Saturday, December 24, 2005

AEGFF, Chapter 18!!!!!
Sorry these are so late, but I was skiing and gone al day! ENJOY!!

Chapter 18

Tera, Max, Bobby, Julia and Frankie were standing at the top of the Rocky Mountains, or at least one of the peaks. Tera’s friends had decided they wanted to get in a little fun skiing and snowboarding before they got into the competition. Bobby was in it for the ski bunnies, and Julia and Frankie wanted to see how many times Tera would wipe out. No matter what she did- snowboard or skis- she always managed to face-plant. Tera scoffed indignantly, but enjoyed the rush of going fast, so she tagged along. On the way up, Tera had accidentally clung to Max. She said she was afraid because they were very high up, and the gondola kept shaking.

“Well… I guess we’re going down a blue hill?” Tera asked, but the others insisted on a warm-up down a green hill. Tera agreed, and went down with her friends, zooming past them and running into a tree. Max stifled a laugh, but the other three were having a fit in the snow. Julia and Frankie had almost forgotten what Tera looked like when she wiped out. After a contemptuous glare and wiping of blood from her nose, Tera headed off again.

“Hey Tera!” Max shouted, noticing where she was heading, “you’re heading for a double diamond! Extreme path!” Unfortunately, his words were lost, and Tera went off without a thought. Julia said that Tera would be fine, so she headed off down the green path, followed shortly by Bobby and Frankie. Max was about to go after Tera, but he figured that the girls knew her better, and he followed them.

The girls were wrong.

Tera ran into trouble as soon as she got to the hill. It sloped so sharply that she managed to get air and face-plant again. When she stood up, she noticed a fog rolling in. Sighing, she continued her path down the mountain, hoping the guys were behind her. Soon, however, she realized she’d taken an extreme path. She saw it on the sign.

“Oh shit…” Tera groaned, realizing her friends weren’t coming, “this is great. I’m a terrible skier… and they just left me! Oh, when I get down there…” She would be down sooner than she thought. Her skis had been facing downhill, and she was starting to coast. She didn’t notice until she realized she couldn’t read the sign anymore. With a cry of surprise, she began to ski down the mountain, faster than she’d ever done of her own free will.

Soon, she had the biggest wipeout of her life. She caught air again, and landed on her back, rolling and flopping down the hill. When she finally skidded to a halt, she knew she’d been hurt. Straining herself, she tried to stand. However, she felt a sharp pain in her right leg and in her back, and collapsed on the ground again. Warm tears of pain rolled down her face, and she waited for someone to find her.

***

“I’m worried about Tera, you guys.” Max said, sipping his hot chocolate, “she’s been up there for an hour.” Frankie nodded in agreement; she was the more caring one of her two friends. With a smile, she handed her cell phone to Max, who stared at her quizzically. She grinned and tapped him on the forehead, telling him he could call the ski lodge if she was hurt. Max thanked her and ran off, picking up his snowboard and heading for the gondola.

***

Soon, after going down the double diamond hill, he found Tera. She was laying out, acting as if she was fine. When she saw Max, she cried out with joy, and tried to stand. The pain shot through her again, and she fell. Max cried out something, but she didn’t quite understand what he said. Whipping out Frankie’s cell phone, he called the ski patrol, then hung up, sitting next to Tera.

“Where are you hurt?” Max asked Tera, who simply smiled and pointed at her leg and rubbed her back. Max nodded, and gave her a hug. She blushed slightly, unsure of what she’d done to deserve it. If she asked Max later, he’d only tell her it was because he was going to keep her warm, which was a lie. After a few moments, the ski patrol came, and took the two back to the lodge.

“Your leg is broken, and you’ve bruised your spine.” The doctor said, after checking Tera’s x-rays, “you won’t be able to participate in the X Games.” Tera’s face fell, as did Max’s. They weren’t a team without her. Sighing, she accepted this fact, and told Max to win it extra hard for her. He smiled.

“I promise.”

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