by Jyoti Pandey

Created on: May 20, 2008

I was in junior high school then. I was the only girl in my family with three boys. My dad had bought a new motorcycle and I was extremely fascinated by it. But since according to my dad I was a still a child I wasn't allowed to take a ride alone on it. I guess he didn't have enough confidence in a girl riding a motorcycle then. Every time I asked for it I would hear the same old commandment "you are not ready yet" "you are not ready yet". I was able to contain my growing impatience for long until one fine day, I saw the motorcycle parked outside the house and my dad feeling a little unwell sleeping inside. I just knew that this is the moment of my lifetime. We must know how to capitalize a given opportunity; I tried to get a little philosophical and grabbed what at that point of time looked like the most important key of my life. I persuaded my younger brother to join me as well as I obviously wanted to show off! As the bike started, unable to contain my joy, I couldn't stop giggling for a while. In no time I was on the road riding my motorcycle feeling like a celebrity and deliberately looking at everybody whosoever sauntered by. I went to every block I knew my friends lived. I kept on thinking after this very day my dad would be so proud of me and won't disallow me to go on to any escapade any more. I was having the time of my life and everything was going fine until I saw my classmate standing in his driveway. He was one of the most handsome guys of my class and well, the most sought after!I had been trying to impress him for long I must confess, and there couldn't have been a better time than this. I took a sharp turn along a very steep curve and my bike skidded on a heap of sand and came to a sudden stop right in front of his house. Other than starting the bike by keying it and accelerating it I didn't know what I would do I it ran into some mechanical problem. I didn't know how to handle the situation. There were so many things at stake at that one particular moment. I put in the key but the bike wouldn't start. I tried again and again and again but no, it wouldn't budge from there. I started sweating in embarrassment as I thought I just lost the golden opportunity of going to school tomorrow with a boyfriend. He was now standing much closer to his gate and was watching me with amusement! I had no clue why was my motorcycle not starting at all. My brother was looking at me as if "you know buddy u had it today". Anyway, I was back to trying to start it

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