Think Twice
Damien never hesitated. Not in the past at least. He was looking back at his leg and then back at the platform on the other side.
'Come on starlight, I know you can do this,' she cheered him on.
As if he had heard her words, Damien took a few steps back. He got into a running start. At the edge of the cliff, he leaped into the air. He used his hind legs to propel him further. But things didn't go the way he wanted.
Putting too much pressure on his hind leg caused a shot of pain to surge through his entire body, reducing the amount of strength he could put into his jump.
Safira held her breath as she watched her mate leaping through the air. He was so close. So close!
She clenched her jaw.
He wasn't going to make it.
As Damien loses momentum, he attempts to reach for the edge of the platform ahead of him. But it was no use. He was too far.
Gravity took over, he was falling down towards the canyon below.