Broken Bones

Catching a ride

Throughout the rest of the week I traveled back and forth from my house, to school, and to the children's hospital. It was like a continuous cycle.

I'm visiting Samantha a lot more lately because her sickness is getting worse. I don't think I told you, but Samantha has Leukemia. It scares me that she's getting worse but I have to stay strong for Sam.

She is no doubt the strongest person I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. She's like a little sister to me.

It was now Friday afternoon and I was in my room getting changed. The address that I gave Rebecca led to a kind of race track. My dad owns it. Its a wide circular dirt road and it's where I go if I want to blow off steam and just ride so fast that my ears might blow off.

I had changed into a pair of black ripped jeans with a red and white flannel. I wore a white tank top under it that had spaghetti straps. My phone pinged in my back pocket. I hung up a hanger that I was holding before reaching into my back pocket and fishing out my phone.

I had one unread message from an unknown number.

Unknown:

We are leaving now. Meet you there in 20

I furrowed my eyebrows. Who is this?

Me:

Who's this?

Unknown:

Ryder. 

I replied back with a simple 'okay' and went downstairs to grab my jacket. Now, if your thinking, 'A leather jacket, seriously? How cliché!' your right it is cliché but surprisingly they keep you really warm.

I grabbed my black leather jacket off of the kitchen stool and slid it on. I quickly texted Selena that I was on my way to pick her up and she texted me, saying 'You better go slow or I will kill you'. 

I laughed and shook my head. Becca was catching a ride with Jonathan and Selena's brother took the only car she had, so she had to ride with me. I locked the door to my house and went to our garage. I unlocked the garage door and entered the garage.

The smell of paint and dirt filled my nose and it made me smile. I hit the button beside the door and the garage door started opening. As the door opened the suns light shined down on my motorcycle.

A big smile made it's way onto my face and I walked over to my motorcycle. I put the key into the key slot and turned it, making the motorcycle roar to life. I let it warm up a bit while I zip up my leather jacket. I grabbed my helmet off of the back of my motorcycle and put it on.

It was an all black full face helmet.

I got on top of my motorcycle and kicked the stand up. I rolled it out of the garage and used the button on my keys to close the garage door again. I took a deep breath in before turning on the radio and then driving off to Selena's house.

I took in my surrounding's as I drove around the town and no matter how many times I've seen it, this place still leaves me speechless from it's beauty.

I pulled into Selena's neighborhood and started slowing down because a lot of kids lived in her neighbor. When I pulled up to Selena's house she was sitting on her front porch, fiddling with her fingers.

She does that when she's nervous.

She lifts her head up when she hears my motorcycle. She stands up and makes her way over to the curb. "Please don't go fast" she said nervously. "I won't, I promise" I said. I held out my pinky finger and she took it in hers. "Thanks for the ride" she sighs and gets on the back of my bike.