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Closing her eyes as they neared the halfway point, she heard what seemed like two bells at once going off, maybe one slightly before the other, but she didn't know who was ahead of who since her eyes were shut and all. And then...
She was in the air! She could feel the thestral take off after the bell, making her smile. So it was listening to her! Oh good. Evelyn heard Lawson yell out to his though, making her smile turn into a smirk. Pfft. Her thestral was way better then his.
Opening her eyes, she smiled again when she saw how fast they were going in the air, enjoying the cool wind blowing through her hair and on her face. For now, she didn't mind who won. This, right now, was just an experience she was happy to have.
Leaning closer to the thestral so she was practically hugging it's neck, she kept her legs tight around the thestral's back/stomach as she slightly moved so she could see where they were going. Glancing at Lawson, she noticed that he did not seem like he was having a good time. Either he didn't like flying, or he totally knew she was going to WIN!
And here was the next turn! Wait...Oh boy...
"Turn turn TURN!" she yelled out frantically, once again, not expecting to have to turn so quickly. And, it was a really sharp turn too, enough to make her heart start to pound that is. Squeezing her eyes shut once again, she held onto the thestral's neck with practically a death grip until they straightened out again.
Okay, she wasn't going to be re-living THAT part again.
Here's a lesson for all you kids out there.
Don't fly on the back of a thestral with your eyes closed.
Marcus couldn't do it. He just couldn't open his eyes while he was in the air. He had only managed to fly once and that he did for Iliana but it seemed that it wasn't going to be a regular thing for him.
So with his eyes firmly shut, they hit the third turn and it was a sharp one and he was quite unprepared for it. Perhaps if he had of had his eyes open he probably would have saw it coming. As it was he didn't and so he was about to pay the price for it.
Because the turn was so sharp the thestral tilted downwards and Marcus felt himself slipping sideways. He made a grab for the thestrals mane but it slipped through his fingers. His hands flailed around him but it was no use he was sliding off before the thestral could right itself.
There was a few seconds there where he felt like he was suspended in mid air and then the air was rushing passed him before he hit the ground. Lucky he had placed a cushioning charm on the field otherwise that would have hurt.
His body bounced a couple of times and he had enough time to look up and see Evelyn cross the finish line. Marcus laid back down and groaned loudly, he was never going to live this down.