The Rope Swing

By Shane

"My turn!" I yelled, I was so excited, I scrambled quickly up to the top of a smooth red wall. As I slowly stood up I could hear my pants rip at the knees. "No moms going to kill me," I muttered to myself. I tugged gently rope as it was swung to my by one of my friends. I was about to tug on it again when I heard everyone scream loudly all at once "Just swing!"

At this I gripped the rope tightly and began to run the short distance of the wall, my feet slapping loudly on it as I did. As I neared the edge of the wall I leapt off. I began to spin in rapid circles, I could hear the wing whistling past my ear, as I span around my friends they passed by in blurs. Every time I began to slow down I would use my feet to propel myself forward by slamming them in to the side of the wall I would speed up a bit.

When I let go of the rope I began to fly in the opposite direction of the wall, I heard people gasping as I did. I shook myself, making sure that nothing was broken. When I tried to stand up I would stumble forward and fall onto my face. I heard people laugh at me every time that happened. When I finally was able to stand I told them to carry on and I was going home. I walked slowly across the field, muttering to myself as I went "geese that hurt, I'm not doing that again, I feel like I might pass out."