Her thoughts drifted to the longboard crash Ever since crashing six weeks ago she had replayed the accident over and over She couldn’t stop thinking about it Of course this was a bad mindset but she couldn’t help it BEEP Class was over So Mateo pressed when are
you gonna check out my turns I want to make sure I’m ready for the comp this weekend He was talking about the longboarding race the comp short for competition Before Valeria could answer Mateo kept talking Did you hear The comp’s on Brayon Gulch now
It’ll be steeper and more difficult than High Valley Valeria hadn’t heard She had only ridden Brayon Gulch Road once Usually there was too much traffic She remembered one really steep downhill section and a few long steady parts High Valley was where the comp
had been the last two years Valeria had won the U14 under fourteen girls division both times It was fun but not nearly as thrilling as Brayon Gulch Road Mateo sat on her desk So he said Can you make it later Valeria shoved her books into her backpack and zipped it shut
