Painful

A sharp wave of pain exploded through my arm. Almost immediately following, I had collapsed on the ground with tears flowing down my face.

The rain had cleared on an October afternoon. The ground was wet and blanketed with a fresh later of rain. Looking towards the appealing playground made up of swings, slides, tunnels, and jungle gyms, my second grade friends and I quickly ran towards it as recess began. It was a regular day in the town of Fremont, California, and a regular day of school. Approaching the biggest slide in the playground, I decided it would be an interesting idea to run down instead of sliding. Little did I know that my bad judgment and curiosity would land me a trip in the hospital. The ominous steel structure was laden with dew, however, I still attempted to run down. I was fine until near the end, I slipped on the wet structure and landed…the wrong way.

I landed on the soggy grass with a loud thud. My left arm lay motionless on the ground with an abnormal lump above my wrist. A sudden burst of pain darted up my arm. I was immediately numbed by the pain and lay on the soaking ground helplessly.

I remember my parents arriving to pick me up from school. I was then rushed to the emergency room of "Washington Hospital".