It felt so good, gliding as if on the open air, not a single obstacle in sight, as if the worries of life were forgotten for those few moments, and she could fly.

She didn’t see what caused it. All she saw was the ground rushing up to meet her.

Muskaan Malik is ten years old and lives in Leicester. She enjoys making Lego (despite having hardly any time to play with it) and reading for pleasure. Her favourite flower is a crocus.