7th Grader- Sci-Fi

Chapter 1- Death, the Beginning.

The moon did its usual magic trick and disappeared behind a sailing cloud. Ryan slowed his bike cautiously. A sharp turn loomed ahead and by experience he knew that speed could be fatal.

Suddenly, the front lights conked out.

"Oh, no! Jesus……" he muttered under his breath.

Carefully, he manoeuvred the bike around the turn. But not so carefully because he didn't realize until the full glare of the headlights coming from the lorry ahead dawned on him and he only had the chance to say one last word…

"Please…….!"

before…CRASH!

Residents from the neighbourhood rushed to see the bloody drama.

The pain only lasted for a few minutes. He was aware of his brain shutting down, one by one, the departments of his body. Sight went first followed by smell…..until he felt his heart stop beating. The last to stop was hearing and the last he heard was…

"Poor kid. I think he's…."

That's when he knew it. He was dead.