Personal Narrative The Way Down - 1055 Words

The Way Down â€Å"I can’t believe I’m doing this,† I thought, as I inched forward and looked over the side of the plane. I looked over to see my friend who was with me getting ready to jump. Chris had been skydiving before, knew all the basics and would go everyday if he could. My best friend Chris wasn’t afraid of anything and jumped out of the plane as soon as the instructor said it was okay. It wasn’t a surprise that Chris wasn’t afraid of skydiving. He’s 6’ 4†, plays college football and is built like an ox. Unlike me who is short, skinny and president of the student body. As I looked down into the plain sky, I saw Chris going down hurtling towards the ground, screaming a happy cheer at the top of his lungs. It really was a surprise†¦show more content†¦I looked down to see the helmet hit Chris and his body went motionless. I remember hearing that if you put your hand on your side and leaned forward you will go faster. I tried this. My body went faster and faster, until I couldn’t hear anything, even my own thoughts. I passed my instructor on the way down and was headed to my friend. I reached Chris and pulled his shoot. Nothing happened. I pulled the tab harder, again nothing. I started to panic. I did the only thing I could do. I unstrapped my friend and carried him, hoping that the parachute would hold both of us. I then pulled my tab. It wouldn’t open with the extra weight. I couldn’t do anything except for hope for the best. I then remembered the pack that was attached to my shoot, holding any belongings I wanted to bring down with me. I started to throw everything down below. By now, we were way below the area where we were supposed to pull the shoot, and coming closer and closer to the ground. After throwing out everything that was in both Chris’s pack and my pack, we were probably 10 pounds lighter. I tried pulling the shoot again and surprisingly it worked. 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