Bungee Twang

My yellow mittens let go of that luggage buckle as the morning sun hit the tiles—haha! Stretched tight between two brass poles on the cart was a thick, braided elastic bungee cord with heavy rubberized hooks! I didn't wait a single second. Squeeze! I lunged forward, throwing both my long arms straight around the ribbed strap, and hauled backward across the plush red carpet deck with all my weight. Streeeetch! The rubber groaned, pulling taut like a giant slingshot—twang! A noisy vibration buzzed right up into my fuzzy palms, shaking my whole chest, haha! I clung on tight, rocking back on my heels as the cord hummed!