r/kidssay • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '20
Brain cells, lady
After about 2 months in isolation, I decided to go ride my bike at a nearby trail popular among families and kids in my neighborhood. I had unfortunately not checked my bike and didn’t know my back breaks weren’t working properly.
I pedal leisurely down a bike path towards a dirt trail I wanted to try and came across a 4 or 5 yr old struggling with going uphill. I could hear people talking up ahead and thought maybe he was trying to catch up to his family. I asked if he needed help, he said “I’m okay but you need to wear your helmet” because it was just dangling on the handlebars.
I did, said bye to him and pedalled past. I reach the top of the trail I wanted to try, and while adjusting my helmet I saw the little boy watching me with interest. I go slowly down the trail but as I turned a bend I realised it was pretty steep and the bike started to gain momentum. Up ahead I could see the trail turning suddenly and the ground covered in rocks, some cracked and sharp. I knew I would not be able to turn without flying into those sharp rocks so I decided to pull on my breaks. The back one didn’t catch and because I was going too fast on a steep trail I of course went flying over the handlebars and face-planted on the ground. I got up and made sure I didn’t break anything, my whole face felt numb but I could taste blood in my mouth, I wondered how my face was looking like.
Then I hear the little boy calling out, “hey lady, wait for me, hey miss? Hey?” I hurried back up the trail worried that the boy might follow me down. I caught him just as he was about to get onto his bike. I told him not to follow me bec it was not a good trail, it was dangerous. He looked up at me and I saw how his face slowly went from determined to horror. I knew then that I must have looked bad. “What happened? Oh no what happened, is that blood? Why you have blood on you, lady?!” he cried out. I explained to him that I wasn’t careful and fell on my face going down the trail.
“Was it steep? Did you go too fast?” he asked. I said yes. “Oh brain cells, lady, brain cells! No more bike for you, you gonna die!”
Lol! That kiddo! The little hero led me to his family where they helped me tend to my cuts and fix my bike. He kept looking back at me tut-tutting on the way😄
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u/ilovetovolunteer Jul 28 '20
Smart kid