Affecting the Future
Part 3: Sling Shot Mistake
Brandon was tying up the last lace on his boot for the Rooftop Road Rage in Pairs. He was sure he was going to win, he could feel it.
A young girl walked into his room, carrying a slingshot. "Brandon Caine?"
He looked up at her. "Yeah, what can I do for you?"
"I was wondering on how much this win would mean to you, would you do anything to win?" she asked, pulling a ball from her pocket and setting it in the harness of the slingshot.
"Yeah, I'd do anything to win. Why are you interested?"
"You could be hurt very badly if you try to hard. Play by the rules and your own strength, and watch out for the Slingshot maneuver." She aimed the loaded slingshot at him. "Do you know what happens to a bungee cord when it is stretched to tight? It snaps, and all the power that had been building up is lost. But if you release it at just the right time, you will meet your goal. But that goal may have a price attached. Please, during the race today, think before you act." She turned and left, leaving the slingshot behind.
He watched for go for a moment, then looked down on the slingshot. He picked it up, and tested it. He pulled back too far, and the thing broke, snapping. He got up and skated over to the garbage as the warning bell rang. He threw the little toy weapon in the garbage, shaking his head and muttering "Stupid." He went out and to the starting line for the race.
~~~ To Be Continued ~~~
Part 3: Sling Shot Mistake
Brandon was tying up the last lace on his boot for the Rooftop Road Rage in Pairs. He was sure he was going to win, he could feel it.
A young girl walked into his room, carrying a slingshot. "Brandon Caine?"
He looked up at her. "Yeah, what can I do for you?"
"I was wondering on how much this win would mean to you, would you do anything to win?" she asked, pulling a ball from her pocket and setting it in the harness of the slingshot.
"Yeah, I'd do anything to win. Why are you interested?"
"You could be hurt very badly if you try to hard. Play by the rules and your own strength, and watch out for the Slingshot maneuver." She aimed the loaded slingshot at him. "Do you know what happens to a bungee cord when it is stretched to tight? It snaps, and all the power that had been building up is lost. But if you release it at just the right time, you will meet your goal. But that goal may have a price attached. Please, during the race today, think before you act." She turned and left, leaving the slingshot behind.
He watched for go for a moment, then looked down on the slingshot. He picked it up, and tested it. He pulled back too far, and the thing broke, snapping. He got up and skated over to the garbage as the warning bell rang. He threw the little toy weapon in the garbage, shaking his head and muttering "Stupid." He went out and to the starting line for the race.
~~~ To Be Continued ~~~