Nighttime Wind Trap

The wind out here picked up fast after dark, so I decided to see if I could out-drift it across the tiles. Bad idea—a sudden gust caught an empty soda can sitting near the threshold and sent it clattering straight at me! I didn't flinch. I planted my red sneakers, grabbed a fallen wooden clothespin from the floor, and jammed it wedged right beneath the can before it could roll into my favorite running lane. Held my emerald tight the whole time, too. Now the lane is locked down, and that noisy metal junk is completely stuck.