She was only young
Perhaps 6 or 7 years old, she ran from the sweety shop a year younger than me perhaps a year older it was so long ago. The car struck her and that was it.

A year later it was the summer holidays and I was staying at my Grans. Under strict instructions not to leave the street,

Why ? I was delivered home at the age of 3 after helping myself from the Woolies pix and mix. I don't think my family trusted me.

8 year old, stay in the street not a chance, off to the boating pond. Then it was time to go home, did she take me did I follow her it was so long ago, she was a friends older sister perhaps 10 or 11 or 12. She lived in the next street.

I gave her some lip she went for me, I ran from her; it happened so fast so quick, they got out the car. I was okay time to run I was fine, run run.

My mother only found out about it years later when I was in my 20's she cried when she asked me about it. How she found out I have no idea. She wouldn't say. Mothers !

It was only 100m from the sweety shop. I still dream about that shop and the lass.
(nee22 NL ExPat, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 23:10, 10 replies)

English
Isn't you first language is it?

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 23:37, closed)

I'll second that
*seconds*
(carpediem, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 0:59, closed)

Oh, good
It wasn't just me.
(David CopAFeel Used to be The_Elcat - Spouting crap since 1970., Wed 18 Feb 2009, 1:21, closed)

not just language
they've cocked up on grammar as well. I always thought the Dutch spoke really good English? As in, closer to proper English AND with a wider vocabulary than the average slang on a council estate...
(violent pacifist ;now with 20% more paradox...., Wed 18 Feb 2009, 2:08, closed)

Harsh
I like the style. Its not bad. It conjures up the time quite nicely. Well done OP.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 8:40, closed)

sounds like it was some time ago....
..so perhaps its time to let it go? *hug*

also, those decrying your English had best be superb German speakers!
(EffinDoubt is breaking glass on, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 11:15, closed)

Er...
I don't get what happened? Did you get hit by a car?
(stubbledchin, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 15:49, closed)

No
He was hit by a boat next to the Pick and Mix in Woolworths, I think.
(richardm, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 17:40, closed)

That's what I understood

( MetaFarad loves to TANZEN!, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 19:30, closed)

picnmix,
past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Gran's house and boating pond.

Makes about as much sense, too.
(Ellinikos contains a source of phenylalanine, Thu 19 Feb 2009, 5:20, closed)