January 2011
3 posts
A fall
We all started laughing. Bellows of heartfelt guffaw could be heard all around. Poor Tim; he felt throughly embarrassed but there was no one siding him today- our head prefect who had such a loyal following suddenly found himself the butt of all jokes. We laughed- heartily. We merrily guffawed with so much gusto that tears began to stream uncontrollably down our swollen cheeks. We yawped so loud...
Describe the most impactful event in your life and...
Whenever I see my friends with their parents it saddens me. Imagine sharing a meal or a laugh with my family can only exist in my imagination; my parents got divorced when I was just twelve. The news came as a shock to my brother and I when we were having dinner. Everyone in the room fell silent, my parents were anxiously waiting for our response. Breaking the silence, my brother stood up abruptly...
Write about an occasion when you did something and...
Holding on to the mic, my palms were sweating. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears; it was deafening. I was going up in less then a minute and the contestant before me was amazing; I felt dubious of myself and I believed I would not live up to my expectations, more so to my father’s expectations.
Being a single dad was tough on him; he had difficulty in the areas where he had to teach me...