A Morning Drop

Morning light bounced off the bike frame, waking me up instantly! I unhooked my arms from the crisscrossed spokes, but instead of climbing down the tire slowly, I dropped straight onto the oily silver chain below. Clink! The metal links rattled under my sneakers. I ran forward three fast steps along the chain, leaped off the back cog, and hit the warm asphalt with a sharp skid. My plush gloves caught a smudge of black grease, but my feet are already rolling across the sidewalk!