The taxi dropped Agnes off at the entrance to the park. She had taken the first cab in the taxi rank close to the hotel, rather than contact Ben. He might have felt inclined to give her another free ride and she wasn"t having that.
Despite the chill in the air, she found a number of people in the park. Most were teenagers using the skateboard area. The local schools had broken up for the Easter break. She stopped to watch as they rolled up and down the slopes. The more self-assured travelled at high speed on the higher slopes, obviously loving every minute. Some of them were very clever, making it all look effortless. Others, not so confident, preferred to take things more slowly, staying on the lower slopes. Agnes decided that were she a youngster today, she would have been part of the l
