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Greene 1

Lauren Greene

English 101

Professor Alicia Bolton

January 30, 2012
                                   One Body, One Bike

       It was finally here, the best part of summer, Black Bikers, 2011. It was my first

time going, and I was beyond excited I was pumped. My two favorite girls in the world,

DD, and Quan and I were ready to take on Myrtle Beach. Being a mother of two, I was

more than ready for this vacation. I kissed my kids and told them I loved them, and I was

off for a long exciting weekend.

       We finally got to the hotel. My legs couldn’t stop shaking because of how

nervous I was. We checked in and immediately, got our things, and headed to the room.

The sounds of the bikes were driving us crazy. The only thing we could say to each other

was, “Next year it will be us on the bikes making the noise and doing burnouts. In control

of a powerful motorcycle what a feeling, we thought. Entering the room, DD gave us our

itinerary for the weekend. We had bike rides lined up for the whole stay, so we each went

to change in our bike gear. Ready for the night, we started walking down to the elevator.

Upon our entry was a rowdy bike club of guys. All of them were wearing shades and

fancy leather vests with their names engraved on the back. We all gathered into to

elevator, smiling and blushing at some of the very attractive members of the group and

they seemed amused by it. They started making little jokes to keep us entertained. We

finally reached the lobby floor, and night had already fallen. The sky was lit with

sparkling lights, and our crew had just arrived to pick us up. They were ready, and so

were their pretty bikes. The girls and I raced to the bikes and jumped on and because we
Greene 2

knew the guys, we already plotted ahead on which bike to get. I told my driver to make

sure he parked last so I would have a straight run to him, and DD got on the Hybussa that

Terry was driving. She felt that since she was a bigger girl, she needed a bigger bike. She

was obsessed over it because she had already seen how powerful it was. The smaller bike

gave me a sense of security, being a first time rider, and I hopped on. Immediately, I

started squeezing the life out of Pernell while we were still parked. He started gasping for

air, and forced out, Lauren I can’t breathe. I quickly released him and laughed. I

explained to him that it was my first time and I was nervous. He then told me,"If I knew

you were a virgin rider, I would have switched with you for one of the other girls." We

both laughed.

       They all cranked up their bikes. The girls and I got excited. I think I was the only

one who was nervous. I just put on my happy face and pretended that I was ready. We

took off, and I felt my heart skip three beats. I held my eyes, shut so tight that it hurt my

eyeballs. We went so fast that by the time I had opened my eyes we had come to a

stoplight, and I felt relieved. The guys were all laughing and talking about how the

others’ bikes were slow. Terry had the Hybussa, so he smiled from ear to ear, knowing

that he could beat the other two bikes. The other guys didn’t like it one bit. That’s when

the racing began. They all lined up side by side, waiting for the light to turn green. All the

guys yelled out to the females all at the same time, "Y’all better hold on." I then grabbed

for dear life, looking at the other girls to see if they were as scared as I was. They were,

and by the time I could turn my head back around, we took off. We were going so fast. I

then realized that I underestimated the power of this motorcycle and had not realized

what I got myself into. Then it hit me that not one of us had a helmet on. All these
Greene 3

different thoughts were running through my head. The only thing I could do was pray that

we got to wherever it was that we were going, safely. I tried to open my eyes, but the

force of the wind wouldn’t let me. I could barely catch my breath. (Prying my eyes open

with Pernell’s shoulder), everything was completely blurry.

       Finally, we came into some traffic. I could feel the bike slowing down. The noise

from the bikes gave me reassurance. We ended up side by side behind other cars I was

happy seeing DD and Quan, and I realized that I wasn’t the only one relieved to stop. Our

hair was flying, and our noses were running. We were very unattractive at the time, but

we were prepared for that. I had my compact in the inner pocket of my vest, and Quan

had a comb. We straightened ourselves before anyone would notice. Traffic was moving

slowly, so we had time to talk. Once again, the guys were going on about the bikes. The

girls and I shared how we were scared, but then strangely DD said how she loved the

thrill. That’s when I realized that maybe this wasn’t for me. (Knowing how dangerous

this was, I didn’t want to kill the enjoyment for everybody else). I kept quiet and

pretended to be enjoying the moment when all I could think about were my kids and what

would happen to them if they lost me. Traffic didn’t pick up any, so we all decided to go

back to the room and go eat. After about two hours of riding, my inner thighs were sore,

and it was a bit uncomfortable on that narrow seat. We got back to the hotel still in shock,

I kept smiling. Continuing the whole weekend riding without helmets and speeding.

Instead of me opening my mouth and speaking up or even choosing not to ride, I got on

the bikes and continued to ride as if I didn’t know any better.

        I learned a valuable lesson that weekend. We put our trust in technology not

realizing that it could have cost us our lives. Two months later, Terry was killed on his
Greene 4

motorcycle. He had not been wearing a helmet. We all vowed to never ride again without

a helmet.

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Memoir

  • 1. Greene 1 Lauren Greene English 101 Professor Alicia Bolton January 30, 2012 One Body, One Bike It was finally here, the best part of summer, Black Bikers, 2011. It was my first time going, and I was beyond excited I was pumped. My two favorite girls in the world, DD, and Quan and I were ready to take on Myrtle Beach. Being a mother of two, I was more than ready for this vacation. I kissed my kids and told them I loved them, and I was off for a long exciting weekend. We finally got to the hotel. My legs couldn’t stop shaking because of how nervous I was. We checked in and immediately, got our things, and headed to the room. The sounds of the bikes were driving us crazy. The only thing we could say to each other was, “Next year it will be us on the bikes making the noise and doing burnouts. In control of a powerful motorcycle what a feeling, we thought. Entering the room, DD gave us our itinerary for the weekend. We had bike rides lined up for the whole stay, so we each went to change in our bike gear. Ready for the night, we started walking down to the elevator. Upon our entry was a rowdy bike club of guys. All of them were wearing shades and fancy leather vests with their names engraved on the back. We all gathered into to elevator, smiling and blushing at some of the very attractive members of the group and they seemed amused by it. They started making little jokes to keep us entertained. We finally reached the lobby floor, and night had already fallen. The sky was lit with sparkling lights, and our crew had just arrived to pick us up. They were ready, and so were their pretty bikes. The girls and I raced to the bikes and jumped on and because we
  • 2. Greene 2 knew the guys, we already plotted ahead on which bike to get. I told my driver to make sure he parked last so I would have a straight run to him, and DD got on the Hybussa that Terry was driving. She felt that since she was a bigger girl, she needed a bigger bike. She was obsessed over it because she had already seen how powerful it was. The smaller bike gave me a sense of security, being a first time rider, and I hopped on. Immediately, I started squeezing the life out of Pernell while we were still parked. He started gasping for air, and forced out, Lauren I can’t breathe. I quickly released him and laughed. I explained to him that it was my first time and I was nervous. He then told me,"If I knew you were a virgin rider, I would have switched with you for one of the other girls." We both laughed. They all cranked up their bikes. The girls and I got excited. I think I was the only one who was nervous. I just put on my happy face and pretended that I was ready. We took off, and I felt my heart skip three beats. I held my eyes, shut so tight that it hurt my eyeballs. We went so fast that by the time I had opened my eyes we had come to a stoplight, and I felt relieved. The guys were all laughing and talking about how the others’ bikes were slow. Terry had the Hybussa, so he smiled from ear to ear, knowing that he could beat the other two bikes. The other guys didn’t like it one bit. That’s when the racing began. They all lined up side by side, waiting for the light to turn green. All the guys yelled out to the females all at the same time, "Y’all better hold on." I then grabbed for dear life, looking at the other girls to see if they were as scared as I was. They were, and by the time I could turn my head back around, we took off. We were going so fast. I then realized that I underestimated the power of this motorcycle and had not realized what I got myself into. Then it hit me that not one of us had a helmet on. All these
  • 3. Greene 3 different thoughts were running through my head. The only thing I could do was pray that we got to wherever it was that we were going, safely. I tried to open my eyes, but the force of the wind wouldn’t let me. I could barely catch my breath. (Prying my eyes open with Pernell’s shoulder), everything was completely blurry. Finally, we came into some traffic. I could feel the bike slowing down. The noise from the bikes gave me reassurance. We ended up side by side behind other cars I was happy seeing DD and Quan, and I realized that I wasn’t the only one relieved to stop. Our hair was flying, and our noses were running. We were very unattractive at the time, but we were prepared for that. I had my compact in the inner pocket of my vest, and Quan had a comb. We straightened ourselves before anyone would notice. Traffic was moving slowly, so we had time to talk. Once again, the guys were going on about the bikes. The girls and I shared how we were scared, but then strangely DD said how she loved the thrill. That’s when I realized that maybe this wasn’t for me. (Knowing how dangerous this was, I didn’t want to kill the enjoyment for everybody else). I kept quiet and pretended to be enjoying the moment when all I could think about were my kids and what would happen to them if they lost me. Traffic didn’t pick up any, so we all decided to go back to the room and go eat. After about two hours of riding, my inner thighs were sore, and it was a bit uncomfortable on that narrow seat. We got back to the hotel still in shock, I kept smiling. Continuing the whole weekend riding without helmets and speeding. Instead of me opening my mouth and speaking up or even choosing not to ride, I got on the bikes and continued to ride as if I didn’t know any better. I learned a valuable lesson that weekend. We put our trust in technology not realizing that it could have cost us our lives. Two months later, Terry was killed on his
  • 4. Greene 4 motorcycle. He had not been wearing a helmet. We all vowed to never ride again without a helmet.