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My fingers which were slender and flimsy started fidgeting with the buttons on the dashboard. Almost forty seconds passed, which was much longer for a pilot with 5 years of experience, to eject her seat off from the airplane. My mind was in a complete daze and was in a state of consternation. I was about to die, and I knew it. The scene was exactly how you could imagine it in the movies- the plane swaying side to side without proper control, a transient rain of burning, hot, red meteors flying from the sky which was as black as coal and the helpless pilot, trying to find her way out. I was definitely going to hurl out my lunch and my palms were drenched in sweat. At that instant moment, the thought of everyone and everything I loved flashed right in front of my brown, beady eyes.
It all started when my insane, daredevil friends planned out this terrifying trip just for a thrill. It sure made my spine turn to ice but I consolidated and joined in as well, since I was only providing them a ride. 21st December 2012 was planned out for fun-packed thrill adventure and we were prepared to face any obstacles which were thrown to us.
The day started just like any other, and the weather was tranquil; too perfect to be true. Birds chirped in the morning and the bees were out to do their daily duty. Before setting off, not knowing I was about to die, I switched on the television to watch the weather forecast. I had become absolutely motionless and kept my head glued to the screen. The words from the hot red lips of the newscaster were hitting me as if they were sharp as a knife. “Do not go out today; it might be the end of the world as we know it.” I thought about the trip but shrugged it off and told myself “You only live once.”
My long, bowed legs walked towards my 2006 Jeep Wrangler which was parked in my basement. I was energized and a rush of excitement filled my entire body as if I was on ecstasy. As soon as you know it, I was up in the air in my Cessna 208 with my

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