The Time I was in A Lot of Pain!

By Jesse  

A very tragic thing happened on August 14, 2000. I, Jesse, broke my collarbone. I was on the California side in Tahoe Keys Marina skateboarding with my friend Kyle. I was busting some kick-flips, doing some pop shovits, I couldn't believe how well I was doing.

Then I thought I would settle down for a minute. I was going down a sidewalk and then all of a sudden I hit a huge crack in the sidewalk and went soaring through the air. While I was in the air my life flashed before me.

Then I fell to the ground with pain, I felt like I was going to pass out and die I was in so much pain. My friend Kyle finally saw me lying on the ground with pain in my face. Kyle came over to me and said, "Are you alright man? I saw your skateboard rolling down the street!"

I could barely move, let alone talk to Kyle, so I moved my hand up and down so Kyle knew I was ok. Kyle ran back to his house and got his dad. His dad and Kyle carried me back to their house. When I got there I said,"It's ok, I think I just sprained it, I'll be fine."

The next morning I couldn't even get up. Kyle called my mom and told her the whole story. My mom showed up about forty-five minutes later. She got me in the car and took me to the doctor. I was in so much pain I couldn't think. After the doctors took x-rays he told me that I broke my collarbone. I couldn't believe it. Neither could my mom or Kyle. The doctor gave me a brace to wear.

After a few days it became not as painful. The time I was in a lot of pain had finally passed. In about six weeks I was back on my feet skateboarding. I was a lot more careful when I went skateboarding from that point on. I learned that you should always be ready for moment on, I always wore a helmet, kneepads, and elbow pads. I finally figured out the danger of skateboarding. I learned that you should always be ready for anything.