Monday, December 15, 2008

Alone

A short excerpt wrote in class at the start of year in secondary 4. taken from TYS, although i don't know what the question is about.
i just self-titled it.


She sat alone in the tiny room listening to the rain pounding on the roof and thinking over the events of the last few weeks. In her eyes was a sad, defeated look. A look of worry, and confusion. The tears welled up and dripped slowly, constantly on the cold hard tiles. Then they started flowing freely. She began to sob, small and restrained sobs though there was no one to hear her. Her arms tightened around her legs; she rested her head on her knees and whimpered softly, piteously.

Uncle Ling was out at the moment, probably on another drinking spree. Oh, how Hui Ying hated him! The overwhelming stench of alcohol that lingered on him drove her mad; the sight of his unkempt hair, his sick, yellowish eyes and his scrawny, sunken appearance was unbearable. Even the thought of him made her squeamish. He was the cause of it all, he was the psychotic creature that made her life so miserable. Hui Ying let out a cry of anguish mixed with despair. Her sobs became uncontrollable; she cried and cried, recalling the string of events that had led to her present woes...

That's it. if i remember correctly we were supposed to write an introduction to a story based on a recall. got a Star for Class again, even though i dont see how its anything fantastic. maybe its cos i dont know what the essay question was. still managed a 16/20 though, and a "good try" comment.

That marks the end of my collection of schoolwork essays from secondary 4.

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