A Stubborn Bracket And A Sleepy Friend

It's been a while cycling community, last mother's day I was proud of myself because I raised a son like Sasuke. His father offered him that he will bring the bike to the bike shop. But he refused! Because they saw the reason why his bike was wrecked. Our neighbors are soaking it in the flood and it is salt water, because it's not yet the rainy season.

They don't want their feet to get wet so they used my son's bike without permission. I told my son that he didn't need to refuse his father's offer because it knows how helpful his bike is. After his father went to Manila to work he tried to remove the bracket on his own. He had a hard time removing it. I often help my son fix his bike but I think this is the hardest part. You can see the photos that the house is already flooded. The more we wanted to leave this place.

He's starting to get annoyed because he can't remove the bracket. His even sending me away, his hot head like his father. What I did was to check the tutorials on YouTube. And gladly I found a video that helped us remove his rusty bracket. I told him to never lose hope because there are a lot of ways to learn. If you can't learn from real people because they will not teach you. You can find ways to learn all by yourself. He thanked me and here's his rusty bracket.

On the next day his best friend Aaron went to our house. He was supposed to ask Sasuke to go for a ride, but he was shocked to see his friend's bike. So what they did was to bond inside our house even though there's water inside. Aaron has the same situation as ours but at least they have a small second floor. It may be too tight for them but at least they will not need to soak in the flood. Sasuke is checking all the parts of his bike that's need to fix or adjust. He also deep clean his bike.

I wasn't expecting that Aaron would fall asleep. The closeness that I have with my son is the opposite of Aaron to his mom. He doesn't want to stay in their house, he better want to scroll around the city and be with his friends. He doesn't have a smartphone, everyone will understand how bored he'll be. That's what I prioritize to Sasuke to have a smartphone, so whenever he travels we can get in touch.

I told my husband that we were able to remove the stubborn bracket. So what he did is to give Sasuke $10 he bought a new bracket and wires. And the excess he said; of course I will to you ma and to my siblings. He bought us hot bread. Even hard he carries his bike to the boat to the road and vice versa when he needs to go home. He doesn't want to wreck his bicycle again. Even though his bike is heavy, his now used to carrying it. Instead of leaving it in our neighborhood that has no consideration. We had no reaction to what they did, besides where the one that needs the parking. But not with this kind of exchange.

Always keep safe in riding. Thank you for reading

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