Kiran Balakrishna

My heart started racing faster with every second as I slowly inched toward the edge of the platform. All I had to do was stretch my hands outwards like Christ, the redeemer and take a plunge, straight and upright. Now, there I was at the very edge, half of my foot extending out of the platform and the other half still on it. It was just a matter of few seconds and all would be over then. But , these few seconds felt like days and even weeks. I close my eyes, shut out my brain, bent a little and took the leap! That was it!

I was dropping like a huge stone, falling freely towards the rock solid ground. Then, half way through, I felt a sudden jerk, retracting me back. I felt like a ball attached to a string, bouncing up and down several times until I was finally let down. There was person standing below extending a pole to me, I held it and he slowly pulled be down into a soft bed. My eyes had turned blood red.

There I was, basking in glory, a sense of achievement. I had finally overcome my fears and taken the leap. I had done the first ever Bungee jump of my life!!