(In keeping with the theme
from the last post, here is a an essay I wrote in school about one
of my favorite things in the world at that time, my bike.)
I remember the first day I
got it. It was a weekday after school near the end of 7th grade. My
dad took me to the bike shop. I picked out a chrome colored Dyno
freestyle bike. I was so excited I could hardly contain myself! As
soon as I got home I was riding it and did not stop until it got dark
and I had to come in. The next day at school, I couldn't even
concentrate on my work because I was so excited to get back home and
ride it.
So how did I become so
interested in bikes? It started when this guy moved into a house
across the street. He was in his early 20s and he and his friend each
had freestyle bmx bikes they would ride in the street. They had a
ramp they would bring out every now and then and jump it and do
tricks. I thought they were so cool so I had to get a bike like them.
He was nice enough to hang out with us and let us use the ramp.
Back to the bike. I kept it
in perfect condition. There was not one smudge on the whole bike and
for a chrome bike, that is pretty tough to maintain. I rode it every
day as long as the weather was good. There was no way I would bring
it out in the rain.
One night I opened the door
leading to the garage and saw the garage door had been left open. I
was about to close it but something didn't look right. I glanced to
the side where I kept my bike and froze. My bike wasn't there! I
stood there for a few moments in disbelief. Frantically I tried to
remember if I left it at a friend's house. I hadn't. Did I leave it
somewhere? No. I quickly ran outside and looked down the street
hoping to see someone riding it. No one was there. I couldn't believe
it. My bike, my very favorite thing had been stolen.
I was in shock. We lived in
a good neighborhood where kids didn't even hesitate to just leave
their bike lying around outside. Who would do such a thing? Was it
some kid in the neighborhood or did someone with a van drive by
looking for open garages to take things from? What was I going to do
now? I had no bike to ride! I couldn't sleep a wink that night as my
mind was racing all night.
I started thinking it was
time for a new bike anyway. Although my old bike was still in good
condition, I had worn it into the ground and would have had to get a
new one soon anyway. A few months later I got a new bike. It was
great, but it wasn't the same. It was a better bike, but I still
wanted my old one back. I didn't have the same love for riding I had
before. What used to be a daily activity became a weekly activity,
then a monthly activity. Soon I did not ride at all. I guess as I
got older my interest switched more to cars as I was getting towards
the age of driving.
Although I made quite an
effort to find my old bike, I never got it back. There is no happy
ending to this story other than the good memories it provided over
the years.
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