The biggest happiness for a child is to have a full family with mother and father. Unfortunately, I was lacking of such happiness. My parents divorced when I was seven years old. I stayed with mother and my father went to neighboring state to his brother. He didn't take a great part in my upbringing. He called once a month and sent presents to every birthday and Christmas. Soon my mother found new husband. His name was Eric and he sold cars. But as for my father, he stayed a bachelor. When I was about seventeen we had a difficult situation and mother and I decided that I would live with father, at least for some times. I had to leave native place, change school and change wide and light room with big bed to a room with coach and tiny bathroom. But it didn't scare me, finally I could feel what it means to have father. I really missed him very much. He was an officer and to my coming he made me a surprise - he bought an old Chevrolet and presented it to me. Either he wanted to make me happy or he wanted to make it up to me for his absence in my life. In spite of the fact that the auto was of orange color - I hate this color - and hardly could drive - it was after crash, nevertheless, I was glad to this present. It is better than bike. At home I drove the bike, mother didn't want that I would drive a car. She said it is dangerous. Father and I decided not to tell about the present to mother. It was our little secret. And in first day at school, I drove on my new old car. By nature, I'm a person who doesn't like attract people's attention. But in my first day at school everything was different. My Chevrolet could attract attention of everyone at school and in neighboring streets. It sounded like tractor that everybody could appreciate it. I was embarrassed and wished to sink into the ground. At this moment I remembered my new bike. But I could survive it. My Chevrolet was after crash and it needed repair and I was hurry with using it. But when my father changed some old details and overdyed it, it looked like new. And now I could reach the school without attracting people's attention.
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