" And the least she expected it, without her knowing so - the universe conspired to make it happen. Just like how the events fell into place the day she got her first bicycle... "
Chapter 5: The BICYCLE
Chapter 5: The BICYCLE
She was in fourth grade. Her family just moved into the city. New neighborhood. New home. New school. New friends. It was far different from the kind of life that she knew back then. Town girl to city girl. There was just too much things to do. And she, young and curious, simply wanted to try it all.
One skill she always wanted to learn was riding a bicycle. It was a fad back then. And if you can ride around the neighborhood with only one hand holding the steering or none at all, you'd be the most popular kid on the block. She made it her goal. She will learn biking in no time.
So she begged her Mom to buy her a new bicycle. But to no avail. Her Father wouldn't allow it either. They said it was just too risky. So with no money to buy her own, she borrowed that of her neighbor's. Every afternoon after school, she and her friends would rush to change on their playing clothes to start their game. They agreed to take turns on hopping around the bike and make circles around the playground. When her turn came, it was like heaven has opened and angels started singing. "This is it..", she thought to herself, "I'll finally be able to ride a bike." However, it wasn't as easy as she expected it to be. She didn't learn it in a day. Numerous bruises and cuts had to be earned. Several bushes had to be ran over with. Countless tears of frustration had to be shed. But none of that stopped her. And in time, she did learn biking.
It was a good day at school. For the first time, class has ended early. As always, she was excited to go home and play with her friends. While waiting for a ride home, she saw some kids laughing around with their bicycles in the campus. She was green with envy. It was agonizing for the young girl to watch those kids as they happily crossed her, one after the other, from where she stood. She had never stopped wishing on having her own bicycle, considering how good she was with it already. But little did she knew that right at that very moment a new, shiny bicycle was waiting for her outside their house. You see, her Mom had been watching her all those time that she was learning. She saw her fall several times, but she saw her getting back up with optimism all the time. Now that she was ready, her Mom and Dad decided to buy her one. That was the happiest day of her life, and the longest hours that she was ever on a bicycle.
Some years later, she learned a lesson from that experience. Like that bicycle, she prayed for a man to come into her life. A man who will sweep her off her feet. But just like how her parents refused to buy her a bicycle the first time, that certain man didn't arrive so soon. She still was not ready. She had yet to learn what life is all about. She had yet to experience pain, rejection, regret, disappointment. She had yet to understand patience, hope, responsibility, contentment. She had yet to enjoy the ride, take the fall, and get up on her feet again. She had yet to realize that everything has its own time. Only then she was ready. Only then she was capable of loving. And the least she expected it, without her knowing so - the universe conspired to make it happen. Just like how the events fell into place the day she got her first bicycle...
She met him.
One skill she always wanted to learn was riding a bicycle. It was a fad back then. And if you can ride around the neighborhood with only one hand holding the steering or none at all, you'd be the most popular kid on the block. She made it her goal. She will learn biking in no time.
So she begged her Mom to buy her a new bicycle. But to no avail. Her Father wouldn't allow it either. They said it was just too risky. So with no money to buy her own, she borrowed that of her neighbor's. Every afternoon after school, she and her friends would rush to change on their playing clothes to start their game. They agreed to take turns on hopping around the bike and make circles around the playground. When her turn came, it was like heaven has opened and angels started singing. "This is it..", she thought to herself, "I'll finally be able to ride a bike." However, it wasn't as easy as she expected it to be. She didn't learn it in a day. Numerous bruises and cuts had to be earned. Several bushes had to be ran over with. Countless tears of frustration had to be shed. But none of that stopped her. And in time, she did learn biking.
It was a good day at school. For the first time, class has ended early. As always, she was excited to go home and play with her friends. While waiting for a ride home, she saw some kids laughing around with their bicycles in the campus. She was green with envy. It was agonizing for the young girl to watch those kids as they happily crossed her, one after the other, from where she stood. She had never stopped wishing on having her own bicycle, considering how good she was with it already. But little did she knew that right at that very moment a new, shiny bicycle was waiting for her outside their house. You see, her Mom had been watching her all those time that she was learning. She saw her fall several times, but she saw her getting back up with optimism all the time. Now that she was ready, her Mom and Dad decided to buy her one. That was the happiest day of her life, and the longest hours that she was ever on a bicycle.
Some years later, she learned a lesson from that experience. Like that bicycle, she prayed for a man to come into her life. A man who will sweep her off her feet. But just like how her parents refused to buy her a bicycle the first time, that certain man didn't arrive so soon. She still was not ready. She had yet to learn what life is all about. She had yet to experience pain, rejection, regret, disappointment. She had yet to understand patience, hope, responsibility, contentment. She had yet to enjoy the ride, take the fall, and get up on her feet again. She had yet to realize that everything has its own time. Only then she was ready. Only then she was capable of loving. And the least she expected it, without her knowing so - the universe conspired to make it happen. Just like how the events fell into place the day she got her first bicycle...
She met him.
(to be cont'd: The Story of His Life... soon.)
