Princess of the Blood Mages by Jennifer Haskin EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Jennifer Haskin
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“Hurry! You have to jump!” Izzy cupped her hands around her mouth.
Terror enveloped Fale. Her heartbeat was so fast; it felt like a bird was
trying to take flight inside her chest. Imaginary wings beat against her lungs
and she struggled to fill them.
Maybe this isn’t such a good idea.
The noise of the people around her faded as if she were behind a glass
wall. It dimmed the vision of bodies swaying in her periphery; yet
heightened her sense of touch as she felt the air between her fingers. She
rubbed her slick palms down the front of her suit. Backing up slowly, she
felt the way with her feet. She had spent the entire season riddled with
anxiety in anticipation of this moment.
“Come on, Fale, it’ll be fine! Trust me.” Izzy waved her hands above her
head.
I’m too high.
Suddenly, the board Fale was standing on began to bounce. She looked
down at all the people, so far away. She hated this. Instinctively, she bent
her knees and threw her hands out for balance. Before she could turn
around, a body crashed into her. Wrapping their limbs around her, pinning
her arms to her body, the attacker fell with her. Fale barely had time to
shriek as she hit the surface hard, and her mouth filled with water. She
pulled out of the embrace and pushed her assailant away, kicking with all
her might.
As she rose to the top and sputtered, she looked around to find her best
friend in the world, also surfacing. “Lisle, you pushed me!”
Lisle dunked his head back in the water and laughed like a hyena. “I
wish I could have seen your face!”
“Ugh.” She splashed water at him.
“You were never going to jump on your own. Admit it,” he challenged
her.
“I would have. You wait, when you’re not looking, you’re so going to
get it.” Her smile was genuine. “Let’s go back to the shallow end.”
“I knew you could do it,” Izzy said when they got back to their little
corner of the public pool.
“I didn’t do it. Lisle did,” Fale said while pushing Lisle’s arm away from
her.
“Whatever.” Izzy smiled. “You still jumped off the highest diving board
we have. I’m proud of you.”
The pool was crowded during this time of year. The Industrial District
was one of the hottest cities in Algea, due to all the metal, and the water
was the only way some of the less fortunate had to cool down. Fale felt a
spark of indignation over the fact that the most unfortunate people were the
only ones not allowed. Income-based privileges were common here, but she
didn’t have to like it. A poor citizen must be the guest of a wealthy one to
be seen at the pool
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