In just two days, we form 5’s have managed to complete a total of 3 subjects, 8 papers in a matter of 12 hours and 15 mins! That doesn’t sound too bad eh?
BM
It was.. okay. I ‘m proud of my paper 2 since I managed to answer EVERYTHING for once! And I didn’t have a problem with the sastera part somehow either! Paper one on the hand… I am worried of. I wrote like a kid. Maybe worst. This just shows that my BM is BAD. Oh well, no more reading BM stories! WOOHOO!!!
History
BAD BAD BAD. That pretty much summarises everything. If I pass, I will be speechless.
English
Paper 2 was okay but paper 1… I dunno. I wrote a story to my liking but while writing, I was thinking too much of my grammer so most probably my grammer got worst (usually when I start fussing it turns bad…) and I kept checking the time. I wrote longer than my BM paper despite them giving less time for the English paper. The second essay had 5 questions. Notice that I only elaborate for English HAH.
1 Describe an embarassing experience in your life. <– Definitely a no no.
2 ‘Teenagers today are only interested in entertainment.’ Do you agree? Support your opinion. (I usually accidentally side both sides when I write stuff like this so no no)
3 My early years. <– Would have written about Gokudera’s past but…)
4 Write a story beginning with: Kim was nervous when the door opened… <– everyone’s favourite type of essay.
5 Tomorrow. <– My fav type of essay!
So, the time given was an hour. I managed to finish my first essay in 30 minutes so I had 15 minutes head start. I proceeded to write. I wrote and I wrote and I wrote, building up the plot as soon as I write it so it’s rather messy. I keep rereading each paragraph, wanting to be extra careful of mistakes but instead, I think I made MORE mistakes. Ergh… But I continued writing anyway. I finished 10 minutes before the end time and somewhat regretted not describing stuff fully. There were 7 pages all together. So I reread in that 10 minutes and corrected any mistakes I found. (To tell you the truth, right now, I still remmeber I have 5 obvious mistakes. Shit). Anyway, since my memory is still fresh, I anaged to type it out. It was supposed to be a summary but it turned out so long. I think the actual essay was longer though whatever. What is in the past is in the past. Go ahead, click the cut. Tell me which pairing is it and I shall give you a prize! NOT
I’m just typing this in a whim while not really looking at the screen so err.. pardon any typing mistakes.
Tomorrow
I dragged the battered wooden plank alongside me as a limped in the dark alley. My eyes were blank as I searched the floor aimlessly, my ears listening to the clink of the chain metals clasped around my waist. A cat wailed at me as it guarded its food, a rotten fish. I leaned on the wall, the cat scampering off in fear and I sighed as I slid my body down the length of the wall until my bottom made contact with the floor. They lied. Pain was not at all beautiful. It hurts, like hell. I wanted to scream but my throat was sore and dry. Screaming would take too much effort for me so instead, I closed my eyes as I reminiscence the events that have just taken place.
The day before yesterday, I was in bed sick after eating cookies laced with poison made by my own sister. I managed to play the piano but midway through the recital, I started struggling keeping my focus on the chords then I started vomiting and fainted. The cookies were meant to be a way of my sister supporting and congratulating me for my efforts but I ended up sick in bed. It was not meant to be.
The day next day, I woke up in bed with a wet towel over my face. As I tried to recall what happened before I fainted, my stomach grumbled with hunger. I got up and advanced to the kitchen, wanting a meal but stopped dead as I heard the murmurs of the servants in the kitchen. They were gossiping. It wasn’t unusual, they always gossip but never about me. I went back into my room and locked the door behind me. What they said, it was all rumours but I couldn’t help myself from believing it. What if it was true? Not everything the servants talk about were lies. Most of them were true. That was what I have learnt from experience. What they said, it explained everything. Why my hair colour did not resemble anything like my parents, why in the family portrait, I somehow did not fit in well with my other family members and why my mother always looked at me with eyes filled with hate and disgust. I stayed in my room for the rest of the day. It was not meant to be.
Today, I woke up and with determination; I rushed into my father’s room, asking him a string of questions. The questions remained unanswered as he sat quietly and solemnly the whole time I demanded answers. My bottled up anger was already at it’s fullest, unsheathing the dagger in my pocket, I ran to him and took it out, striking his heart. What have I done? I didn’t mean any harm. I just wanted some answers. I looked at my blood soaked hand and then at my father who smiled and apologized as a tear trickled down his right eye. The door of his room opened and I heard a gasp followed by a scream. It was mother. Or so I thought it was, she wasn’t my mother. What happened after was a blur but it was what had got me here. I closed my eyes, ready to leave this rotten world. What more was there to life? I have committed a great sin. I have just killed my own father. It was not meant to be.
My eyes pried open and I stared at a white washed ceiling. I heard music, a merry tune accompanied by several instruments. Was this heaven? No, it must be hell. I struggled to get myself up and found myself on a bed. My fingers threaded my abdomen to find it well covered with bandages. My eyes scanned the room and I saw a man standing at the counter of the kitchen, slicing something as he hummed the merry tune. He turned with a bowl in his hands and saw me. He quickly placed the bowl back onto the counter and rushed towards me. Reaching the bed, he bent down so that he was the same eye level as me.
“Are you okay? You looked terrible yesterday,” he said. Who was he? Why did he save me? Isn’t he suspicious of me? All those questions stirred in my head as I looked at him with half lidded eyes. Even though I was curious, I was exhausted.
“Water…” I croaked and he looked at me, eyes wide. Then he laughed. He stood up and headed to the kitchen, grabbing a glass and filling it up with water. He walked back to the bed and handed me the glass of water. I slowly brought it to my lips, thanking god that he still provided me with water. I gulped it down in one shot. I saw from the corner of my eyes that he had grabbed a chair and was sitting on it, leaning his front on the back of the chair.
“Better?” He asked yet again as I brought the glass to my lap. I stared at the glass. Who was this man? Why is he so kind to me? Why didn’t he just leave me to die? My grip on the glass tightened and then I flung it. It missed his face by a few inches, landing on the solid floor and shattering into a million pieces. He turned his face and looked at the little fragments on the floor. He stood up and crouched as he picked up the pieces. I was sure he hated me now. I hated him too. It was not meant to be.
Despite my behaviour, he was patient. He fed me and also changed my bandages from time to time, allowing me to rest in his home. He was kind but my heart was unable to receive kindness anymore. Not after what have happened. For all I know, this could be a lie. Which is why I decided that tomorrow, I would run away. He has done too much for me. I didn’t want to be a burden.
He wasn’t home when I woke up so I grabbed one of his clothes and wore it. As I was buttoning my shirt up, I heard yells outside of the house. I peered through the windows and saw that he was outside, fending off the police. It was obvious, he was defending me. Why was he doing this? Why is he willing to risk his life for me? I opened the door to reveal myself. Horror stricken faces looked at me as I stared back at them solemnly. Just capture me now, kill me if you have to, I couldn’t care less.
He grabbed me and half pulled me and half carried me away from the police. We ran through an array of alleys and walkways, me just being dragged by him. Of course, the police chased after us but he was faster. He only stopped when we reached a clearing in the forest. Head propped close to his chest, I could hear his heartbeat racing as he panted heavily above me. “Are you an idiot?! You have just done a massacre and you’re handing yourself to the police? You do know the punishment of doing such a horrendous crime don’t you? It’s like committing suicide if you handed yourself to the police!” I heard him scold me.
He knew. He knew that I had committed such a horrible crime but he continued protecting me. Why? Why? Why was he so kind?
I buried my face deep into his chest. “A few days before, I found out that I’m a child of my father and his lover. My real mother died when I was young, assassinated by people who were believed to have been under the orders of my step mother. I didn’t mean to kill my father but I did. How can I live with such a burden? I want to die,” I told him, strained tears now travelling freely down my face, each drop landing on his shirt.
“You’re wrong, everyday is a better day. If yesterday was bad, tomorrow will be better. What’s the past is the past. You cannot change the past but you cannot change the future. You didn’t mean to kill your father right?” he cooed as he comforted me with his soothing voice.
Those words pierced my heart. I thought back. One day, I was in bed, sick after consuming the cookies made by my sister. The next day, I woke up to find out the truth about myself. The day after, I committed a terrible sin. Yesterday, I hated this man. Today, I didn’t hate him anymore. New feelings were arising. He had just saved me, out of pure kindness even though I was already tainted. I looked up at him and he smiled.
“Tomorrow will be better, I’ll make sure of that. I’ll be by your side and guide you through tomorrow, and the days following after.”