The most unforgettable day in my life

Of all my experiences, the one that stands out most in my memory is a day of
bitter sorrow and remorse. Though at the end of the day, a beam of happiness shone
through the dark clouds, the mental anguish I underwent may never be equalled.
The day was a Sunday. veryone was busy. !y mother had asked me to stay
at home knowing how clumsy I was. "eing a grown up girl, I naturally felt resentful
and I had the urge to go out. ventually, I came out of my house without her
knowledge and ran #oyfully to #oin my brother and other friends.
$e played a game of rounders and then sat down under a large shady tree.
$hile we were #oking, one of the boys said, % I bet none of you girls can ride a
bicycle to town.& The other girls looked at each other then the bicycle fearfully, but I
was full of courage. "eing provoked by the challenge and we agreed that if I rode
first, he would give each and everyone there '!() and write an essay about how girls
are as brave as guys.
!y eldest brother was worried for if anything untoward happened to me, he
would get the worst of it. "ut the boy dispelled all his fears. I had a premonition that
something would go wrong when I began to ride a bicycle. !y pride, nevertheless,
got the better of me and I rode faster. On taking a bend, I had a sickening feeling. *t
that time I heard a loud noise %"*+,-& and my friends shouting %!.ISS*/
!.ISS*-&. Then I fell and my mind became a blank.
On beginning to regain consciousness, I could hear voices around me. *gain I
began to sink into a dreamless sleep. $hen I awoke, I found myself in a white room
on a bed and my mother sitting beside me weeping. %$hat has happened0& I asked
feebly. She wiped her tears and force a smile across her face and told me not to worry.
I knew something was wrong.
* doctor then came in, examined me, he shook his head and went out to speak
to my parents. 1udging by the expression of the doctor and the way my mom cried, I
knew it was no good news. Imagine the shock I received when I overheard the doctor
saying that I would never walk again. !ixed feelings of remorse, regret and
indescribable terror came over me. $hy0 $230 Oh why was I such a stubborn child.
I shivered and suddenly felt very sick. I wanted to cry, I felt it in my throat, but the
pain was too great and the tears refused to flow.
2ow I lived through that day of misery, it remains a question mark. It seemed
to me to be the end of the world. !y parents tried to pretend that my wounds were not
serious. .ittle did they know, I knew the truth. In my thoughts, the doctor4s prediction
remained. I felt completely wretched and when my mother smiled at me, telling me
that I would soon recover soon, the irony of words cut through my heart like a sword.
*lthough the doctor4s prediction did not come true 5 thankfully, I will never
forget the horror and misery it brought about it. *s for the challenge, it was call off.
+o one lost nor did anyone won.