Jesus fuck, she reminds me so much of me that it’s insane. No matter how much any coach berates her or tells her what shit she looks like, she keeps going. That bright burning light for the sport and her dreams never diminishes. It’s the same light that still burns in me, even though I’ll never be able to accomplish what she will. It’s what has me coming back to Filipek’s every single year. Gymnastics is addicting, and even if I can’t do the drug anymore, I’m happy to sit by and watch other people get high. Except now she’s throwing the chalk block violently back into the bucket after missing her fourth Gienger. Starting in a giant, Nat is supposed to let go of the bar as her toes rise above it. Then she does a backwards flip with a half turn in a laid-out position and re-catches the bar. Except … instead of re-catching the bar, her fingers keep grazing it and she lands on the mat below, knocking the wind out of herself.
What do You think about Blind Landing (Flipped #1)?
