Skate or die
I took Anthony to a shop to pick out a skateboard, which is what he's been asking for all summer. I let him pick out the type of board and wheels.
Later that night, his friend and him where testing it out on the driveway when it slipped out from under them and sped off into the street where it was immediately trampled by a passing truck.
I saw the board as it perfectly aligned itself in the path of the truck's rear tire. All I could think was about all the brand new components and how they would be ruined under the weight of the truck. $135 gone down the drain and the boy's dream crushed.
Luckily, besides a scratch, the skateboard doesn't seem to have sustained any kind of damage.