Rider: A Short Story

“I still couldn’t comprehend that this might be a matter of life and death, that this was the most serious thing I’d ever been involved in.”

“That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.”

"I heard some cops talking about it and when you start asking me those types of questions, I assumed that's what we were talking about."

According, to text “The Other Riders” there were more riders like Paul Revere, Dawes, and Prescott. They were the ones that warned New England and more. Dawes visited these town to warn Dedham, Needham, Framingham, Newton, and Watertown. In the “Paul Revere's Ride”, Paul was the only one that alerted the town. He warned Lexington, and Concord. The riders used lanterns so they could know where they were coming from The signal was one by land, two by sea depending if the British were coming by sea or land. These are the differences and facts from the passages.

Have you heard about ‘Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest Five?’ I jump right in, don’t overthink, quickly going ‘live.' Eleven nine-word sentences, character limits to keep in mind. All to be tweeted, and completed, by October 29.

"The cops didn't believe me when it happened and they won't believe me now," She rambles nervously, pacing again.

When riding fourwheelers you don't want anything important to fall off, but luck is not always on your side. Dalton was riding in the field next to his house with his cousin Branden. As they were driving through the corn husks the end piece of the muffler came loose and fell off the fourwheeler.

“I’m not so sure either. I’ve been thinking and what I don’t understand is why mom and dad did not tell us anything before. We went through horrible times! They had more than enough

“Police?” her mother asks with a worried look on her face. “You're not in trouble, are you?”

“Yes i have heard of him. He was the one who arrested me for robbing places around here.”

“I guess you’re right,” he said, dumbfounded. “But you have to promise, that if I tell you anything about me, you will never breathe a word of it to anyone.”

“So how did you get caught if you could hear the cops coming from a mile away?” Criss grins and glares at her, he is trying to break her down

“We can’t just pretend that it never happened. Not only will this affect us, but everyone else as well.”

The horse ride changed mike's opinion of his horse and himself because at first the was some trouble with getting him on the horse,but once he got on he started to enjoy himself and realize that just because he has a disability he doesn't have to limit himself.according to paragraph 1 it states how he felt or his opinion of getting on the horse. "No, stop it, I don't want to!" I yelled. Some of the horses in front of the barn looked at me, and all of the people stared, but I didn't care. Not being a sweet little angel like the disabled kids they show on TV is what gives my life meaning. I raised the volume of my voice enough to send birds flapping out of the shade trees. "You have no right! Isn't this supposed to be a free country?".

“Well, that’s the secret. I was worried about telling you, so I’ve been trying to avoid you for the longest time. But, I guess the cat is out of the bag now,” I said.