He tried to stop at the bottom, the out-of-control feeling of not being able to stop followed. We tipped and thank heavens for the squishy soft snow that I fell on. The cold shock of ice skidded into my jacket, took my breath away as I laid on my side, laughing.
Blake chuckled as everyone cheered at the top.
“You okay?” one guy yelled from the top. I couldn’t stop laughing as Blake lifted his arm laying on his back.
More cheers came as I got up.
“I told you we were going to tip.” I reached out my hand to him.
“I don’t care, it was fun,” he said and pulled me down.
I shrieked as I landed on top of him. We both laughed, and then his lips found mine.
I could kiss him forever.
The rest of the morning,we took turns going down.
A headache from the snow’s glare formed, but I had too much fun to care. The tip of my nose, fingers and toes were ice cold and almost numb as I sat next to Sandy on a blanket that was slightly damp.
Blake went a few times alone, as I had a great chat with Sandy. She was really nice and, like Blake had said, the captain of the girl’s basketball team.
“So what is your deal with Chloë and them?” I asked.
“We used to be best friends a year ago, but a lot of things changed. I guess I saw her true colors. Everything always revolves around her, and I got fed up, so we split.”
“Wait, she was one of your best friends.”
“Sort of, but she only thinks about herself. I’m not that hard up for being popular.” She cheered and applauded as Mike and Blake’s tubes crashed into each others at the bottom. They laughed as Blake shoved him down the ground.
Sandy screamed her laughter. “He makes everything look so effortless.”
“He does, it’s so wrong.”
“He really is a great guy, not like all the other idiots at our school. You are really lucky, Elena.”
“Yeah, I still don’t know why me. I mean, Chloë is gorgeous.”
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I guess he saw straight through her.”
“Probably.”
Blake and Mark came back up. Blake’s face was flushed, giving his sun-kissed skin that reddish look.
He came over and buried his icy nose in the nape of my neck and I shrieked again, making him chuckle.
“Blake, let’s go,” Jace yelled, and he grunted, making me and Sandy grin.
He got up and grabbed the tube he’d chucked down on the ground and got ready to go down the slopes with Jace.
“That is so dangerous,” I said.
“Boys will be boys,” Sandy replied as Mike was speaking to Carlos. I discovered their names really fast.
We watched how they went down and I loved Blake’s excitement leaving his lips.
Blake eventually got the skidding to a stop thing right and everyone cheered as he jumped from the tube and slapped Jace’s hand, finally succeeding.
We all applauded at the top as Chloë and Jessica got ready to go down.
