That time when I broke my MP3 by sitting on it...

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I was always a bit rustic. I love camping, and we camped a lot. There was a time when I was maybe 8 or 9 years old when I was given an MP3 to listen to music. I don't know what I had on it, but I imagine it was just the pop that my parents heard because that's the only thing that was in my house at the time. I didn't have much initiative in the genres I listened to by then.

The only song I remember was one by Mecano. I remember it was night and I was happy. There was this leader (I don't know what the English term is for the "caretakers" that lead the kids) that I always appreciated. He was tall, handsome, nice and teacherly. Now that I think about it, he must have been younger than I am now (about 20-22). We kids were all sitting nearby, he was sitting to my right and I gave one earphone to him and told him to listen to the song. I don't remember exactly which song it was. It might have been Hijo de la Luna, which is the best-known song by Mecano.

I remember that he smiled and said that he liked it. I was happy. We were camping on the mountain Ávila. At that time, we were kinda poor, and I didn't have much of a taste for looking better than my peers. I was as introverted and could be, and it showed. I remember that I was wearing jeans, so I put the MP3 in my back pocket after I finished listening to that song, and then I sat on a rock.

I felt the package on my butt at once. Took it out and remembered my MP3. I saw that the screen was cracked. Nowadays, I always remember that moment whenever I am placing delicate electronic devices anywhere. Whether it be in my pockets, at the bottom of a purse or a bag, and even when I'm walking and I know that someone might hit me when they walk by me.

That's how I learned not to sit on stuff made of glass, I guess? That moment always comes back to me. Fortunately, it was a very happy moment for me, so I didn't really care about the screen. I found the MP3 a couple years ago, still cracked. It's red, now filled with Metallica, Slayer and other similar bands. I didn't listen to it after the first years of high school when I got an MP4 and then an iPod. They all broke down for different reasons, all filled with pop and metal.