Running everywhere

Well, my mid year exam has officially ended today (1.6.2010) which not to mention is also Li Jen's birthday. Happy Birthday.

Anyway, today's post is mostly about what went through my mind during NCC test today. It's a ICT test paper that we -KDUians- have to sit for and it's two hours! I ~~think~~ know for a fact that I will FAIL that paper. I practically left 70% of the paper blank and slept for 1 and a half hour...-.-

During my duration of not so peaceful sleep, a title came to my mind. 'The girl and her shadow' At first I was like, what the hell am I thinking about? Then slowly and steadily, images form in my head. Bit by bit the puzzle was unfolding itself, and before I knew it, I couldn't stop thinking about the title and the story that my head created. Seriously, I had nothing better to do during NCC...

I couldn't stop myself from sharing the story and here it is...

The girl and her shadow

The little girl came home to a quiet house. She was always alone in the house after school hours. She was known to be a latchkey child. She place her bag gently on the ground. She sat for a minute in her living room and stared out of the window. She could see a playground just in front of her silent house. The weather was tremendously benign that day. She stood up and went closer to the window. She saw little children running around with each other playing all sorts of kiddish games. She saw children sliding down slides, she saw children laughing with joy, but what caught her attention the most was the children's parents. She longed for the day when her father or mother would take her out to play. However, she knew her hope would be crushed as they were always busy with work.

The clock was ticking, seconds turned to minutes. It had been 30 minutes since she stared at the playground. She resisted but she knew temptation would take over her any moment. She finally surrendered to it and walked out of her house. She made sure the house was locked and she ran as fast as she could to the playground.

Parents looked at her anxiously, they all wondered where could her parents be. The little girl didn't bother what they thought, she just knew she was there and she wanted to have some fun. She first went to the group of kids playing catch, but they didn't accept her. She then slided down the slide, but the little kids dominating the slide didn't accept her, so she went away. She then went to the group of kids whom were laughing among themselves, but they didn't accept her either. They all had the same reason, and the reason was she was a latchkey child. She walked forlornly to the only place where she knew she wouldn't be rejected, which was the swings. She sat there and rocked herself back and forth.

The sun suddenly appeared out from the clouds, smiling brightly down upon the people on the earth. The little girl smiled and said 'Hi friend.' She looked at her only friend who would accept her. Her friend's name was Shadow. She's the exact replica of the little girl except she didn't have any eyes nor mouth. She swung herself in a boisterous way, all the while watching her friend, Shadow following her movement. She ran with Shadow everywhere. She felt accepted to the world with Shadow and she knew Shadow felt the same way too. She couldn't explain why she would only be bold when Shadow was around. She ran with Shadow to the slide and slided down the slides. The children were flabbergasted when they saw how contented she was.

Soon she fell back on to the swings, she was sweating from head to toe. Her friend, Shadow followed her and sat on the swings as well. She looked up at the sky and saw dark clouds filling it. Soon the bright incandescence sun was covered by the dark clouds. She immediately looked down and saw her friend, Shadow gone. The little girl was poignant and wondered where her friend went.

She felt a wet drop on her bare skin, soon it became two then three then four. It started to rain, parents rushed to their children's side and carried them back to their house. Some impish children refused to go until their parents dragged them home. The little girl was the only one left in the playground. Her cloths were soaked with water but she didn't care. She looked up in to the sky and wonder why her life was miserable. Her eyes were soon filled with tears. Her tears flow down her checks and she sobbed silently.

She saw someone walking towards her, she stood up and prepared to make a run for it. 'Come home, dear, it's raining.' She knew that voice, the only familiar voice which she recognized since she was two years old. The woman took out a towel and wrapped it around the little girl. Her bright brown eyes glowing as she carried the little girl in her arms. The little girl cried in her arms and apologized. The woman clam her down as she walked her home.

'I found her!' said the woman. An elderly man rushed towards them and hugged them both. He kissed both of their foreheads under the rain and thanked the lord. The little girl whom cried just a moment ago was now filled with comfort. Although she knew her parents were constantly busy from work, she knew they always love her and cared for her deeply.

The rain subsided bit by bit and slowly the sun reappeared. The man, woman and the little girl whom were still hugging each other broke apart and gazed into the clear blue sky. The little girl pointed at the sky cheerfully for she saw a rainbow. Her parents smiled at her and stared at it as well. The little girl stared at it for an ephemeral moment and looked down at herself. She saw her friend, Shadow being carried by a woman on the ground. Beside them was another shadow, a man size shape. She gave a tiny smile and bid her friend farewell. She knew tomorrow would be a brand new day and she knew no matter what, she was going to make her own new friends, purposefully.

The End

Written by - Littl3Devil