Potential!
Being a young boy of 12, I was full of importance and self-satisfaction at running my own garden maintenance service...

Anyway, one day in that year I was at the lights on my bike (lucky I wasn't on foot or on 'blades), standing there in typical bored pose waiting for them to change. I happened to be going the same way as the cars on the side of the road next to me, so when the lights changed they would go exactly the same way as I did.

Pulled up next to me were some young blokes who seemed extremely old but were probably only about 20 at the time (I can't remember how gangsterish they looked but I have no doubt they were 'hard'). I notice them doing what appears to be making fun of me and laughing. If you remember, I had an ego the size of a house and I wouldn't take it, so poked my tongue out at them in the sassiest way possible JUST as the lights changed (lucky!!).

The guy who was driving didn't see (and I dunno if I'd be here to tell the tale if he did) since he was taking off at the same time as I was but the passenger did. The moment he knew he screeched to a halt just up past the intersection and I immediately knew that I was in trouble (I had just crossed the road).

Deciding to turn left instead of going on ahead as an alternate route home downhill, I raced as quick as possible. As I turned the corner at the bottom I looked back and saw them still near the top of the hill, the dopey fools.

I then hid in a crescent off the main road in case they should come looking for me. So yeah, that was the time I was sassy and got away with it. I dunno if they would have gone beyond beating me up, but I sure as hell am glad I didn't get to find out... I couldn't get over how the light changed at just the right time though, otherwise they would have gotten out then and there and given me everything they had. It may even have developed into a kidnapping...
(satellite blows, Tue 20 Jun 2006, 8:29, Reply)