O Look it's a bird! XD
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