The Lion's Pride , Vol. 5 (Feb. 2016) | Page 9

passed my face as I rode down the street and all I could think about was that in a few moments this would be my favorite truck. Suddenly a sharp crash rang the streets as I collided with the ground. I lay in shock deciding whether or not to get up. Finally, after assessing what had happened I stood up. As I stood a warm hot river flowed down my leg and into my shoes I looked down only to discover that I was now standing in a pool of warm bright red blood. I fell to my knees, and then to my back as I slowly started going into shock. I looked around with fear in my eyes and I started screaming for help. Finally, after what felt like an hour, was only but a minute, my father came charging out of the house with a horrible worried look on his face. He ran to me and told me to calm down. He looked me over grabbed a branch beside us and told me to bite down. I did as I was told. I looked down to see his hand submerged inside my leg, holding the artery shut that had been sheared in half. Slowly I started drifting into an endless slumber, growing more and more tired and becoming more and more relaxed, I was ripped back into the world by my father shaking me, telling me not to fall asleep. My father was an honest man, so I