Once in a Lifetime

"A beautiful narrative about the perils of time."
This is my submission to @FatGrizzly's writing competition.
Congrats on all those followers, you deserve it!! :)
I wrote this for my ELA class, and I'm really hoping it turned out well. My friends have told me it looks fine, so I'm seriously wishing that looks are not deceiving. Well its up to you guys to be the judge. And @FatGrizzly of course lol.
Enjoy! :)

NAME MEANINGS~
Agapito: loving, kindness, charity
Amanda: she who is fit to be loved
Chabuk: agile, clever
Reynald: counselor, ruler
Max Howard: the greatest, noble watchman
Cherry Blossoms: impermanence of life, renewal, beauty