Rolling Through Life
If it’s one life lesson Ryan was taught the hard way, it would be that the only way to achieve contentment in life is if you roll through it. He’d been through a lot during his 25 years of being on this planet, a lot more than what a typical 25 year old should ideally endure in their life. However, despite the numerous catastrophes and endless heartbreak, Ryan was adamant on staying strong throughout his mortal years.
To stay sane and achieve contentment with a dash of thrill and healthy competition, Ryan took up roller skating. He is incredibly attached to his roller skates, believing them to be his armour against the brutality of the world, and his escape from the callous reality of his life. Every time he slipped his feet into his roller skates, he felt powerful. He felt invincible. He felt exhilarated.
Tonight was the kickoff of the National Roller Skating Tournament, and Ryan was beyond ecstatic to start it off with a bang. He especially needed a win today, after an excruciatingly, mentally painful day at work. He got dressed into his sportswear, grabbed his roller skates in a hurry, and rushed out of his apartment to the skate park. The adrenaline pumped through his bloodstream, granting him an exhilarating rush of pure ecstasy as he anticipated the commencement of the tournament.
“I’m here! I made it!” Ryan yelled eagerly, running into the skate park and flailing his roller skates in his hands which were hung in the air and rapidly flapping.
“Quick, you have less than a minute to get out there!” The Tournament’s referee urged him, and Ryan wasted no time in discarding his shoes and slipping his feet into his trusty roller skates.
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He dashed onto the ramp, accelerating at tremendous speed, one would not be quick enough to catch his bright smile as he passed by the audience. People gasped and cheered, claps of awe echoing around the skatepark. Ryan spun in his place a few times with effortless grace, flexibly twisting himself as he added finesse to his performance. The audience could practically taste the exquisite performance, and they were hungry for more.
His roller skates fluidly moved, complimenting Ryan’s moves with ease as it obeyed him. They were a team; without the other, the former is nothing. Finally, Ryan sprung down from the top of the ramp once more, and in mid-air, he did a backflip, which caught the audience by absolute surprise, and he landed on his roller skates firmly on the flat portion of the ramp. The crowd was silent for one single moment, before they erupted into a raging cheer of disbelief, adoration and satisfaction.
Ryan outstretched his arms as he gazed adoringly at the crowd, grinning toothily as he did so, and he bowed down in thanks.
“Ladies and gentlemen, Ryan Hart!” The referee yelled into the microphone, and the crowd got louder and the claps increased even more, along with elated whistling from Ryan’s fans.
As Ryan’s eyes traveled over to the judges’ table, his heart swelled with pride at the numbers.
10/10 , 9/10, 9.5/10
He thanked his roller skates for never letting him down, and he felt his soul come alive as the overwhelming happiness engulfed him entirely. Perhaps he needed to roll through his life the way he rolled on that ramp with his roller skates. He’d do just fine.
