"Have you learned your lesson yet?" My mother asked me
As I sat, crying, on the ground
Two skinned knees, a torn shirt, and a cut forehead was all I had to show for my latest adventure
"Haven't you learned to keep your feet on the ground?" she demanded
I hadn't.
In my mind, I belonged up in the sky with the birds
(That's why I'd climbed up the tree)
That was always the thing with me; I never learned my lesson
No matter how many times I failed
How many bruised limbs or bleeding cuts
I still would try again
I wouldn't quit softball, even after it broke my arm
I wouldn't stop eating strawberries, even though the doctor said I was allergic
(I probably was. I don't care. Strawberries are delicious)
And I wouldn't quit falling in love
Even though I got my heart broken each and every time
There was Amanda in middle school, who dumped me after she decided she wanted to date a soccer player instead
There was Karina in high school who moved away
There was Timothy and Alexandar and Carson, who all just 'weren't the relationship type. Sorry.'
There was Jacob, who cheated on my with someone who I thought was my friend.
But no matter how many times I got hurt, no matter if they cracked my heart a little or stomped it into the dirt
I didn't learn my lesson
I knew that someday, I'd hit a home run
Someday, I'd be able to finish my strawberry shortcake
And someday, I would get married
And my heart would never break again
I dated Benjamin in college, and had a messy breakup
I was with Rebecca for two years, until she decided we were "in different places"
But then, there was Kate
I fell in love with her just like I did with the rest
Fast and hard and not looking down
(coincidentally, I fell out of the tree the same way)
But with Kate, I never hit the ground
I flew
And she was right there flying beside me
You see, Kate never learned her lesson either
She has as many scars as I do, and even more stories to go along with them
She never gives up
And never gives up on me
She's my soulmate
My other half
All the cheesy cliches that you're supposed to give up on because they're 'just fairy tales' and 'will never come true'
But I never learned that lesson
I never gave up on love
And love never gave up on me
I did it
I got married
To the love of my life,
my best friend,
my Kate
And the happiness of our wedding day
And every other day I've spent with her
Makes every bruise and bump
Every broken bone and scrape
Worth it
So I guess I did finally learn my lesson
"Never give up"
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