ixx. man with experience

... everything was clear with bright blues and greens. the album "ease down the road" by will oldham rolled the man to a smooth stop at ashland and pratt. suddenly, while signaling a turn and proceeding right--smack! from this surprising incident he could only distinguish a sudden movement, and from his left periphery, a flash of red and dark color.

it was the right triangle. then a loud crash into the car. he jammed the car into park. "shit," he said and hesitated. he leaped from the car to see a boy lying in the street next to a twelve-speed bike. the boy gave a painful moan. anxiety stricken the man. A heightened sense of awareness seized the man, and at that moment a dark face in a van bumping gangsta rap passed by, disturbingly slow.

the man experienced a moment of clarity. finally, coming to his senses, he asked the boy if he was all right.

"are you all right?"
"i shouldna been goin' tha fass," the boy admitted, rubbing his leg.
"are you okay," asked the man.

the man put the tall bike on the grass and helped the boy, leaving him by the street curb. the man told the boy to go home, then unblocked traffic and headed home himself.