had taken effort to scale, but there wasn't any involved in going down.
They eventually reached the area where it leveled out and began pushing with their legs to make it to the end of the street. However, the car was quickly gaining on them. Ray needed to come up with something fast. She glanced around frantically, looking for a way out of the cat and mouse game she had gotten herself into. Up ahead of them was a small area that connected to the park via roadway. Unfortunately, the car would catch up with them if they took it. There had once been a stairway as well, leading down through the flower park and towards the entrance of the city. Now all that was left was the metal handrail, still visible over the full bed of flowers.
Ray's eyes widened as she was suddenly sparked with an idea. It was a long shot, but it was the only option left. At this rate, the car would catch them. Besides, the roadway didn't lead you to the entrance. Now the only question was whether or not her companion could pull it off.
"Hey Leon," she questioned, turning her attention to him. "How good are you at skating?" He seemed to think it over, or perhaps he was wondering why she had even asked.
"I don't know," he responded. "Fair?"
"Does fair mean you can clear that rail?" she asked, a flick of her head showing him what she meant. His eyes landed on the handrail above the long, extensive bed of flowers. They instantly widened, fear filling them
"I…" he began, thinking it over. His voice was shaking a bit now. "I don't know if I can."
"You better make a decision!" she told him as they got closer to the intersection of their options. The car was getting ever closer to them. Leon was trying to remain calm, but his mind was panicking. What exactly was he supposed to do in a situation like this? Such an action had never been demanded of him before.
"Leon, just decide!" she shouted. "If you can't do it, then we'll just try something else! I got you into this mess, so I'm not about to ditch you or anything if you can't make that rail!" Leon thought it over for a moment longer but finally made his decision.
"I'll do it," he told her as they continued to get closer. Ray just smiled as she looked back to the rail.
"Just follow my lead," she told him as she pressed her legs to their limits. Leon followed after her, still seeming nervous. No one could blame him though. It was now or never.
Ray jumped up, her wheels landing against the railing, her body now twisted sideways and crouching down. Leon followed her actions, landing it perfectly, making sure to keep his body low to stay balanced.
Ray glanced back and watched as the black car had no choice but to go down the roadway, leaving her and Leon on an opposite course towards the entrance of the city. They had really done it. This time they had for sure gotten away.
Ray wore a smile on her face as she glided down the railing, shifting her weight every time there was a curve. The city hall had left the railing there for the soul purpose of rollerblading. This wasn't the first time she had done this, although she had never been forced to use the rail in such a manner.
It didn't seem that long before they reached the end of the railing. They both jumped off and continued on their way towards the entrance of the city. Ray was laughing now, taking delight in the fact that they had managed to escape unscathed.
"That was great!" she exclaimed happily as she pirouetted on her skates. "We actually pulled it off!" Leon came up next to her, a question on his mind and a scowl on his face.
"I want an explanation, Ray ," he told her seriously, causing her to stop her joyful dancing. Her smile fell as she realized that he wasn't going to settle for anything less than the truth. She couldn't blame him. In less than an hour, he had been chased by mad men, shot at, and forced to do rollerblading moves he probably hadn't tried in years. He could have died simply because she had decided to follow him.
"I'm
They eventually reached the area where it leveled out and began pushing with their legs to make it to the end of the street. However, the car was quickly gaining on them. Ray needed to come up with something fast. She glanced around frantically, looking for a way out of the cat and mouse game she had gotten herself into. Up ahead of them was a small area that connected to the park via roadway. Unfortunately, the car would catch up with them if they took it. There had once been a stairway as well, leading down through the flower park and towards the entrance of the city. Now all that was left was the metal handrail, still visible over the full bed of flowers.
Ray's eyes widened as she was suddenly sparked with an idea. It was a long shot, but it was the only option left. At this rate, the car would catch them. Besides, the roadway didn't lead you to the entrance. Now the only question was whether or not her companion could pull it off.
"Hey Leon," she questioned, turning her attention to him. "How good are you at skating?" He seemed to think it over, or perhaps he was wondering why she had even asked.
"I don't know," he responded. "Fair?"
"Does fair mean you can clear that rail?" she asked, a flick of her head showing him what she meant. His eyes landed on the handrail above the long, extensive bed of flowers. They instantly widened, fear filling them
"I…" he began, thinking it over. His voice was shaking a bit now. "I don't know if I can."
"You better make a decision!" she told him as they got closer to the intersection of their options. The car was getting ever closer to them. Leon was trying to remain calm, but his mind was panicking. What exactly was he supposed to do in a situation like this? Such an action had never been demanded of him before.
"Leon, just decide!" she shouted. "If you can't do it, then we'll just try something else! I got you into this mess, so I'm not about to ditch you or anything if you can't make that rail!" Leon thought it over for a moment longer but finally made his decision.
"I'll do it," he told her as they continued to get closer. Ray just smiled as she looked back to the rail.
"Just follow my lead," she told him as she pressed her legs to their limits. Leon followed after her, still seeming nervous. No one could blame him though. It was now or never.
Ray jumped up, her wheels landing against the railing, her body now twisted sideways and crouching down. Leon followed her actions, landing it perfectly, making sure to keep his body low to stay balanced.
Ray glanced back and watched as the black car had no choice but to go down the roadway, leaving her and Leon on an opposite course towards the entrance of the city. They had really done it. This time they had for sure gotten away.
Ray wore a smile on her face as she glided down the railing, shifting her weight every time there was a curve. The city hall had left the railing there for the soul purpose of rollerblading. This wasn't the first time she had done this, although she had never been forced to use the rail in such a manner.
It didn't seem that long before they reached the end of the railing. They both jumped off and continued on their way towards the entrance of the city. Ray was laughing now, taking delight in the fact that they had managed to escape unscathed.
"That was great!" she exclaimed happily as she pirouetted on her skates. "We actually pulled it off!" Leon came up next to her, a question on his mind and a scowl on his face.
"I want an explanation, Ray ," he told her seriously, causing her to stop her joyful dancing. Her smile fell as she realized that he wasn't going to settle for anything less than the truth. She couldn't blame him. In less than an hour, he had been chased by mad men, shot at, and forced to do rollerblading moves he probably hadn't tried in years. He could have died simply because she had decided to follow him.
"I'm
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