The Death Of Isiah Robinson

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Isiah Robinson
One day I was bored in the house so I went outside and shot some basketball then I got on my bike and rode down the street without my hands on the bike handles so I hit a rock then fell off the bike. When I got up my knee was hurting so I had to walk back home with a hurt knee with scraps on it. I got in the house and told my granny what had happen and she said she was not surprised what happened. When she left I got hungry so I went into the kitchen with my knee still hurting and I had to make myself a sandwich. My got back home and she brought pizza back with her so I got up out the bed and went to go get pizza and something to drink. My granny told me I could not play games all day so she took my game then I could not play

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