I held on tight to Nick as he eased off the breaks and we started to move. I felt my whole head start to spin as the nerves of being on his bike started to flare with anticipation of what was going to happen. Is this real? Did I really just get on the back of Nick’s bike willingly? I always said it would need to be a cold day in Hell before I did this. I guess all it needed to do was rain.
I feel my body tense as he starts to pick up speed as we roll down the hill that leads to the prison. “Just breathe, Katie. I’ve got this.” His voice seems like it is floating in my head but I still shake my head slowly.
“I know you have this, I just don’t think I have this. I’ve never ridden a motorcycle before and it took me years in order to get the hang of riding a bike.” I shake my head slowly a
