You know those fake promises we get as kids? I got them a lot especially when they want us to do so well in school, promises like if you come out top of your class I will get you a toy. Well growing up I wanted a bicycle. My dad always said if you come out top of your class I will get you whatever you want, bicycle included but he never got me one.
Just one of my friends had a bicycle then and we all wanted to ride on it so we took turns in riding. Whenever I finish riding I go back home and ask my parents to get me my bicycle but at a point, I realized they wouldn’t so I stopped asking. That didn’t stop me from cycling with my friend’s bicycle. It was fun and since we took turns to do it, you just get this feeling of happiness when waiting for your turn.
I stopped riding her bicycle when one day we gathered to ride as usual and then it was the owner’s turn to ride the bicycle, I think she lost her track as she wasn’t attentive so she fell or maybe tried to pull up some stunt well she sustained a big injury after the fall. I ran home immediately to avoid more issues. Well, it never ended there as she said we pushed her and the issue was reported to my parents. They disciplined me so well and scolded me for not being contented and I was asked not to leave the house again.
During my little brother's last birthday, I asked him what he wanted, and he eagerly expressed his wish for a bicycle. This instantly brought back memories of my unfulfilled bicycle dream. Curious, I suggested he ask our parents for one. Surprisingly, he revealed that our dad declined the request. Reflecting on my past, I made a deal with him—I promised to buy him a bicycle if he topped his class. I wanted to give him a chance to experience the joy of receiving what he wished for, even if I couldn't have it in my childhood. It became a promise I was determined to keep, hoping to break the cycle of unfulfilled childhood promises in our family.
You must be wondering if I wanted to pull the same stunts our elders always pull but no, well I think he wanted a bicycle because he came out top of his class. Well I fulfilled my promise and then I asked my friend to help me check around for bicycles for kids and then he did, so I bought the bicycle.
The day, the bicycle arrived, I tried riding on it that was when I realized I could no longer ride a bicycle. I couldn’t even move a distance with it. Well, I think that situation made me lose every interest I had in cycling. Well, at least I fulfilled my promise and got my little brother a bicycle. He hasn’t stopped telling me how I am his favorite sister. Hopefully, I get to develop another interest in cycling then I might learn how to ride a bicycle again.
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