C17 UNFAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS

She moved with an agility that terrified and at the same time made me admire her. I watched as she jumped through hoops, crawled out of wide gutters and jumped tall trees.

She was like a well-oiled machine, moving without pause. Never looking back. Always moving forward.

She couldn't have been more than eight years.

She was far ahead of the other kids who lagged behind