Soda Can Slalom

I bolted through the sliding glass doors of the corner bodega right past the snack aisles into the humming beverage vault! What was right there? A slick metal roller tray packed tight with icy green soda cans on a steep downhill slope! I didn't ponder for a second—I hoisted myself over the wire rail, jammed both boots between two aluminum rims, and gave a violent sideways kick! CLAT-CLATTER-RATTLE! The spring-loaded plastic pusher slammed forward instantly! Six chilled cans tumbled in a loud metal stampede, shooting me belly-down on a sliding aluminum projectile straight toward the front wire lip! BAM! My face squished flush against the icy acrylic barrier while two condensation droplets dripped right onto my nose, and I wheezed out an ear-piercing cackle that shook the entire chiller shelf!