Slide and Snag

I nudged the fuzzy neon-yellow tennis ball with my big toe. Just a tiny tap! Zooooom! It shot across the slick wooden floor! Patter-patter-patter! My feet scrambled hard to catch up. Too fast! So I flung both arms forward and dropped flat—swoooosh! A flying belly-slide! The polished wood carried me like ice! Wham! My long arms snapped shut right around the ball just as my nose bumped the sofa skirt. Trapped! Got it right under my chest! I didn't let go for a whole minute.