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It was the first day of summer vacation and Reilly was so excited. She would finally get to play with all the kids in her neighborhood! She raced down the stairs as fast as she could, ate a bowl of cereal, put on her shoes, and ran out the door. Finally, when she ran to where everyone was playing she was so happy. After all, this is what she had been waiting for all year long. Through out the day Reilly and the neighborhood kids played jump rope, kickball, and even drew all over the driveways in sidewalk chalk. Everyone was having so much fun! Reilly was so disappointed as was everyone when they heard their parents calling for dinner. At least they would get to have fun again tomorrow! It was now the second day of summer vacation and Reilly was again very excited. She raced down the stairs as fast as she could, ate a bowl of cereal, put on her shoes, and ran out the door. Finally, when she ran to where everyone was playing she was not very happy like she had been the day before. Everyone including her best friend Nicole was riding their bikes. All the other kids called to Reilly, “Go get your bike and meet us by the pond!” Reilly ran home but did not get her bike and did not meet everyone by the pond. Even though Reilly did have a bike she had no idea how to ride it and was very scared of falling off of it. It was now the third day of summer vacation and Reilly was not very excited. But, she still raced down the stairs as fast as she could, ate a bowl of cereal, put on her shoes, and ran out the door. She secretly hoped that today everyone wasn’t on their bikes. Finally when she ran to where everyone was playing she had the same unhappy feeling as yesterday. Everyone including her best friend Nicole was riding their bikes. Just as yesterday all the other kids called to Reilly, “Go get your bike and meet us by the pond!” Reilly ran home, got her bike, but did not meet them by the pond. Instead, she decided to go outside her own house and practice over and over again riding the bike. Reilly fell several times and got a few cuts but she felt much better than she had the day before. Maybe tomorrow she would be able to meet them by the pond. It was now the fourth day of summer vacation and Reilly was almost as excited, as she had been the first day. She raced down the stairs as fast as she could, ate a bowl of cereal, put on her shoes, and ran out the door. She secretly hoped that today everyone wasn’t on their bikes so she could have another day to practice. Finally when she ran to where everyone was playing she had the same unhappy feeling as yesterday. Everyone including her best friend Nicole was riding their bikes. Just as the two days before all the other kids called to Reilly, “Go get your bike and meet us by the pond!” Today, Reilly ran home, got her bike, but did not meet them by the pond. Instead she decided she would go outside her own house and practice again. Reilly fell off her bike several times and got a few cuts. But, at the end of the day she hadn’t fell or gotten as many cuts as yesterday. After all she was actually getting better. It was now the fifth day of summer vacation and Reilly was more excited than she had been yesterday. She raced down the stairs as fast as she could, ate a bowl of cereal, put on her shoes, and ran out the door. She secretly hoped that today everyone wasn’t on their bikes so she could have another day to practice. Finally when she ran to where everyone was playing she had the same unhappy feelings as the days before. Everyone including her best friend Nicole was riding their bikes. Just as the three days before all the other kids called to Reilly, “Go get your bike and meet us by the pond!” Today, Reilly ran home, got her bike, but did not meet them by the pond. Instead she decided she would go outside her own house and practice one more day. Reilly didn’t fall off her bike once and didn’t get any cuts. She thought at last that she would be ready to meet everyone by the pond tomorrow! It was now the sixth day of summer vacation and Reilly was as excited as she had been on the first day. She raced down the stairs as fast as she could, ate a bowl of cereal, put on her shoes, and ran out the door. She secretly hoped that today everyone was on their bikes so she could meet them by the pond and go on a ride with them. Finally when she ran to where everyone was playing she had the same happy feeling as the first day. Everyone including her best friend Nicole was riding their bikes. Just as the four days before all the other kids called to Reilly, “Go get your bike and meet us by the pond!” Today, Reilly ran home, got her bike, and met everyone by the pond. When everyone was there they started riding. They went up to the end of the street and back down. Then, they went through all 6 streets of the big neighborhood and continued riding the rest of the day. When they finally got back around dinnertime Reilly heard Nicole call for her, “Hey Reilly, see you tomorrow at the pond?” Reilly called back, “Of Course!” She had had the best time of her life that day and felt so happy to know that she could finally ride her bike. Reilly new that day that all her practice had finally made her what she thought of as perfect.
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