'Noooooo,' ripped from my lungs. The wind claimed the sound before it reached my ears.

The ground was so far below me. So very far below.

It came closer though.

Closer and closer.

At a very rapid pace.

This was not awesome.

I screamed again.

Whose idea was this again?

Stupid bet with my kid.

I'm never making another bet ever again.

Little shapes are becoming visible on the ground. My eyes watered long ago, but my tears fall slower than I, so they are left behind.

I hope the insurance is in order.

Fuck. I was supoosed to write up a will. Still haven't done that.

Oh dear.

The ground looks awfully close.

How can this terrifying madness be legal?

What just happened? My speed is slowing. Did I fall through some sort of wormhole?

'Easy there ma'am. We're at 1500 feet, I've just ejected the parachute.'

Intense relief flood me. i would have forgotten that. I'd practically forgotten about the man strapped to my back.

High altitude jumps are no joke.

As the velocity kept reducing, I almost enjoyed the decent.

Tiny dots of houses and fields below me.

Yes, next year I'd make my kid do this.

And I knew just the bet to get her to do it.