*Sofie's POV*

Chris suddenly walked in as Duncan rocked me back and forth in his lap... I felt like a baby... but what's wrong with that? "Uh..." Chris đã đưa ý kiến looking at us. Duncan's eyes got wide and he put his arms behind his back. So did I. "Hey, Sofie. How are bạn feeling?" Chris smirked. I frowned. "Pretty good.'' I đã đưa ý kiến blandly. "What do bạn want, Chris?" Duncan asked. "It's time for Sofie's challenge." He đã đưa ý kiến peeking through the flap of the tent. I gasped, and Duncan put his arms around me again. "N-no, wait, she can't-" He said. "It's either that, hoặc elimination." Chris smiled. I sighed. "Ok," I said. Chris grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. "I'll be there!" Duncan called. I didn't respond. I kept walked with Chris to the beach. When we finally arrived, I looked to the shore, and my tim, trái tim stopped beating. There, on the edge of the water, was a gigantic hot air balloon. H-h-h-o-o-" I stammered. "Thats right! It's a hot air balloon!" Chris đã đưa ý kiến in his perky host voice. "No-" He pushed me into the basket and I fell on my face. "I can't- bạn can't do this to me!" I screamed as I began to lift off the ground. "DUNCAN!" He suddenly burst from the bushes and saw me. "Sofie!" He gasped and ran after the balloon. The string attached to the basket skimmed the water before lifting off into the air with me. I felt a jerk on the rope a một phút later. I looked over the edge to see Duncan pulling back on it. "You don't have to do this!" He yelled into the sky. I saw Courtney scowl at him. "Oh, yes she does!" Courtney screamed and tried to release Duncan's grip on the rope. "Help me!" I held out me cry into the wind. Duncan's weight wasn't enough to keep me on the ground. The rope began to slip through his fingers and his feet were dragged into the lake water. He suddenly let go crying out, "AH! ROPE BURN!" I laughed and tried to smile. Then I felt another pull on the rope. I looked over the baskets rim once again, to see me not only 100 ft off the ground not getting higher, but the rope had looped around a buoy! I stayed in place, the balloon drifting side to side. I saw the lake below me, the waves crashing, shaking the buoy. I thought I was safe, but I kept my eyes on the buoy as the loop loosened thêm and more...

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