Human Nature (Book 4): Human Nature IV by Borthwick, Finlay (book recommendations website .TXT) 📗

Somehow, the chopper ascended both rather quickly yet also rather slowly.

“Stay strapped in folks! The weather’s on our side, but just in case of any unexpected winds, it’s best to remain firmly in your seats at all times!” Although the pilot had already stated this, he felt the need to reiterate once more as he took off from the ground.

Due to how close they were to the city, the helicopter had reached the outskirts of London within less than fifteen minutes.

Lucy was like an excitable child in a sweet shop. She darted her eyes all around as a feeling of pure bliss coursed through her veins; at last, she both literally and figuratively, felt on top of everything. Even the sight of a derelict council estate from above had her in absolute astoundment.

“Okay folks!” The pilot addressed his guests, “If you look down to your right, you’ll see the London Stadium down on the ground below.”

Olivia looked out the window in pure amazement, as Elliot stretched out over her to get a better look.

“With a capacity of eighty-thousand, this stadium was originally built over a three-year period between 2008 and 2011 for when the Olympics came to England.” The pilot told them a fact which all three of them already knew.

“I saw the Paralympics down there,” Elliot revealed, “Always preferred those ones… Pretty sure that’s just because their mascot looked cooler though, to be honest.”

As they ventured further towards the centre of the city, the pilot pointed out more rather iconic structures.

“Down there, next to the River Thames, is the O2 Stadium.” The pilot nodded to his left this time.

“I’ve been there for a few concerts in my time!” Elliot too was stating unnecessary facts.

Olivia politely nudged him, indicating for him to stop blabbing.

Lucy meanwhile was still too caught up in looking down on the world beneath in order for her to acknowledge anything that was being said around her.

“And if you look ahead, ladies and gentlemen, you’ll see—”

“Canary Wharf!” Elliot burst out in excitement.

Olivia shook her head dismayingly at Elliot.

“Uh… Yes, yes, it is.” The pilot was slightly thrown off by Elliot doing his job for him. “Anyway, Canary Wharf is one of the biggest and most important financial districts in the whole of the United Kingdom. It is also home to the third-tallest building in the nation.”

“Oh, oh!” Elliot raised his hand, much like Lucy, he also had regressed into an overexcited child, “It’s One Canada Square, right?”

The pilot sighed, “Yes, it’s One Canada Square.”

The helicopter continued with its’ tour around the city, though the pilot was already regretting having ever taken Elliot and Olivia up on their offer, for the former was starting to annoy him.

Later that afternoon, the helicopter had done a full circle of London. With the tour now complete, the pilot flew his guests back towards the field.

“So, Lucy,” Elliot addressed her over the headsets, “How did you enjoy being on top of the world for a little while?”

She turned around in her seat to face him, “I loved it, Elliot—I honestly… I just don’t know what to say. Nobody puts a smile on my face quite like you do.”

Olivia watched the naïve admirers gaze into each other’s eyes with great joy.

But then, the helicopter suddenly bobbed up and down for a few moments.

“Uh, pilot?” Olivia questioned.

“It’s alright, it’s alright,” He reassured his passengers with a hand gesture, “It’s just a little bit of turbulence. It happens all the time.”

But as Lucy looked across the dashboard, she noticed there was a blinking red light, “So what’s that about?” She pointed it out to the pilot.

“It’s um—It’s nothing.” The pilot fobbed her off. “Don’t worry, we—”

The helicopter bobbed up and down again, only this time, with more intensity.

Olivia screamed.

“Lucy!” Elliot cried out.

“Elliot!” She cried back to him, holding onto the sidebar on the door for dear life.

“It’s gonna be alright Lucy, just hold on!” He tried desperately to reassure her.

Then, the helicopter suddenly jerked onto its’ side as it spiralled out of control.

Now, everybody inside was screaming.

“Mayday, mayday!” The pilot sent out a distress call. “This is LWD-235! We’re going down!”

Upon declaring this, sheer panic and desperation destroyed all hope within the helicopter.

“Lucy! Lucy, can you still here me?” Elliot desperately called out to her, but she did not respond. “Kenneth!” Elliot used the pilot’s real name due to how dire the situation was, “How is she?! How’s Lucy?!”

Kenneth clenched his teeth as he desperately tried to keep the helicopter under control, but to no avail. He gave one quick glance over at Lucy, which was enough for him to confirm, “She’s passed out, kid!”

“What? No!” As Elliot went to unbuckle his seatbelt to wake Lucy up, Olivia grabbed his arm.

“Don’t!” She tried to keep him in place as she became nauseous from the spinning motion of the chopper.

“I have to help her!” Elliot refuted as he desperately clawed at his seatbelt, but the friction was overpowering his control over his arms.

“She’ll be alright, Elliot!” Olivia was struggling to use her arms as well, though turning her willpower into strength, she was able to stop Elliot from unbuckling himself. “You just need to stay in your seat! You know that’s what she would—”

‘CRASH!’

The next thing that Elliot knew, it was night-time. He found himself at the top of a small grassy slope with a blanket wrapped around him as he watched on as the emergency response team laid out two bodies on stretchers.

“Elliot…” Olivia addressed him sombrely as she sat down next to him on the grass. She had a long streak of blood down the side of her face and in the ends of her hair as well.

Elliot was too distraught,