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I remember his face, just before it happened.
Didn't I tell him to be careful, over and over? Didn't I do my best to stop him from being reckless? But every time, Kyle just waved it off. He thought he was the exception.
That's the problem with humans. We think we're invincible. "Nothing bad will happen to me!" We laugh, as we take risks and face danger. Seeing people who have come off worse, we feel pity, of course, but the idea of something similar happening to us doesn't cross our minds. Nobody sitting there, dabbing their eyes, is aware that it could just as well have been them.
Of course, that information is completely inaccurate. It only applies to some people, I would say about eighty-five percent of - what - under thirties? And probably some older people as well. I don't know, I would have to look it up.
It certainly did apply to Kyle.