We will never know whether the inexperienced young motorcyclist realized, for even a split second, he would fail to negotiate the notoriously tight curve, that crisp spring afternoon. Or what he was thinking when he felt himself losing control as he leaned too far into the turn….
What we do know, is that upon impact, his helmeted head was embedded in the shattered front end of a 1998 Chevy Astro Van, being driven by a man, an ordinary man, traveling at a safe rate of speed, down the same sector of road, demarcated as it was, by two solid yellow lines, assuring his right of passage around the same tight curve…
And that life’s nemesis- death- had visited, and carried away with it, not only the broken remains of the motorcyclist that lost his precious young life, but also the innocence of a man, that now only vaguely remembers what it ever felt like to be- ordinary….
Word Count: 157
Written in response to Sunday Photo Fiction
Thru Violet's Lentz 
Fate is a cruel master. Well done Violet.
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Thank you Iain.
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How things can change unexpectedly in an instant. Excellent Violet.
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Thank you Keith. Too true.
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Oh, that is … grim. But a good story. 🙂
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Just a reminder that what we know to be life, can change in the blink of an eye..
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Yea, again, you write life as it is.
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Thank you for noticing. 😊
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I like the ending. It feels so bittersweet, like the person is famous, happy, and extraordinary in heaven – but, at the same time, could he be miserable in a hell-like existence? Does he exist at all? The lack of definitive answer leaves my soul just that tad bit of creeped out.
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When an instant changes who you are forever, you may very well have reason to be a tad bit creeped out.
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Excellent story, Violet.
I liked how you remind us that even survivors can be victims.
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So true. CE. Thank you for reading.
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Destiny is cruel – took a life and someone’s credibility forever! Nicely written Violet!
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Thank you Anshu
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It is really an interesting question what comes to mind of a man when he realises that he has lost it and his time is over?
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I’m thinking a man can have many thoughts in the split second afforded to him then. I guess I’ll have to wait to find out what they are.
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I like how the title completes this story,
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What a waste of two lives! I had written about a biker too, long ago. https://jagahdilmein.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/the-biker/
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Thank you for stopping by Anurag, I’m gonna check out the linked post as soon as I get through these comments!
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