Write a Book in a Day 2017

CHAPTER VII

The flying simulation test. His last exam. Will entered the room, looking over at his sneering peers like every other day of that eventful term. Their arrogant voices merged into one blur of sound, charging Will’s determination to pass. Once he was inside the ship, Will perched on the edge of his seat, his arms trembled as he put on his belt, the wires and finally his goggles that now felt as if they had been injected by the weight of his future. The darkness brought by them, which typically assisted in his pre-flying simulation freak out, now carried a sense of peacefulness. He felt different from previous simulations. On this day, after all his training at the National Australian Space Station, being bullied by his cadets, his ignorant teachers and his weekend of training with Lyra all strengthened him for this exam. Will felt prepared for anything. The determination and hope exuded from every movement he made; his eyes focused on the brightness of his simulated screen. The PA system bellowed:

“Begin.”

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