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He laughed with us, then when we finally all ran out of air, they asked if we wanted to keep going. I’d nearly forgotten we were only partway down. There were still four more lines until we reached the bottom.
“Well, it’s not like another monkey is going to jump on her.” Sylvie tugged at her harness. “That’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance. So, I’m all in if you ladies are in.”
Alice looked down at the far drop below the treetop platform we were on, then slapped a bug that landed on her arm. “I don’t see any faster way out of this Godforsaken jungle. I’m in.”
“You know I’m in!” Marge pumped a fist.
I squeezed my lips together while trying to shake off the fear the monkey had caused me. “Okay. I’ll do it. Sylvie is right. There’s no way that’s happening again.”
“Then let’s do this!” Sylvie clapped and hurried forward to the other edge of the platform, where the next line began.
One by one, we got strapped in, and then we were off again, us four widows sailing through the treetops with grins so wide I thought our faces might tear.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
“Whoot!” I shouted aswe flew over the waterfall below to the final platform that would end our amazing adventure.
“Welcome back!” The new man catching me said as I slid to a stop in front of him. “Did you have a nice time?”
My teeth were so dry from smiling that I had to wet them with my tongue before I answered. “It was incredible! So much better than I could have imagined!”
“I loved it!” Sylvie slid up and stopped.
“I wanna go again!” Marge proclaimed when her guide caught her.
Alice landed just after her, and looked over, her funny orange helmet the only thing I’d ever seen that diminished her beauty even a touch. “Finally. It’s over. I’m ready for cocktail hour.”
“Oh, you loved it. Admit it.” Marge stood and stretched.
Alice rose as well, then shrugged. “It was ... okay.”
Sylvie tipped her head. “I heard you laughing the whole way down.”
A slight smile tipped Alice’s lips. “Okay. Fine. It was fun.”
Sylvie drew her elbow back to her side with a closed fist. “Yes! I nailed it! I knew we would have an amazing time here!”
