You’re absolutely terrified. More scared than that time your dad let your older sister drive everyone home from the grocery store. But you remind yourself that you got this high because you weren’t thinking about the height and only thinking about getting back home. That’s exactly what you need to concentrate on now…
First, you need to stand back up, a task hard enough that you wish you hadn’t sat down in the first place.
Luckily, the next branch up is within reach if you really stretch and you use it to hoist yourself back into a good climbing position.
As long as your keep your eyes focused upward, you know you can do it.
You go much slower this time, but it doesn’t matter because you’re doing it!
You reach the top of the tree and look out toward the street and sidewalk you left behind.
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