I nodded and took a deep breath. He was right. I could do this.
“Let’s ride around one more time, and then I’ll shoot down the hill.”
I pedaled, and he did the same next to me. We rode side-by-side, turning and twisting up and down the road that led us to the top of the hill.
Swerving off the road, my tires met grass, and I zoomed down the hill. The bumpy ground jolted me, but I held onto his hand and yelled. I let go of the handlebar, spread out my arms, and enjoyed the rush of the air whipping against my face.
I released his hand, lifting my face up to the sky, and shouted, free and happy.
His yells echoed in my ears, and when I reached the bottom, he twisted his bike around and lifted his legs in the air but didn’t stop. He didn’t wait for me like those countless times before where he cheered and did his victory dance.
He kept biking until he vanished from my sight.
Grabbing onto my handlebars, I clutched the break. I panted, got off the bike, and stared off in the distance where I’d last seen Pete. He didn’t wave or applaud…just biked away until I couldn’t see him anymore.
I knew he was proud of me. I’d finally conquered my fear and raced down the hill.
It felt fantastic.
For once, I could say I really deserved the nickname—Wonder Woman.
No more what ifs. Pete taught me that.
Tonight, when I wrote in my journal, I’d write just that.
No more what ifs….
THE END
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shirley Anne Edwards is a Northeast girl who first found her love for books when she read Nancy Drew’s The Secret of the Old Clock Tower at thirteen. Shirley found her love for writing at a very young age, and since then has let her imagination run wild by creating quirky characters and vast worlds in her head.
Shirley lives in New Jersey and works in the entertainment industry in New York City.
In the immortal words of Mark Twain: “Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret ANYTHING that makes you smile.”
For more information about Shirley and her writing journey:
Website (link: http://shirlwriteredwards.wordpress.com/)
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Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Epilogue
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