“The same in many ways, yet different. The jet was faster, bumpier, and the whine of the engine grated at the back of her neck. Definitely not the peaceful experience of ballooning. The fiesta was only a week away, and already the city was beginning to look busier than usual, or was Nikki simply imagining it because her life was far too busy? Next week, the traffic would be unbearable. Next week, Nikki would be flying in a gas balloon on the race of her life. She was actually more of... a token pilot on an already-experienced team that had been practicing for the competition; she knew that—kudos to Mark. But they would be in the air for days. What had she been thinking to agree? Kyle’s insistence that she not compete had only solidified her decision. Decisions made for those kinds of reasons were never good decisions. She knew that. And yet, she couldn’t bring herself to back down.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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