The Runner
It was almost time, time for the Big Race. The Big Race was one of the most exciting races in the whole city of San Jose. The best and the fastest runner out of all was Nicki. Nicki was a brave and determined young lady. She had been training for years and years ever since her first race to win every single race in the future. The day of the race was August 19,2015, the same day as her husband’s birthday.
Daniel, Nicki’s husband, a professional basketball player. During the drive home from the basketball game, Nicki asked him what he wanted for his birthday.
“Daniel, I know your birthday is coming up, and I want to make it really special and unforgettable night. So… what would you like for your birthday?”
“Nicki, he said, all I want for my birthday is for you to win the Big Race.”
During Nicki’s first race two years ago, the judges mentioned about the Big Race. It was a very important and exciting race because it only occurred once every two years. Running is really important to her because she had so many memorable moments. For example, she still remembers winning her first race falling to the ground in excitement.
Nicki had been training for weeks to win the final race. Nicki knew this was a serious race because Daniel was depending on her to win for him. She knew she couldn’t screw up and only had one chance. Daniel and Nicki had been together for a couple years now and were really close.
Since Daniel and Nicki were really close, he decided to buy her a silver necklace with his name on it. He thought it would be a great gift for her since he knew it was most likely that she was going to win the race again. But there came a serious twist that no one knew was coming.
“On you marks, get set, go!” the judge shouted in excitement. There were billion of people in the race, but as Nicki was still number one. Nicki was just a few steps away from the finish line when she had turned. She looked and saw Daniel, he had felt so happy and was filled with joy. After she saw him, she felt her heart ache and fell to the ground with pain in the same spot as she finished during her first race. She had tears dripping from her eyes knowing that she had failed Daniel. He came running down the bleachers, but as he saw her, the only thing he felt was pain, and the only thing he heard was his heart breaking into a thousand pieces.
Daniel took the necklace out of his pocket and slowly put it on her. In her memory the whole city knew Nicki as “The Runner”. Daniel soon took a break from basketball to continue her dream. All he thought about was Nicki so he decided that he would take her place running. The day of the race was Daniel’s birthday, and Nicki’s death. Since then, Daniel and Nicki have been known all around the world and role models to tons of kids. And that’s the story of Nicki and Daniel.