Prompt: A picture of a bicycle in a tree
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Third Road Incident This Month476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDClbcMm4Z
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWqq34aqVN
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnW6Kg67PcY
'I'm bored, Bran.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFdGZ9XSOP
'Shut up. Read your book.' Everyone laughs at my sister, but only momentarily - we paid her little attention.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEndNUSpbBz
We'd all waited six months to get our RX-4s, and I wasn't going to let Charlotte ruin this day of celebration.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLE13FlZcOv
'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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ8MLcCMIw
'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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcvZ5QfLFh
Not to be outdone, Liam does the same, but claps once, twice, again, three times! And lands it with a whoop.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQ9a3TqDlI
Charlotte wails in consternation. 'Bran, mom said that you should be careful.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5yjVNsrBL
'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?'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKOdynJNDB
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG2krc1Tey
'Crap, did you break anything?'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5avfmyLl94
Jake props himself up on our shoulders as he rises with a groan. 'Nah, it'll be fine. Where's the bike?'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiMz6ggAYn
It wasn't on the road. 'It... it must have tumbled out somewhere. Charlotte, did you see it?'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWjuJXDZxJ
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?476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDPDUR6h8r
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?476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXW3ZLjWzlL
'Bloody hell, guys, take a look at this.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7sRZHTdMM
I sprint over, and -476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd5lbbNan7
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-4.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bYqfXxJCu
'Get away from it.' Liam was staring at the tree. 'I don't like this...' I back off. It was making me uneasy.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtdPWvVyYm
We head back to the track. Jake looks up at us.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8G0shzChbd
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.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGQOJzt7n6
'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!'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx2FxQw1Nk
'We'll come back tomorrow to find it.' I manage. 'It'll be somewhere.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0xG5wjp7c
Jake stares at us in disbelief. 'You guys are crazy. That's my bike.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0kAFiujpr
Liam is pale. 'You can search if you want. Bran and I are going.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsd4T89duzX
'Charlotte, come on, we're going.' Pause. 'Charlotte?' Crap. 'Jake, where the fuck did she go?'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkYwRrMF6Y
'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.'476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S7cmlf7fu
'Jake, you can't just go off and - Jake! Come back.' He disappears into the thicket.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWYxhiOCS7
Liam tugs at my arm. 'Let's just go, Bran, I don't - ' His voice trails off.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1WdrF1U0b
I pause. Shout out for Jake once more. Shout out for Charlotte. Nothing. I nod.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9iRZDpKwm
We get onto our bikes and go as fast as we can back to Liam's place, breathless and dragged down by drenched clothes.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbyrWYE1bv
'They're gonna be okay, aren't they?' Liam asks.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG771zxD97k
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKSwd4O9Og
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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF8RK4HECQ
'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.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5BbwZh8Se
She raises a hand - but it's not in greeting. Flick - 476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhoqF0OEWc
The world spins.476Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCao0WmySh2
The screeching of tires.
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