先週末、最近スケートを習いだした友達とスケートにいく。氷にのる瞬間、わすれていた感覚を一瞬にしておもいだした。足の裏のバランスの使い方。足にいれる力加減。まるで歩くのを忘れたかのように、ひとつひとつのステップに緊張する。風を少し感じながらスケートで滑っていく。最初はこわごわ、あとはぐんぐん。その頬にあたる風を感じながら、あのころの感覚をすこしづつ再現していく。スケートシューズと氷の作る音。体に感じるそのスピード。緊張もすこしほどけて、ミュートが解除されて、バックグラウンドミュージックが聞こえてきた。また、忘れていた感覚。
そうだ、むかし、休憩室の中にあるジュークボックス（私の時代でもめずらしい、古いもの）からスケートリンクにその音楽が聞こえてきていた。スケートの終わった後に姉と音楽を選んだこともある。お小遣いを使うのに、みたらし団子と、音楽、どちらにするか悩んだことも。
いろいろなことが一瞬の間によみがえった。そんなうちに慣れてきて、調子にのっていると、前につんのめってこけてしまった。両足の膝に大きなあおたん。。今日の朝もまだいたむ。だけどなんだか懐かしく愛おしい痛みだ。
Once or twice a week, I used to go to learn skating near my house just by the Mainichi broadcasting when I was little. I heard a news they were taking down the skating rink. It made me sad, but recalled the happy time when I used to go to skating classes at the same time.
Last Saturday, I went to skate with my friend who just started taking skating classes. When I step on the ice, I recalled suddenly the sensation walking on the ice. As like a baby who started to walk first time, I took the step one by one very carefully. I gradually accelerate the speed more and more. I felt the wind touching on my face. The feeling was bringing me back to the time. When I was relaxed more, I started to hear the back ground musics. I forgotten the feeling of it. It is a bit difficult to explain. Like feeling alone on the ice, even you are with other people and listening music while skating.
One more think I recalled. I remembered the juke box inside of the rest area. Playing music on the juke box was the similar price as buying Mitarashi dango, my favorite mochi snack. I had to debate between music and the snack.
So many memories came back to me in a second. I became so comfortable to skate while thinking about old days, however I suddenly tripped over and hit my both knees. There are dark bruises on my knees in this morning. My knees hurt, but it is a kind of good pain, which reminds me the old days.
