Well, today has been very ‘interesting’ in a way. I almost got hit by a car, my housemate fell coming down a slope, her roommate is scared by the sight of blood and my other housemate is very ticklish. Hmm. Maybe it’s not that interesting to some??
It was after dinner, we quickly cycled home as it was about to pour. It’s a good thing that the agency built a sheltered pathway for us to shelter us from the weather. I only needed to bear with the rain for a short while before I was safely under a roof, away from the rain which had caused me many problems since form4. As most of you might recall, or might not, I fall sick easily when being exposed to the weather. May it be sweltering hot or raining cats and dogs, I will most of the time fall sick if I don’t take care of myself properly. I think this is mainly due to the lack of exercise since I stepped into the upper forms.
Anyway, remember the slope going towards my house I mentioned in one of my earlier post? The thrill of going down the slope had not yet lost its effect on us. In fact, we look forward to it every time we pass by the area. It saves time and energy. Plus, it sort of make up for having us to cycle up the bloody slope. It’s really tiring!
It all happened so fast. I couldn’t even remember it properly now. Only a few details. I was going down the slope as usual, when reaching the corner I always remembered to hit the brakes because it can be really dangerous for we cannot really see the on-coming cars from the other side. It was there where everything happened.
My housemate slanted the bicycle a little too much until she went into other people’s lane and fell right in front of the junction. I didn’t really saw the how she fell, but all I knew was that the driver of the car was very much in shock when he got off the car to check up on her. Don’t worry, she fell on her own and was not due to the car. She said, ‘even if the car weren’t there, I would have fell anyways because the bike was leaning too much’. She scrapped her left elbow. I got to play doctor afterwards because the other 2 were quite squeamish by the sight of blood. I am so childish!
A few seconds after she fell, I arrived. I braked as usual but I was still going quite fast. It shocked me to see her elbow bleeding and her picking up her fallen bike. I forgot to concentrate on the road in front of me and a white MyVi almost hit me! I remember braking really fast until the friction of the brakes and the tyres made a loud screeching sound. My bike was lifted momentarily and I could hear my friend calling me. I managed to pull aside and let the car pass. Don’t worry, I am fine.
The 3 of us were in shock after the incident. The other was already safely home, waiting of us at the front gate, oblivious of what had just happened to the 3 of us. The other 2 filled her in with the story, I was pretty much a big blur case.
Pretty scary isn’t it? A harmless slope could’ve took away lives of innocent college student. People, please be careful when on the road regardless of the mode if transport you are using. Be safe and take care.
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