Love on the Slopes Page #5

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I made it?

Like I had a doubt.

So now

you believe in me?

One of us has to.

Okay. Now,

don't freak out,

but it's time to go

even higher.

Way up there.

Come on.

[Alex, gasps]:
Wow.

This is beautiful!

Yeah, it's one of

my favorite lookouts.

This is so nice!

So, if you could go anywhere,

where would it be?

Zimbabwe. So I can stand

at the foot of Victoria Falls

and watch the elephants

first-hand.

They're such beautiful animals.

What about you?

I bet you've been everywhere

and done everything, right?

Yeah, I've traveled

a fair bit.

Not everywhere, though.

What's your number-one

bucket-list item, then?

Ready?

Yeah?

[laughs]

I would go bungee jumping

off Victoria Falls.

-No way!

-Mm-hmm.

Really?

Yeah. Really.

That is just eerily weird.

And crazy!

I mean, diving head-first

off of a cliff?

Why would you want to do that?

It's so much prettier

from the ground.

[laughing] I don't know.

There's something about Africa.

I'd like to capture it.

I haven't taken

any new photos...

any good photos, I should say,

in the past two years.

What's stopping you?

I think I need to go somewhere,

get re-inspired,

you know?

You should.

I can speak from experience,

that, so far,

this isn't so bad.

Good! Then

our adventure continues.

[chuckles]

[Steve]:

When you zip through the trees,

you'll reach the highest drop

of 2,200 feet.

Trust me,

you've never felt so free.

It's awesome!

2,200 feet?

[Steve]:
Ah, give or take,

but let me reassure you,

you're in good hands.

And the, uh...

the equipment?

Oh, top-of-the-line.

Only the best.

Just asking,

'cause, uh,

most accidents

happen by routine.

You know, doing the same thing

over and over again,

expecting different results.

Isn't that

the definition of insanity?

Well, the two go

hand in hand, right?

I mean, we're about

to jump off a cliff.

[Steve]:
You're clipped in.

And I double-checked

you twice.

All right, you're good to go.

Sweet!

Cole. Cole, please.

We don't

have to do this.

Can we just

walk back down,

the way we came?

Alex, if you really want

to write about

conquering your fears,

you're gonna

have to take the leap,

or else your readers

will see right through you.

See, I wouldn't

take the shots that I take

if I wasn't out there

doing it, right?

You're not in any danger.

Trust me, hundreds of people

are doing this.

Right.

I'll go first.

I'll wait for you

on the other side, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

All right!

This is fun.

Here we go.

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This is beautiful!

[exhales tensely]

[Cole]:
Come on, Alex!

You can do it!

He's right.

I mean, your fear

isn't real.

Come on, Alex!

[exhales] Okay.

I'm pretty sure

I'm not imagining thi-i-i-is!

[starts laughing]

[shrieking giddily]

[]

Whoa, oh, oh, oh-oh

[]

Whoa, oh, oh, oh-oh

This moment in time

[]

Whoa, oh, oh

Waiting...

Never did a thing for me

Good?

Yeah!

I did it!

You sure did!

You did it.

Oh! That was

incredible.

There you go!

How're you feeling?

I feel good!

That was scary,

but it was amazing.

Good!

Wait. Don't move.

What are you doing?

I'm just

capturing the moment.

[shutter snaps]

Stay there.

[phone ringing]

Oh, it's Barton.

Give me one second.

Hey! Barton!

You'll never believe

what I just did.

Can you hear me?

Barton? Yeah! Hey.

I just ziplined!

It was incredible!

[laughing]

[writing]:
"So, it turns out

"I might've been

imagining my fear.

"I'm still fact-checking this,

so stand by,

"but what if

"we've turned our backs

on ourselves for so long,

"that when we find ourselves

"standing on the precipice

of the unknown,

"we do

what we've always done,

"because it's familiar?

"When do we stop

being a worrier,

and start being a warrior?"

[phone line ringing]

This is Barton Kane.

Wait for it.

Barton, it's me.

Uh, I keep missing you.

I guess

we're missing each other.

Give me a call back.

Sarah?

Alex! Hey.

Hi. You were gonna carry

this all by yourself?

Ah, it's

no big deal.

I can see that.

Where are you going?

Town Square.

I'll help you.

Come on. You got that?

Thanks.

Let's just

put this right here.

Okay.

[Cole]:

Ahh! There you are.

Hey, Cole.

Hey, Sarah.

Wait. You two

know each other?

Oh, we go way back.

Pre-chairlift.

How do you know Cole?

Oh, we go way, way back.

Pre-pre-chairlift.

[Alex laughs]

Cole's my Coach.

Right.

Nice.

You need my help

with anything?

No. No, pretty much everything

is set up for Winter Walk.

I was actually thinking

we should go skiing.

Skiing?

Uh-huh.

I, uh, I think

I should probably just stay here

and help Sarah.

She's got a lot to do.

Oh, no, I'm good.

You two go.

Wait a minute.

You don't ski either?

Not since I was 12

and grew, like, eight inches.

I was all long limbs,

flailing down the mountain.

[chuckling]

Well, that's a sight

I'd like to see.

It wasn't pretty.

They nicknamed me "Snowplow."

[Cole]:
Ouch.

Maybe we can change that.

It's okay if we don't.

Sometimes, you just

have to move forward, you know?

Let the past go.

Or we can face it.

You know-- you, me,

and the bunny hill.

Come on, Snowplow.

Let's go.

Bye, Sarah.

Bundle up, Alex.

It's snowing up there.

Have fun!

[]

Are you sure

this is the bunny hill?

It looks a lot

like a black diamond.

Keep your weight

centered over your knees,

equally distributed.

'Kay...

Keep your hands

forward.

And, after that,

it's a bit of a dance.

It's swish...

swish...

[both]:
...Swish.

-Okay?

-"Swish."

Panic will

make you lose your rhythm.

That's when you wipe out.

Right.

Just remember--

swish... swish...

-"Swish."

-Swish.

-Okay?

-Right.

[muttering to self]:

Okay. Don't panic.

Swish... swish...

Swish...

Swish...

And breathe!

Calm glides.

[]

You okay?

You hurt?

I'm okay.

Are you sure?

No.

'Kay, maybe we should

put some ice on it.

Isn't that what caused

the problem in the first place?

[laughing]

I think I know what

will warm us up.

What?

S'mores!

Mm! Let's go.

[]

[Cole]:

So, what do you think so far?

Other than a bad hip.

Other than the bad hip,

and the freezing

temperatures--

And the sub-par company.

[laughs]

That too, yeah.

You can be very

demanding sometimes.

"Demanding"?

But...

There's a but?

I am starting

to realize

why my boss

chose this story.

He'd mentioned

something about

an inner-

and an outer-journey,

and I think I'm finally

understanding what he meant.

Yeah, this place can have

that affect on people.

Or it could just be

the sub-par company.

[mutters]:

She learns fast.

Okay, you find

the Graham crackers,

and I'll track down

the marshmallows, okay?

Wouldn't they be

in the same aisle?

You're probably right.

[phone rings]

Oh, hold on one sec.

That's my boss.

Just give me a sec.

You take it.

I'll be right back.

Mr. McHugh?

Alex, how's it going?

Great, actually.

Cole Taylor was just

teaching me how to ski.

You found Cole Taylor?

So you're writing

the article about him?

What? No, I-I thought

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