The Blessing of a Storm

The rain came on hard and it wasn't long I was dripping wet and my backpack was soaked through, all my extra clothes were wet as well...
But I kept peddling, I had to reach the top of the hill in front of me. To keep my speed I stood up to peddle but my foot slipped and skinned the side of my leg, fortunately not deep enough for any real damage. I got off of my bike and started hobbling up the hill. My leg was throbbing and I was cold and wet. I nearly made it up the hill when a pickup truck drove past me and stopped just ahead of my path.