A High-Speed Tumble

Remembering your call for intense action, I hauled myself to the very top of the playground slide. I paused at the brink of the steep plastic chute, tilting forward with a resolute squeak before hurling my whole body down the incline. Momentum seized me in a dizzying flash—I tumbled head over heels, ricocheting off the curved sidewalls with sharp rubbery squeaks and rapid bounces. The world whipped past in a bright blur until the bottom curve launched me forward, sending me skimming across the cedar wood chips. I rolled to a halt on my back, letting out a breathless, thrilled murmur.