Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:18 PM
Composition
“Let’s go for a jog.” suggested Father. “Alright! ” I immediately replied. “I know a jogging track in the forest. The jogging track is very cool!” I said.
Soon, we were in the car on the way to the forested jogging track. When we reached the forested jogging track, I was jubilantly jumping around in excitement. Pencils of sunlight shone through the treetops to the ground. Birds were singing and crickets were chirping. A cool breeze caressed my cheeks and ruffled my hair. I took in a deep breath and I felt rejuvenated. We did our warm-up exercises and started jogging.
As we jogged, we chatted merrily and discussed family matters. Suddenly, I heard a faint rustle in the thick undergrowth. I screeched to a halt and turned around slowly. I shuddered when the towering trees and the thick undergrowth met my eyes. I muttered to myself, “Don’t be such a scaredy – cat. Don’t be such a wimp. Come on!” I measured my steps and took a few shaky steps forward. I prised open the thick undergrowth and looked around for the thing that caused that rustle. I thought to myself, “It must have been the wind. There’s nothing in the undergrowth.”
I returned to Father and we continued jogging. Suddenly, I heard a loud roar. My heart leaped into my mouth and I gasped in shock. Horrendous thoughts raced through my mind. “What was that? Was it a monster?” Cold beads of sweat started trickling down the temples of my forehead and my palms became cold and clammy. I turned to face my father and I could see that he was afraid too. Father was biting his lip in worry and his hands were trembling.
I nudged him and urged him to jog back and go home as it was very scary. Suddenly, I saw something glittering in the bushes. I pushed open the bushes, only to see myself staring into the eyes of a tiger. Fear bubbled inside me like acid and I started panicking. Fear started creeping over my skin as trepidation overwhelmed me. Waves of panic, each as tangible as an electric shock, coursed down my spine. I tried to cry for help but all that came out of my throat was a dry croak. My feet were rooted to the ground as if roots had sprouted from my ankles. The tiger let out a low growl and that was enough to snap me out of my trance. The tiger lunged at me at top speed. In a split second, I rolled to the side and dodged the tiger’s attack.
Instead, the tiger started running towards my father. I tried to grab the tiger’s leg but I missed, the tiger pounced onto my father and started mauling my father. I was shocked and I stood with my mouth agape. I did not know what to do. I looked at the state of my father and anger overtook me. Anger started welling up inside me, wiping out every other feeling. I ran forward and picked up a large stick. I charged at the tiger as if I was a bull and I seemed to have super strength. I hit the tiger on its head with all my might and the tiger collapsed in a heap.
I immediately whipped out my handphone and dialled for the police and the ambulance. After a while, I could hear the reverberating sirens of the police cars and ambulance. The sirens sounded like music to my ears. The police fired a few tranquilizing shots at the tiger and brought the tiger away. The paramedics immediately brought me and my father to the hospital. While I was in the ambulance, tendrils of darkness engulfed ma and I fainted.
When I came to, I was lying in a hospital bed beside my father. I could not register anything beyond a buzzing noise and my father’s voice. I opened my eyes and light seemed to flood into my skull. I turned to face my father and I saw that he was covered with bandages. I heaved a great sigh of relief. Father then apologised, “I’m sorry I could not protect you. Thank you for saving me.” I nodded my head and smiled.
As the saying goes, “Once bitten, twice shy”, I never dared to go into a forested area again. This experience will definitely become another piece of my jigsaw puzzles of memories.
42 hearts, that beat as one.
# // Chia Bao Hui //
# // Chong Shi Han //
# // Belinda Chong Wen Xian //
# // Choong Yong Xin //
# // Cindy Chow Jia Lin //
# // Chua Xin Ying //
# // Fiona Tan Xin Ning //
# // Hew Ying Xin //
# // Joycelyn Khoo Yi Xin //
# // Felicia Lee Si Yun //
# // Li Xing //
# // Lim Cherith //
# // Lim Min Xuan Ethel //
# // Carmen Low Jia Min //
# // Michelle Fan Hui Ying //
# // Ng Xin Hui //
# // Ong Cai Shi //
# // Phyllis Ong Hui Zhen //
# // RV. Mhonika //
# // Roxanne Yew //
# // Sheryl Wong Hui Mei //
# // Soon Ying //
# // Dionne Tai Xin Rong //
# // Tang Fan Xi //
# // Tham Shi Ning //
# // Valerie Ng Yun Shan //
# // Cynthia Wang Hui Yuan //
# // Yew Zhi Yu //
# // Yu Yang Xue //
# // Glendon Chua Wee Kian //
# // Eric Leow Yu Quan //
# // Joe Goh Si Jie //
# // Hu Bing Cheng //
# // Josiah Tan Xin Yi //
# // Shawn Liew Wei Xiong //
# // Lim Zheng Theng //
# // Ong Ting Yu //
# // Ow Yeong Yook Kit //
# // Reeve Chia Jing //
# // Isaac Tan Jon Wei //
# // Thng Yu Xuan //
# // Vasu Namdeo //
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Teachers.
FORMTEACHER
Mr Ivan Ng
@ Teaching HealthEd & Science
@ Superbly good and funny + awesome !
@ Cannot agitate him okay!
ENGLISH & MATH TEACHER
Mrs Sarah Seow
@ Very funneh!
@ Naming her 2nd second
ISAAC
@ Ze Queen !
HIGHER CHINESE / CHINESE TEACHER
Mr Chua Keng Koon / Mdm Chiew SY
@ Mr Chua is very humourous!
@ But must smile more ! :D
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Class committee.
Monitors :
Josiah Tan Xin Yi &
Carmen Low Jia Min
IT Leaders :
Thng Yu Xuan &
Yew Zhi Yu
Homework person:
Belinda Chong
Sweet girl :
Cynthia Wang Hui Yuan
Tissue boy :
Lim Zheng Theng
Water boy :
Isaac Tan Jon Wei
Chinese words guy :
Reeve Chia Jing
BLUSHER (!) :
Shawn Liew Wei Xiong (!)