Genres: Fantasy, Modern Fantasy
Cast of Wonders 199: Leapling
Show Notes
Theme music is “Appeal to Heavens” by Alexye Nov, available at MusicAlley.com.
Leapling
by Nicole Feldringer
My brother, Jack, parks his beater at the beach lot. Beyond the windshield, dune grass blocks my view of the Gulf, and I shift in my seat. My thighs and shoulders are slick with sweat against the cracked vinyl. Jack turns off the car and sets the e-brake.
“You going to go to this thing or not?” His voice is gentle. If I asked, he would turn the car around and take me home. No, not home. To our new house, still scattered with unopened boxes on account of Mom’s insane hours at the Department of Transportation.
“I’m going.” I feel like I am standing on the verge of a back dive, a clear blue pool beneath me. The board, rough against my toes as I test the weight in my heels. “Any tips?”
“Be yourself?”
“Ha.”