Red Fire (THE DRAGON TRIBUTES #5) by Charlene Hartnady EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Charlene Hartnady
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Octavia
The deafening ringing of the helicopter’s instruments fills my ears, making
me wince. Bright, flashing lights on the panel add to the chaos. I want to
cover my ears and close my eyes, but that would be suicide.
“Dammit!” I yell. “No! Shit!”
I’m an idiot. How was stealing a chopper a good idea? I’ve only taken
ten flying lessons. Sure, I passed my pilot’s exam with flying colors. I
learned all about every instrument. I know all about troubleshooting. At
least, I learned everything in theory that there is to know, only I’m hitting
blanks right now. I can’t remember any of it. The adrenaline that fueled me
before turns to fear and regret. It’s different without an instructor next to me
for support.
I hold tightly onto the control stick, sweat dripping down my brow. I’m
screwed. Royally screwed!
The chopper veers to the right.
I scream, doing my best to stay the course.
Less is more. Less is more, I think to myself, trying not to overcorrect. I
can’t see a damned thing. It’s foggy. And where the hell did this wind come
from? I keep fighting the controls, trying hard to keep the chopper from
veering off again. At the same time, I’m sure to keep my touch deft. I’m
failing, but instead of a black mark from my instructor, I just might die, and
it’ll be alone.
What was I thinking?
I wasn’t.
Suddenly, I break out of the fog, squinting against the bright sun.
Looking down, I see a churning blue ocean. Up ahead is an island.
Is it Draig?
No! Surely not. Did I turn around and not realize it? It’s possible but
unlikely.
I scream again as I bank to the left; more instruments light up on the
panel in front of me. The alarm is almost too much. How can a person think
in this racket? As I wrestle with the controls, the helicopter continues to
lurch and sway, fighting against my every move. Panic threatens to
overwhelm me, but I force myself to focus. To stay calm. I have to. I’m
going to crash, I realize, my blood turning cold in my veins.
Yep, it’s a given, I think to myself, as the chopper loses altitude fast.
Below me, the waves crash against the rocky shore. Beyond that is the lush
greenery of the jungle. My heart stutters when I see towering cliffs. Cliffs
that are too high to traverse, too high to be survivable. I can’t crash here.
Not now. I push the control stick forward, trying to level off, but the
helicopter continues to spiral downward. With a surge of desperation, I scan
the area. What am I going to do? There has to be something.
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