Panama City: A Short Story

We decided to go to Panama City for spring break. Jamie and Sarah, my roommates in college, organized the entire trip. I loved the beach. It was the most relaxing place to go. The sun warming my skin, hearing the waves crash down on the sand, and feeling the cool ocean breeze could cure anything. It was so close, only two more hours until we got to the hotel. When we got to our room, there was an oceanfront view with a balcony. We all went out to stand on the balcony, and although it was a beautiful view, all I could think about was how high up we were. I quickly went back inside, mad at myself for having a fear of heights. “Jasmine, what are you doing?” Sarah asked me when she noticed me back away from the balcony. I panicked and didn’t

“Today is the day! We are going skydiving!” She said eagerly. Oh no, this can't be happening. I hate heights, let alone falling from the sky! I don’t know what to do. I can’t back out, they would be so upset. They don't even know that I have acrophobia. I guess that's what I get for not telling them about it before now. I barely had time to worry and stress out about going, because Jamie was pushing me put the door to the car. There is no turning around now. About thirty minutes later, we are still driving. There is no ocean in sight, and they view through the car window looks like a run down town. When we arrive at the skydiving place, my heart dropped to my stomach. The building was crumbling is certain places, and vines were growing up it. The doors were rusted and the lady at the front desk was smoking a cigarette and ignored us. “Ma’am?” Jamie said hesitantly. “I called a few days ago to book a skydiving trip.” The lady turns around with a nasty look on her face, “Yeah, yeah. Here, fill out these forms.” She threw the papers at Jamie and turned away. We went to sit down and I noticed the chairs had the cushions coming out of them and the carpet was all stained. The ceiling was cracken and a buck was beneath it on the floor to catch the dripping water. The entire place smelled like cigarette