“There’s a moment bungee jumping, when you’re free-falling—” “Maybe not that.” Now my knuckles are turning white from gripping the ladder. “Just listen,” Kieran says. “The air actually feels thick. Almost like it’s keeping you afloat more than pushing you down. And you forget to be scared. You forget to be anything. You’re just . . . still and falling at the same time. At the end, when the bungee catches, you’re actually disappointed because it felt so good. It’s over too soon.” “Really?” “It’s the upside of falling down,” Kieran says. “It’s why you jump in the first place . . . for that
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