The Most Remembered Day of My Life

getting the best gift ever!

the most
remembered

day

of my
life

By nur adila

At the aged of six, dated 27th
April, I’ve got a fluffy and cute
bear as a birthday gift for the
first time in my life. To be
honest, I didn’t expect to get
my dream bear in reality as I
just think about it in my
imagination. Back in those
days, it is so hard to get toys
even we kid just hope to get at
least one toy better than
nothing. Show off? I guess it is
a normal thing as a kid to
wander around telling the other
kids about the toys they get
from their parents. Jealous?
Yes.

It is a normal thing to have this
kind of feeling when I was a kid
even you know your parent can’t
afford a toy that you want, still,
this stubborn human being keeps
on wanting it until she gives up.
When you are begging an adult to
buy you something but, in the end,
not everyone gets what they want,
isn’t it upsetting? I’m sorry but
this is amusing to me because
trying hard sometimes doesn’t
mean we always achieve what we
want. Maybe it requires more hard
work?

As far as I can remember, I was a
small kid playing and goofing
around with my youngest sister in a
small yet comfortable house. My dad
was the one who take care of us--the
three princesses of the house, not to
forget, my mom, she is a queen. He
watched us while waiting for my
mom to arrive from her work since
the clock had already passed 5 p.m.
At the moment, my mom goes to
work driving by herself every day
because my father needs to look at
us. He is the homemaker instead of
my mom. She works hard to
maintain good finances for her
family.

Take note dear readers, changing
position do not make you look
weird unless you ignore the
responsibility of your position. My
siblings and I grew up with my
father taking care of us till now and
we are fine with it, so there is no
need to be embarrassed. On that
particular day, I heard the sound of
my mom’s car slowly approaching
the garage. My father opens the
door and I watch my mom from the
inside. She goes to the bonnet of the
car and takes out something. I
couldn’t see what it is until my
mom walks toward us.

I am too surprised to speak, only a
joyful screaming came out from this
mouth. The biggest present that I’ve
got can make anyone jealous. To be
exact, to all the kids. A huge brownish
teddy bear with a love symbol in my
mom’s arm shifted into mine. A six-
year-old kid holding a big teddy bear
is just an adorable moment for me.
Although, there were no cakes or
birthday celebrations to celebrate the
day I was born, yet, my parents
surprised me with my dream gift
which was the best thing that
happened on that day. I still
remembered this teddy bear was the
one I saw in the mall. To be exact, it
was at the toys section where my
family and I was on our way to look
for clothes.

There were sparks in my eyes when
looking at all the teddy bears of
different sizes and colors. The kid in
me, couldn’t stop touching all the
bears until I saw the one that attract
my eyes. The brownish teddy bear. She
is there. Told my parents that I want
it, however, they refused to grant my
wish. They told me to look for the
things I need not the ones that I
wanted. I don’t understand what does
it mean at that time, now I
understood. I am no longer a six-year-
old kid, I am an 18-year-old teenager.
As a kid, of course, we don’t know the
meaning of their actions towards us,
so the only things that we can do are
given a sad face, cry or sulk to get our
parents to feel guilty and change their
mind to buy it for us.

This tactic did not go well with my
parents. If your parents fall into the
traps, I salute you, buddy. I just can
only put it back and hope that one day,
it will belong to me. Nevertheless,
when I think back about it, all the
teddys was expensive even a small one
around that time and I guess my
parents couldn’t afford it because they
need to spend the money on something
else not for the teddy bears. Saving
some money can lead us to live happily
with stable financial savings. After
having those thoughts for a while, I am
no longer hoping for the teddy bear.
Who knows, today I hold her in my
hand. It was not that big or even that
small, just nice for me. I thanked my
mom for giving me the biggest surprise
I have had in my childhood life.

A smile on my mom's face makes
me realize, how satisfied she is
when her daughter loves the gift
that she bought. While writing
this story, I started to become
emotional. I can’t describe how
spectacular my mom is. She
works so hard for the family and
tries to give the best for her
children. She is the greatest mom
that I could ask for. Later, I told
my mom that I named her Coco to
resemble her color.

To tell you the truth, starting from
this day, Coco never left me, she
always is there beside me especially
when it comes to bedtime. Having
Coco by my side has already become
a habit for me. If Coco was not
around, it would be weird because I
already get used to it. There was a
time when my sister and I had an
argument. For me, it is just a small
thing but we make it a big issue—so
childish. She took Coco from the bed
and throw it away out of the room.
Before I knew it, my eyes dripped
with tears and I couldn’t stop from
crying.

I didn’t expect that she will
throw my precious teddy. The
funny part is, I’m not talking to
her the whole day because of the
incident. The next day, we make
up and she apologized to me for
what she did. Besides, Coco also
can be my listener even though
Coco couldn’t talk or respond to
what I’ve said, still it makes me
contented by just expressing my
feelings. Ranting out what I felt
to Coco was helpful as those
feelings will go and my mind feel
calm.

You see how in love I am with Coco
since she was from my superwoman.
I couldn’t ask more and how thankful
I am to the woman I called mom. I
treasure and pour my love to Coco as
much as the affection my mom
showered me and my siblings. Coco
was the first gift that I had in my life.
My mom hard work to get Coco for
me is a big sacrifice that I truly
appreciated. Unexpected birthday
celebration even it is not-so-
celebration was a memorable and
unforgettable moment that I wish I
could repay for what my parent gave
to me one day. This is my story and
the most remembered day of my life.

THE END

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