My friends,
Yesterday I was doing something on my computer when a train went by my house. I can hear this quite well as the track is not far away. So I went to get a coffee and take a peek out my kitchen window at the train. To my concern I saw three boys, about seven or eight years old, ride their bikes into my view.
So the boys stop and looked at the train, which looked like it was slowing down to stop. They often stop just out here for one reason or another.
One of the boys suddenly jumps off his bike as the last hopper car was going by, ran towards the train and disappeared just behind my garage. I thought how dangerous that could be and thought it was a dare to grab the ladder of the last car. Then the other boys jumped off their bikes and ran over there, too. Then they ran back and got their bikes up and prepared to leave. I figured they were ok and went about my business.
Just now, five minutes ago, I saw on the news that a seven year old boy was run over by a train and got his foot cut off. He is in hospital now. This happened, the news said, in the very spot where I saw those boys last night! I realized then that I had witnessed the horrible accident. What are the chances of that?
I can't believe what I saw. I am shocked! Stunned.
Yesterday I was doing something on my computer when a train went by my house. I can hear this quite well as the track is not far away. So I went to get a coffee and take a peek out my kitchen window at the train. To my concern I saw three boys, about seven or eight years old, ride their bikes into my view.
So the boys stop and looked at the train, which looked like it was slowing down to stop. They often stop just out here for one reason or another.
One of the boys suddenly jumps off his bike as the last hopper car was going by, ran towards the train and disappeared just behind my garage. I thought how dangerous that could be and thought it was a dare to grab the ladder of the last car. Then the other boys jumped off their bikes and ran over there, too. Then they ran back and got their bikes up and prepared to leave. I figured they were ok and went about my business.
Just now, five minutes ago, I saw on the news that a seven year old boy was run over by a train and got his foot cut off. He is in hospital now. This happened, the news said, in the very spot where I saw those boys last night! I realized then that I had witnessed the horrible accident. What are the chances of that?
I can't believe what I saw. I am shocked! Stunned.