Lesbian Light Reads Volumes 7-12 Boxed Set by Elizabeth Andre

Author:Elizabeth Andre
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tulabella Ruby Press

Roll With Me

Lesbian Light Reads 10

Chapter One

“Nice bike!” she yelled as she ran past me, her long brunette ponytail bobbing back and forth with every footfall.

I knew she meant it as a compliment as she jogged by, but that didn’t stop me from feeling a little frustrated. I understood why someone not familiar with racing wheelchairs like mine might think it’s a bike. I climbed out of my frustration when I remembered that most people didn’t really know much about wheelchair racing, and that was okay. Anyway, I was having too much fun to bother to enlighten anyone at this moment.

I estimated, by the ponytailed runner’s pace, that she was doing ten-minute miles. By the sound her feet made hitting the asphalt on the path, I guessed she was near the end of a long run. By the curves of her calves and her hips, I guessed she had been a runner for a while, definitely not a beginner.

I used to run ten-minute miles. I used to run them with Jayne, my girlfriend—make that ex-girlfriend—who had since moved in with the gal she cheated on me with. I loved running. Now, I pushed “Purple Fire,” which is what I called my racing wheelchair. This gal was about to learn that I wasn’t in a bike and the only reason she passed me was because we were going uphill. The incline was about to change, and so was my speed.

I started heading downhill. I loved how the wind felt flowing past my skin. I yelled as I approached ponytail gal, “It’s not a bike! Wheelchair racer heading downhill! Yeehah!”

She stepped aside, and we locked eyes for just a moment as I passed. She smiled and nodded. She was cute, with a huge dimpled smile and a nose that angled slightly to the left. Then I was gone, leaving her to plod behind me, doing her ten-minute miles.

Running with someone again would be nice, but I didn’t have time to dwell on that. I was back on the flat and had to push again.

The confusion about racing wheelchairs could stem from the fact that they were made out of bicycle parts and had three wheels. A small wheel was attached to a long fork on the front. There were two larger wheels on the sides with push rims, but that was another misnomer. In a day chair, you actually did grab the rims on the sides of the wheels and pushed. In a racing chair, you had to wear these super tough leather gloves that were Velcroed to bind your hands into fists. Then you punched the rims. It was brutal, which meant that I hadn’t been able to maintain a decent manicure since I switched from running to wheelchair racing.

Another interesting fact: some wheelchair racers didn’t have any use of their legs and felt nothing in them. Some were double amputees and didn’t have legs at all. Others, like me, had some use of our legs and lots of feeling in them.

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