A Chilling Thrill
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slick">slick</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="me">me</span>-<span word="her">her</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Carly">Carly</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rosy">rosy</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="cheeked">cheeked</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="sipping">sipping</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="dashing">dashing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="opensleigh">opensleigh</span>（雪橇）, <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="jingling">jingling</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ski">ski</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span>? <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="conveniently">conveniently</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="wheeler">wheeler</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>...," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span>?" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="clue">clue</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="blaring">blaring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Thruway">Thruway</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slopes">slopes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="below">below</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="balm">balm</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preventchapping">preventchapping</span>（龟裂）.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="smeared">smeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="smudge">smudge</span>-<span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="lips">lips</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="skis">skis</span>. <span word="Bindings">Bindings</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="uncoordinated">uncoordinated</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instructor">instructor</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>."</p>
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