Third Road Incident This Month783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXecRjb7U22
The busy streets of Maytown have claimed their third life last Sunday. A 17 year old boy (who has been requested by his family to not be identified) was run over while crossing Hampton St. The driver of the vehicle stated that it was like the boy 'simply appeared from nowhere'. Pedestrians are encouraged to cross streets with the utmost of care.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpKgTChKCo
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First Sunday of the summer holidays. Down at the old dirt track in the forest, with that age old mindset of the world being ours, jumping on bikes like we'd never fall.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvXHbOsuD2
I had to bring Charlotte along too - had to look after her, my parents said, but they should know that I wouldn't give a damn about what she did or didn't want to do.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPww5qPh6p
'I'm bored, Bran.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDSQe063Fn
'Shut up. Read your book.' Everyone laughs at my sister, but only momentarily - we paid her little attention.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBimknvUxEb
We'd all waited six months to get our RX-4s, and I wasn't going to let Charlotte ruin this day of celebration.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuyXCxhDnW
'Oy, Brandon, watch this sick flip.' Jake flashes a smile, jumps the bike over a large rock, turning clockwise in a full revolution while airborne.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqeqHEyhue
'Yeah?' I start grinding the pedals of my RX towards the lift in the road. Propelled into the air, I take my hands of the bike - clap once, clap twice, oh shit - I land it just in time, absorbing the shock of the ground with a forward lean at the last second.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1jcaYLfJx
Not to be outdone, Liam does the same, but claps once, twice, again, three times! And lands it with a whoop.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3uZC2AjPb
Charlotte wails in consternation. 'Bran, mom said that you should be careful.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1ulzjzSm2
'I told you to shut up!' I take the jump again with 4 claps, and pump my fists at Liam and Jake. 'Who's the man?'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsDzIz1vYo
Jake sneers playfully, and goes down the track a bit to build speed - when he's in the air, he gets one, two, three, four, five, six - shit! He hits the ground with an elegant thud, and, swearing loudly (with some admonishments from Charlotte), we rush over to him.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuMTab3gs8
'Crap, did you break anything?'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHAAWStD6Q
Jake props himself up on our shoulders as he rises with a groan. 'Nah, it'll be fine. Where's the bike?'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z5so74k8x
It wasn't on the road. 'It... it must have tumbled out somewhere. Charlotte, did you see it?'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRD8NVXSrf
She let out a 'hmmph' noise in response. I sigh. 'Just sit down here. Liam 'n' I will see if we can find it. It won't be far.' Even as I speak the words, confusion begins to pass over our faces - how did we not see the bike?783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOCT9tdp21
Jake settles down on the track and inspects his injuries as Liam and I trek a little bit into the trees. Where could it have gone?783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjWRBCtbs1
'Bloody hell, guys, take a look at this.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVYr61DKgG
I sprint over, and -783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sItfK0Nha
A bike, in the middle of a tree trunk, rusted and bent, frozen in the clutches of the tree. 'Holy shit.' I grab a stick to scrape off the rust. Just visible, almost entirely worn away, is the engraving RX-4.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrcfyFSCE5
'Get away from it.' Liam was staring at the tree. 'I don't like this...' I back off. It was making me uneasy.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfPEHbg3S0
We head back to the track. Jake looks up at us.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUj392Djx3
Liam is the first to speak. 'We couldn't find it.' I give him a quick glance of surprise. He swallows. 'I dunno where it's gone.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxJgEQPXMw
'Whaaaat? That's my frigging bike!' Jake attempts to stand in shock but collapses on his still unstable legs. 'It can't just have disappeared!'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHzRO7oOhJ
'We'll come back tomorrow to find it.' I manage. 'It'll be somewhere.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHptSF6BVs
Jake stares at us in disbelief. 'You guys are crazy. That's my bike.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYM3JrO45s
Liam is pale. 'You can search if you want. Bran and I are going.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8iyhaNqym
'Charlotte, come on, we're going.' Pause. 'Charlotte?' Crap. 'Jake, where the fuck did she go?'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPyP4ny8B7
'I don't give a bloody damn!' He stumbled off into the trees. 'I'm going to find what's mine, you find what's yours.'783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2Q8m7ZMwG
'Jake, you can't just go off and - Jake! Come back.' He disappears into the thicket.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqOg7JPYIm
Liam tugs at my arm. 'Let's just go, Bran, I don't - ' His voice trails off.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGYyqY8Roj
I pause. Shout out for Jake once more. Shout out for Charlotte. Nothing. I nod.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANAOr2wN6C
We get onto our bikes and go as fast as we can back to Liam's place, breathless and dragged down by drenched clothes.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNroU1xJw7
'They're gonna be okay, aren't they?' Liam asks.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMltT2RJbF
I don't know. I really don't. 'They'll be fine.' He heads into his house, and, calmer now, I cycle slowly back home.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAFSLiNGEi
From across the street, I can see Charlotte sitting on the front porch. How did she get back so fast? It doesn't matter - at least mom isn't going to kill me now. I get off my bike and wait on the curb.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHfjYncPJH
'Charlotte! Why the fuck did you go?' She doesn't answer. 'CHARLOTTE!' Bloody hell. Hopeless girl. She'd better be ready for another beating after the next car passes.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyPLoAuN7R
She raises a hand - but it's not in greeting. Flick - 783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR8LyEZjqd
The world spins.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSmxr0KaE5
The screeching of tires.783Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTDnC2PMos
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