Cobwebs

And then she was doing it. There was only one way to get from Ned's roof to the next: Jump. There was no gap to fall into, just the different roof levels to account for, and the walls to cross. Jump. So what if she'd never done such a thing before. So what if going down the walls scared the snot out of her. If only she had silk. She didn't. She tried to put thoughts out of her head and just blast along. I can do this. (Maybe.) Climb the wall. (Just like the other time.) Don't think twice. (Yeah, right.) Leap for it. (Only as far as absolutely necessary.) Land on all fours on the next roof. (Ow. No, actually it didn't hurt. Why doesn't it hurt?) Jump up and run.Young, Karen Romano is the author of 'Cobwebs', published 2004 under ISBN 9780060297619 and ISBN 0060297611.