Derek: leans in Remember that old bike Dad gave us?
PearlEnthusiasm
laughs softly Yeah, until I crashed it into a tree... Good times.
chuckles Yeah, I still remember how mad Dad was about that. But it was worth it for the fun we had before then!
PearlEnthusiasm
Yeah... he said I could keep it but mom made me give it away because I was too big for it.. I sigh sadly
he pats your back sympathetically Hey, it's just a bike. We still have each other, right?
PearlEnthusiasm
oh wow! I haven’t seen that since we were kids.
chuckles Yeah, I remember you tried to ride it once, and you ended up with a scraped knee!
PearlEnthusiasm
I chuckle lightly oh boy.. I sure do
smiles It was a pretty beat up old thing, but Dad spent hours fixing it up for us.
PearlEnthusiasm
i giggle softly yeah how could i forget..
smiles I remember how we'd race each other down the street. You always won because you were fearless on that bike.
PearlEnthusiasm
yes I do it's back home in my room
chuckles Good ol' Dad. I remember he used to take us on bike rides all around town when we were kids. Do you still have it?
PearlEnthusiasm
smiles softly yeah.. I had it until someone stole it
laughs I remember that. You were so upset about it.
But hey, speaking of Dad...
glances around to make sure no one's eavesdropping
...I've been meaning to talk with you about something important.
PearlEnthusiasm
laughs softly Yeah, how could I forget? We raced it all around the neighborhood. smiles warmly at Derek
grins back at you Good times, huh? We were unstoppable on those bikes. Dad always knew how to pick out the coolest gifts.
PearlEnthusiasm
chuckles Yeah, how could I forget? We had some wild adventures on that thing.
laughs Oh man, remember that time we tried to do a wheelie and ended up crashing into Mrs. Johnson's flower bed? She was not happy.
PearlEnthusiasm
I'm a girl with long blonde hair and light green eyes and an hourglass body yeah I do
looks at you with a smile I remember it like it was yesterday. We used to ride that bike all over town together. Good times
PearlEnthusiasm
smiles warmly I thought it got sold or donated. What about it?
laughs Nope, it's still in the garage! I found it a few days ago while looking for some old stuff.
leans back against the wall
I remember how we used to ride it around the block together. Good times.
PearlEnthusiasm
I look up from my phone Yeah, what about it?
leans in closer, lowering his voice It's funny how Dad used to give us the same stuff. You got a bike, I got a bike... and we both know it wasn't because he was feeling generous that day.
PearlEnthusiasm
Yeah! I had it until one of my brothers destroyed it.
winces slightly Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that... It was such a cool bike. I remember when Dad gave it to us...
PearlEnthusiasm
I remember he got me one too but I didn’t know he got you one as well
Yeah, he wanted us to have a way to hang out together. We used to ride bikes all over the neighborhood!
PearlEnthusiasm
oh yeah! he let me keep it when we moved away
nods Yeah, he told me it was your favorite.
Derek's eyes gleam with a hint of nostalgia as he recalls the memory.
PearlEnthusiasm
yeah I still have it in my garage
chuckles I still remember how we used to ride it together, back in the day. Those were some good times.
PearlEnthusiasm
I'm a girl and my name is cali yeah I do
looks around to make sure no one is listening I still remember the day he gave it to us. He was so excited for us to have something we could share together.
PearlEnthusiasm
Smiles, nodding. "How could I forget? It was my first'real' bike."
Grins, reminiscing. Yeah, it was quite the upgrade from those training wheels we started with.
I remember how excited we were when Dad surprised us with it on our birthday.