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Thevy29 · 41-45, M
I was 8. We all had bikes. My brothers Dad and Mum. We went for a ride down the Wharf only mum stayed home since it was -2 degrees C that day. My Brothers raced ahead once we got onto the wharf. 'One of these kids are going to fall off! stay put!' Dad shouted as he took off in pursuit.
He was worried about the wrong kid.
The sight of him trying to catch up to my brothers caused me to laugh. lose control of the pushbike. The front tire smacked into the pylon I goosed myself on the bike seat and ended up in the water.
First face I saw looking down at me was a kid about my age looking like he thought I had died. The second was my Dad. He burst out laughing... The kid took two steps away from Dad.
"Can you swim?" He shouted down.
"Yeah."
"Good. Cause I'm not jumping in after you! Now let go of the bike and swim to the side."
It was one of the hardest things I had to do. Letting go of my prized bike But I couldn't swim with it. Then all of a sudden dad asked. "Is it cold down there?"
Smart ass!
"Not when you get used to it." I called back.
I had to walk all the way him shivering. Mum wasn't pleased. A hot bath and warm clothes and I was out again to help dad fish my bike out. Which we did and we realized how close I came to dying. I had just missed skewering myself on the fall. I went to school the next day. My class didn't believe me til I showed them my bruised stomach. I had belly flopped on my landing...
He was worried about the wrong kid.
The sight of him trying to catch up to my brothers caused me to laugh. lose control of the pushbike. The front tire smacked into the pylon I goosed myself on the bike seat and ended up in the water.
First face I saw looking down at me was a kid about my age looking like he thought I had died. The second was my Dad. He burst out laughing... The kid took two steps away from Dad.
"Can you swim?" He shouted down.
"Yeah."
"Good. Cause I'm not jumping in after you! Now let go of the bike and swim to the side."
It was one of the hardest things I had to do. Letting go of my prized bike But I couldn't swim with it. Then all of a sudden dad asked. "Is it cold down there?"
Smart ass!
"Not when you get used to it." I called back.
I had to walk all the way him shivering. Mum wasn't pleased. A hot bath and warm clothes and I was out again to help dad fish my bike out. Which we did and we realized how close I came to dying. I had just missed skewering myself on the fall. I went to school the next day. My class didn't believe me til I showed them my bruised stomach. I had belly flopped on my landing...