Once upon a time…

If only that was the way all stories started. If only this story was like a fairy tale…but it is not. This is a story of two girls, one video camera, and a rather tall tree.

“Okay,” Charlotte said, pointing the camera at her friend. “Look up at that branch, like, oh my god, I have to climb that. Yeah, there, good. Okay, hold it…dang, the battery’s running low. Okay, go.”

Charlotte clapped her hands. “Cut!” She cried. “Now, get up on there. I know it’s not that high, but just so we can see your feet dangling. And then I want a shot of your upper body, so it looks like you’re dangling.”

Riley obeyed, climbing up onto the branch. “Okay, now can you jump?” Charlotte asked.

“Yeah,” Riley said, and in one flying leap flew of the branch and landed spread-eagle on the ground.

“Perfect!” Charlotte cried. “Riles, that was amazing!” She ran over to her unmoving friend. “Riley?”

And they all lived happily ever after…