Sky Jumpers
By: Peggy Eddleman
ESCAPE ONE DANGER. JUMP INTO ANOTHER….
YOU WOULD THINK I’D NEVER JUMP OFF A CLIFF BEFORE BASED ON HOW
LONG I STOOD THERE NOT JUMPING.
THE FACT THAT IT WOULD KILL YOU IF YOU TOOK EVEN ONE BREATH IN IT
WAS THE DANGEROUS PART ABOUT THE BOMB’S BREATH.
THE BOMB’S BREATH SLOWED MY FALL DOWN AS I SANK TO THE MIDDLE
OF THE BAND OF PRESSURIZED AIR.
AFTER I JUMPED OFF THIS CLIFF, I’D HAVE ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET OF AIR
BEFORE I HIT THE BOMB’S BREATH.