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Ann Sarah Paul
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Why? Why? Why? Why did it all have to happen
tonight? It was a dark and scary night. No stars
were visible from the window. I was reading
the book ‘101 bedtime stories’. That’s when the
first villain entered, a power cut followed by his
best friends – the thunder and the lightning. It
scared me out of my wits. Now, the moon had
gone and it was the streaks of lightning that
lit the sky. The rain was falling as if the clouds
were being squeezed.
That’s when it all started. A loud band… I was
sure it was the front door. This was followed by
the squeaking of a pair of shoes. Who could it
be at such a late hour? Mom and Dad would
return only by tomorrow. I rushed to my table
to find a candle and a box of matches. But, I had
no luck, even the torch was fooling me around.
I thought of calling Mom first, but thought, that
would do no good. So, I mustered up courage
and forced myself to go downstairs.
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I tripped as I reached half way down. I held
on the railing to regain my balance. I walked
as slow as a snail. There was light in the hall.
I rushed to the kitchen and grabbed the first
thing that caught my hand – pan.
I held the pan as tight as I could and entered
the living room. There was a man standing near
the TV. I reached quite close to him and that’s
when he turned around. The next thing I knew
was a familiar yell and the lights turned on.
I opened my eyes to find my older brother
on the floor with his nose bleeding. Quickly,
I rang up for the ambulance. Soon, inside
the ambulance, the doctor asked my brother,
who had just regained his consciousness,
“How did this happen?” He looked at me and
answered…”hit with a pan”. I kept quiet,
feeling so embarrassed.
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