Friday, February 27, 2009

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Edit 2: noticed a spelling mistake =A= it's changed now....
Edit: changed the font size since it seemed too small.... ^^; sorry!
so... I really have nothing to post and seeing how Andre wrote that passage, I felt like writing my own... Hope you do not mind, Andre...

Chu could only stare at the blank document screen in front of her. Blink. She had her legs to her chest, hugging a pillow that was placed within the gap between her chest and her legs. How should I write? No..... What can I write? She kept cracking her brains but to no avail. She was handed a piece of assignment from her superior.

"Write a story about the happiest moment one can experience in life. Please, write it with your own experience!" She remembered the words her superior used all too clearly.

She stuffed her head into the pillow, mumbling: "What can I write when I have so many.... no..... when I have totally forgotten about them..." The pillow muffled her voice. She was glad that no one was around to hear what she had said. I can't even remember how I felt when anything happened... I can't even remember who was there.... the smiles.... the sound of laughter.... She was all alone and that is all she knows. Heh.... I can't even remember my parent's face.... much less..... one second I turned away, and everything's gone.... She paused her train of thoughts. I think I need some counselling sessions.... I'm getting too depressed lately, it seems....

Tired, she tried her best to think of a story. Just any story to give to her superior and get this over with. She did not want to dwell in this subject too much. She got off the couch, yawning slightly and started flipping through the novels - that was left on a cabinet, soon to be collecting dust - she had bought when she was young. She can briefly remember how her mother wished not to send so much money on letting her buy so many series novels but is still glad to spend the money just for her. Just to see that smile on her face.

Noticing the cold, thin stream of water rolling down the side of her cheeks, she quickly wiped them away with the sleeves of her black T-shirt with the phrase: "Leave me alone!" imprinted on it. She let out an awkward laugh when she noticed how contridicting things are now. She wanted no one too close to her and wanted everyone to leave her be. Yet now, she wished she wasn't alone anymore. She wished she did not have to fight this darkness off alone.

She shook her head violently to shake off those thoughts and tries to regain her cool composure - one would call it a persona or alter ego, in other words - and quickly got back to writing a piece of short story.

Her superior quickly skimmed through the few pages of script she wrote, finding main points and gave the paper back to her. Chu took it and stared at her boss. "Is this all you can come up with?!" He started. "Is this all you can think about?! I am sure even a Primary school student could have done better! I am sure you have much better ideas than all this... Stop being lazy and re-do it and I want it by tonight, 9 pm sharp!"

A sudden anger grew in her. He doesn't know anything. Nothing. She wished - with all her heart - she could have remembered the happy moments of her life! However, she could not! She wasn't being lazy or anything. She really just could not remember anything, anything at all. Why can't her superior just understand it? She gripped the paper tightly and threw it sqaure in her superior's face. She can't be bother with anything anymore. She just wanted someone to understand. "Why don't you go ahead and do it youself then?! I am sure all you can write about is earning your first million instead of having happy moments with your family!" She briskly walked towards the door and slammed it shut behind her. She could tell. She could tell that all people around her, most at least, would all write and only think about money and nothing else. She could bet her whole months salary on it that most of them will definitely write about money.

So.... this is all i can write ^^; sorry for my very bad grammar and lack of vocabulary words.... (that is why i am in Band 4 anyways.....) erm.... i hope this kinda links to Lit.... erm.... i really have no idea on the title so..... yeah.... thank you for wasting your time reading this and sorry... for um.... wasting your time? And please don't take this story the wrong way! I'm really sorry if it does sound, in any way, offensive to you, who is reading this! I'm really, really sorry!!!!


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