I was flying down the road as fast as I could go!
Tap, tap, tap!
My heart felt like it was going to explode.
Tap, tap, tap!
What was following me? What did it want?
Tap, tap, tap!
I couldn't shake it. It was keeping up with me, right behind me!
Tap, tap, tap!
I raced up my driveway, under the carport, jettisoned the bike and barreled into the house.
The next day, a little braver in the sunlight, I went out and faced my pursuer.
A leaf was wedged in the spokes of my back tire!
Tap, tap tap...
I remember when I was young being a couple of miles down the road at a friend's house. Unfortunately, we played until it got dark and I had to ride my bike along the isolated road to get back home. There wasn't much of a moon out and it was very dark.
As I peddled down my friend's driveway I got the overwhelming sense I was being followed. I could hear a sound behind me: tap, tap tap.
I sped up and so did the sound.
Tap, tap tap.
My heart was pounding.
Still it was there.
Tap, tap, tap...