[ But Nathan understood that there were reasons why it wasn't, and he slid an arm under his brother's, pushing up off the ground. ]
I used to take you skating, remember? Taught you. You used to hold on tight to my hand, but you always wanted to be three steps ahead, skating around like the other kids. So you let go and you fell over a bunch of times, and when you cried, I told you that the bruises were there to dissuade you from falling again. That you'd keep falling over unless you were bolder. And you were. I looked away for just a second and then there you were, wobbling out into the middle where people were flying around fast as you like without looking where they were going. I thought you were going to get yourself killed out there, and I saw you go down. My heart just about leapt into my chest. I couldn't see you.
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[ But Nathan understood that there were reasons why it wasn't, and he slid an arm under his brother's, pushing up off the ground. ]
I used to take you skating, remember? Taught you. You used to hold on tight to my hand, but you always wanted to be three steps ahead, skating around like the other kids. So you let go and you fell over a bunch of times, and when you cried, I told you that the bruises were there to dissuade you from falling again. That you'd keep falling over unless you were bolder. And you were. I looked away for just a second and then there you were, wobbling out into the middle where people were flying around fast as you like without looking where they were going. I thought you were going to get yourself killed out there, and I saw you go down. My heart just about leapt into my chest. I couldn't see you.
[ They were high above the trees now. ]
You ready for me to let you go?