9/11/12 Comp 1 Hanging by a Rope Trying new things used to scare me. Sometimes I would lie awake at night, worrying about the future. One example of my fear happened a few years ago. My family, along with a few friends, had decided to go on a zip line. At the time when we had planned the trip, I acted as excited as everyone else, but secretly I was scared. ?You ready for the zip line?? my one friend asked. ?Sure,? I replied, unconvincingly. A thirty foot tower loomed over us. The rotting, rickety wood made the whole concept even more unnerving. Shadows from the surrounding trees fell around me and gave the tower an eerie look. ?I don?t know about this,? another friend worried.