An Accident

One Story A Day (Book 9 for September)

1 An Accident One fine summer day, Andy and his friends were playing catch in the park. The sun was shining. The grass was green. A few hours passed quickly. All of a sudden, heavy clouds moved in, and soon it began to rain heavily. The kids headed towards a wooden bridge nearby for shelter. They ran as fast as they could, laughing at the thrill of being caught in the hammering rain. Just as they reached the bridge, Ryan suddenly shrieked, “ AAAAHHHH! " He was in terrible pain. “ I got stung by something! " he cried. It was a wasp! Everyone took off running. When they looked back, they saw a swarm of wasps flying around some nests. There were three nests hanging off the top of the old bridge. The wasps were mad at these intruders. Naturally, they chased the kids away in defence of their territory. Andy looked at his friend. “ Are you all right, Ryan?" he asked. Ryan groaned. “ It hurts, " he said as he pressed his hand to his neck to soothe the pain. The other boys came closer to inspect Ryan's wound. " It's very red and swollen, " said Andy. The boys were worried. " Hurry! " one of them shouted. " Hurry and get help. "

The other boys ran to the road and waved down a van. " Please help, " they said. “ Our friend was stung by a wasp, and his neck is swelling. " The couple in the van quickly took Ryan and his friends to a nearby clinic. A doctor checked the bite and asked Ryan if he ever had allergies bcfore. Ryan said he hadn't. “ Three out of every one hundred people are allergic to wasp and bee stings. In some cases, these stings can even be fatal, " the doctor explained. “ It's good that you came in and checked. " Then, she applied a special cream to the wound to soothe the redness and inflammation. Soon, Ryan felt better. " Thank you everyone for helping me when I was in trouble, " he said. Then he became very serious. " Don't go under deserted structures without checking. Bee stings are not fun! They can be dangerous too. "