Prompt: A picture of a bicycle in a tree
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Third Road Incident This Month661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTjXL3xm0D
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.
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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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAlInzMGkr
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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4dv1Je1Lt
'I'm bored, Bran.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZT7kemrXRO
'Shut up. Read your book.' Everyone laughs at my sister, but only momentarily - we paid her little attention.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvsFirTdvu
We'd all waited six months to get our RX-4s, and I wasn't going to let Charlotte ruin this day of celebration.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9hqvemECh
'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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCgl9BPXhA
'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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedkN9TALqm
Not to be outdone, Liam does the same, but claps once, twice, again, three times! And lands it with a whoop.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NsGPWqliu
Charlotte wails in consternation. 'Bran, mom said that you should be careful.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEv3bnkIzIt
'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?'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVQOne9o3Y
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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzMFXuSePV
'Crap, did you break anything?'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBhRDmtxKF
Jake props himself up on our shoulders as he rises with a groan. 'Nah, it'll be fine. Where's the bike?'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoq7yIyAba
It wasn't on the road. 'It... it must have tumbled out somewhere. Charlotte, did you see it?'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLMoEQWBMh
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?661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtzEMHwg8n
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?661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJ5lfDubr4
'Bloody hell, guys, take a look at this.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7tIA0mMSx
I sprint over, and -661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEqMhAAhjp
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-4.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJ3qoG2IGt
'Get away from it.' Liam was staring at the tree. 'I don't like this...' I back off. It was making me uneasy.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc29cvgrs6R
We head back to the track. Jake looks up at us.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEv5mACrM5
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.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bFucsZ7UN
'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!'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvozanq267
'We'll come back tomorrow to find it.' I manage. 'It'll be somewhere.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42ZGQ1VIXv
Jake stares at us in disbelief. 'You guys are crazy. That's my bike.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LNIQB1zWL
Liam is pale. 'You can search if you want. Bran and I are going.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRb4KNzBV7c
'Charlotte, come on, we're going.' Pause. 'Charlotte?' Crap. 'Jake, where the fuck did she go?'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIcGUkeLOw
'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.'661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspIM3D6hO9
'Jake, you can't just go off and - Jake! Come back.' He disappears into the thicket.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGkEuNHT2E
Liam tugs at my arm. 'Let's just go, Bran, I don't - ' His voice trails off.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdvwEnXWv2
I pause. Shout out for Jake once more. Shout out for Charlotte. Nothing. I nod.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RdGNMPW3X
We get onto our bikes and go as fast as we can back to Liam's place, breathless and dragged down by drenched clothes.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7eYM9RXr2
'They're gonna be okay, aren't they?' Liam asks.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhOHv3p6q8
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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3Ubfh6pNW
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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTJrWkaEZU
'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.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3pMGo5hBq
She raises a hand - but it's not in greeting. Flick - 661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD8p27Owem
The world spins.661Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYh7cXm21ra
The screeching of tires.
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