Her heart beat quickly as she took hold of the kite’s leash. It was not a wild steed at the reins, but it bucked in her grasp as the wind picked up every so slightly and took hold of the wings. She lost her smile for a moment, unsure if she would be able to keep the thing in flight, but also that her grip did not loosen and lose the thing completely. Her eyes could not break from the kite, even as she struggled just a bit.
Hemming had given her his kite quickly and without thought, entrusting her with the product of his time and effort. She would feel horrible is it was to crash to the ground and break. Just as she had wanted the creature they had saved to make the journey back to the ocean, Anu wanted the winged thing to stay aloft. The sting held tight, and the sides weaved in and out of the current. Anu pulled gently and gave it room to move as she felt the wind give and take. It wasn’t too hard, once she got the feel of it.
Confident enough to look away, Anu brought her eyes back to her friend. A smile back on her face as she expressed a feeling she had been pondering over. He voice could not held the excitement and thrill back, Where do you find these things Hemming. Of course Anu understood that he created the kite, but where did the idea come from? Where had he come upon a jellyfish in need of rescue? Where was he looking that the rest completely missed?