Sentence 1: Susie was sitting on her barstool. 
 Sentence 3: Suddenly, her kick sent her falling backwards 
 Sentence 4:  The chair hit the ground with a thud and broke 
 Sentence 5:  Susie hurt her head and was really scared 
 Option 1: She kept kicking the counter with her feet. 
 Option 2: She kept herself steady with her feet.