Sam looked up, surprised.

"Are you okay?"

"I think so. But my knee hurts — and my chain snapped."

Without hesitation, {text:child_name} helped him out of the rocks. Together they examined the bike. The chain had slipped free. It took several minutes to fix. During that time the other racers rushed past them one by one — across the bridge, toward the finish line. The chance for the trophy was gone.