Everyone said the ledge was too high, the swing too risky, the view too steep—but Leo had never been one for sitting still. With his boots planted on sun-warmed stone and the forest stretching endlessly below, he felt more alive than he ever did at school. He had rigged the rope swing himself, tied it tight to the old tree that clung, like him, to the edge of the world. As he pushed off and soared into the open air, wind in his hair and heart pounding, Leo didn’t think of danger. He thought of the words his grandma used to whisper when she tucked him in: "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."And he smiled, because right now—he was living it.
