Chapter 37: The Night of the Longboard
After going upstairs, Xu An and Taylor looked at each other and smiled, both happy for this wonderful coincidence, who would have thought that just an ordinary family banquet could make two people who met by chance meet again?
Xu An's bedroom doesn't have many things, most of them have moved into the apartment he rents now, and the rest is not much different from the average boy's bedroom: a single bed, a wardrobe, and a Knicks poster on the wall. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Taylor pouted, not seeing anything out of the ordinary, but a mottled black skateboard caught her eye.
"Ann, you're still going to do this?" Taylor asked, pointing to the faded longboard, which was obviously used very frequently, and there were marks of bumps in many places.
Xu An took a look, it was his first longboard, in a dream saw Stephen stepping on the longboard style and became obsessed with this sport, and then bought this longboard and began to practice, although he had good physical fitness, and Stephen's experience bonus, but still suffered a lot.
"That's my forte!" Xu An said confidently, "There is a chance for you to see it!" ”
"Why not now?" Taylor's eyes lit up and he looked at Xu An expectantly, "I mean, the streets are very empty now, and the street lights are bright enough, I want to see it now." ”
“OK! You're the guest tonight, it's up to you. Xu An took off the longboard on the wall and said as he walked out.
"Hey, don't you need helmets and other protective gear?" Taylor didn't expect him to agree so quickly, and followed behind Xu An and said, "It's easy to get hurt like this." ”
"The armor isn't here, but it's okay, I'm very skilled." Xu An said confidently, integrating Stephen's experience, he wanted to manipulate a part of his body when he stepped on the longboard, can a normal person wrestle when he walks? Do you wrestle upstairs? He can't do longboarding, "At most I'll skate a little slower." ”
The two went to the restaurant to say hello, and Mr. and Mrs. Xu Tianrui and Mr. and Mrs. Scott were still chatting, the atmosphere was warm and pleasant, and they didn't pay attention to the children's activities.
Outside the door, the autumn breeze is slightly cool, and the night in the Green River community is quiet and comfortable.
Xu An put the longboard on the ground, stepped on it with one foot, looked at Taylor and asked, "Have you ever seen someone else play this before?" ”
Taylor was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise: "Please, it's just a skateboard, it's not a rocket, and the streets are full of people playing this." ”
"No, no, no, it's a longboard, not a skateboard!"
"Is there any difference?" Taylor asked curiously.
"It's not at all! Longboards are faster and cooler! Xu An said, with a slight force under his feet, and slowly slid out with the sound of wheels rubbing against the asphalt road, "Hey, look at me!" ”
Taylor looked at him with a smile and said, "Come on, boy, it's time to perform, let me see how good you are!" ”
Xu An waved his hand with his back to Taylor, then bent down, with one hand behind his back, and kicked a few times on the ground with his right foot, and the speed of the longboard soared all of a sudden.
Taylor's eyes widened, and he looked at Xu An in surprise, feeling that the boy just stepped on the ground a few times, and then flew out, the speed was too fast, especially the road was still a little gentle slope, as if Xu An had slid far away in the blink of an eye.
"Hey Ann, don't be so fast, stay safe!" Taylor shouted and chased after her, she saw that there was a detour at the end of the road, but Xu An's speed did not slow down, she was suddenly startled, and couldn't help but speed up her pace, she thought that Xu An didn't see the detour, so he would rush onto the lawn and fly into someone else's house, such a fast speed, he would definitely be injured.
"Slow down, Ann! Ahead is a curve! ”
Xu An still did not slow down, Taylor found that he couldn't catch up at all, and he was already feeling desperate, but he saw Xu An's body bend inward, and the whole person crossed the curve with a super large arc rubbing the lawn on the side of the road, and the friction between the edge of the longboard and the road brought a loud sound and a string of sparks, which were as eye-catching as fireworks in the night.
Then with a snap, Xu An stopped after completing a beautiful drift.
Tyler panted and chased after him, exclaiming, "Ann, have you forgotten that you didn't have protective gear?" It's just too dangerous! Damn, I really shouldn't have asked you to take me out, you think you're awesome, huh? It's just a little bit short of me and I'm going to call 911! ”
Xu An was taken aback by Taylor's fierce reaction, and hurriedly reassured: "OK, OK, calm down, Taylor, I have done this action countless times, I have lived here for many years, and I am very familiar with this road, can I rest assured?" It's as normal as walking and running, no problem, OK? ”
"You know, Ann, it's different!" Taylor insisted, glaring at Xu An like a lion cub.
"Okay, you have the final say, I promise it'll slow down next." Xu An compromised, and then stepped on the longboard and slid out gently, he looked at Taylor and said, "Look, it's like this." ”
The longboard slid slowly on the road, Xu An stepped lightly on it, turned to look at Taylor, "That's no problem, how about it?" He slid as he spoke, his feet kept moving, the longboard of more than 42 inches had enough space for him to walk back and forth on it, and the longboard was like a small boat in the water, floating left and right, which made Xu An seem to be dancing on it, elegant and agile.
Taylor was already stunned, this set of actions was so beautiful, and the anger just now was unconsciously thrown behind, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, this is so cool!" ”
Xu An walked back and forth while sliding, his eyes never took off Taylor, he slid for a while and then turned a corner, returning to Taylor, "How is it?" Isn't there no danger then? ”
"Well, you're right." Taylor looked down at the longboard under Xu An's feet and said, "It's just a little bit longer, but I feel like it's a lot more fun than skateboarding, Ann, you can teach me!" ”
"No problem, come on." Xu An got down from the longboard and reached out to support Taylor, "Slow down, move your left foot a little further forward, so that the center of gravity is more concentrated and won't shake, yes, that's it, step on the ground with your right foot." ”
With Xu An's support, Taylor stepped on the longboard and slid tremblingly, "Wow, slow down, slow down, you hold my hand, ah, it's falling, it's going to fall, hold on, haha......"
Taylor's screams and laughter echoed in the night sky, and Xu An helped her and trotted up slowly, "Yes, find the center of gravity, this is downhill, you can put both feet up." ”
Hearing Xu An's words, Taylor tentatively put both feet on the longboard and slid down the slope, which made her excited, "Haha, An, do you see how good I am?" ”
"Awesome!" Xu An said as he ran, "Taylor, do you want to be a little more exciting?" ”
"Yes!" Taylor said excitedly, the adventure factor in her heart slowly being stimulated, "What am I going to do?" ”
"Don't do anything, I'll do it!" Xu An said, ran two steps quickly, and then jumped on the longboard at once, standing behind Taylor, the longboard shook violently, causing Taylor to scream loudly.
"Don't move! Look ahead. ”
Xu An stood firm, holding Taylor's waist with one hand to prevent her from falling, and the other hand was tightly held by Taylor, and then one foot stepped on the ground and slammed it hard, and the speed of the longboard suddenly increased.
"Ahaha, it's too fast, Ann, it's too fast, wow, it's going to rush into the lawn!" Taylor screamed, her whole body tensed, and she stuck to Xu An's body, very nervous, but her face turned red with excitement.
Xu An's center of gravity shifted a little to the left, and the longboard slid smoothly through this small curve that was not too sharp, and then rushed forward for some distance and slowly stopped.
After all, neither of them had protective gear, and Xu An didn't dare to take risks.
On the contrary, it was Taylor, who was so excited that he completely forgot what he had just said to Xu An.