HOOKED: Boston Terries Hockey #4 by Chance Jacob

Author:Chance, Jacob
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

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“I can’t do this. I can’t do this. I can’t do this,” I chant, staring down from the first platform.

“Lucky, look at me,” Marshall urges. Clutching on to the wooden post hard enough to give myself splinters, I glance over at him on the neighboring platform.

He smiles his encouragement. “You’ve got this. I’ll be right beside you all the way. We’ll do it together.”

“I don’t think I can,” I reply.

“Lucky, when have you ever let fear hold you back from doing anything?” He’s not expecting me to reply, is he? My legs are shaking so badly, my knees are practically knocking together. I can barely think, never mind think clearly. “Are we doing this?” His question pulls me out of my thoughts. “Are we?”

“I don’t know.”

“We do it together or we don’t do it at all,” he states.

“No. You can go.”

He shakes his head. “It’s together or not at all.” Damn him for making this so hard for me. I’m frightened to do this, but the fear of letting Marshall down might be even worse than following through.

Gaze sweeping his way, our eyes lock. “Okay.” I nod. “Let’s do this.”

He beams at me proudly and repeats my words, “Let’s do this.”

We both grip the bar above our heads. The zip line workers double check all the fastenings. One of them counts down from three to one, and we make the leap at the same time. Marshall gives a joyful whoop while I scream with fear as we fly like birds across the wire. We travel so fast, everything in my periphery is a blur and the wind whirs in my ears. I can’t see Marshall, but he keeps calling out to me. “Doing great, Lucky.”

“Looking strong, Lucky.”

His encouragement helps me more than I want to admit. He’s managed to worm his way past my defenses, and I’m glad he did. I love spending time with him—even if it means conquering more of my fears. I say more because letting Marshall into my heart used to be one of my greatest fears. And now that I’ve conquered that, I wonder why I waited so long. It seems silly that I was afraid to get to know him better.

We make it through the remainder of the course and all that’s left is the final plunge, which will send us careening down to the ground. I don’t hold back, and I regret it when it feels like I’m a racecar clocking in at two hundred plus miles per hour. I know I’m not moving that fast, but the rapidly approaching ground tries to convince me otherwise.

When my feet are safely planted on soil once more, Marshall catches me in his arms, holding me close. And it’s a good thing he does, because my legs feel like they’re made of rubber. I can barely stand. “You did it, Clover. I’m so proud of you.” He tugs my helmet off and kisses my forehead. “You were awesome, Lucky.”

I shake my head and smile. I couldn’t have done it without his help.

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