A Leap Of Faith

                              The blazing heat from the sun was strong, I quickly moved to a shady spot ; a bench under a tree. Laughter and shouts of delights filled my ears as I ate my cotton candy. I looked around, people were having fun and were all around the theme park.

                    

                    I glanced at my watch, "They should be here by now," I mumbled to myself. Just then I heard giggles and looked up. The group of girls walked towards me, they were full of energy.

                    " Oh Feline, you should have been there, it was so fun!" Penelope exclaimed.

    

                    The girls nodded in agreement. My friends, Penelope, Lily,Samantha and Marila had just went on 'The Rush', a new ride.

As my friends all chattered, I sighed. I would join them but... I have a fear of heights and rides that makes an adrenaline rush. But I never told any of them about my fears. I was too afraid of their reactions if I did tell them. So whenever they ask why i don't ride, I tell them that's it's because I had a stomach ache.

                     "You coming Feline?" Penelope asked. 

   

                     "Huh? Oh yeah," I replied as i shook out of my thoughts.

                               "Finally, we are going home," I whispered. As most people would call theme parks 'fun', I call it a nightmare. All my friends would go on rides without me and I would feel left out, but I also wanted to come so I can at least squeeze in some quality time with them.

                              The next weekend, I looked eagerly at the clock. My friends and I would have a call together, so it was like spending time together without the rides and thrills.When the call started, I eagerly video chatted with them, but one look told me there's something wrong. 

            

                   " I'm sorry guys, I know we planned to call and hang, but I need to study for the upcoming exam, sorry..."

                   " Yeah I have to study too..."

          

                   " So do I, sorry..."

                   One by one, they hung up. It was only me and Penelope left at the line. We had both studied together earlier than the rest. We had nothing to do. Somehow, I was kinda happy. It was just me and my best friend of the group, Penelope. I was sure that the two of us could do something together that is less, scary...

                 As a good friend, I let her choose what to do. To my horror, she chose...BUNGEE JUMPING! I had no choice but to follow.

                 We reached the jumping station and Penelope ecstatically fastened the harness and rope to her body. I told her that I was feeling dizzy and that I would just watch. With no hesitation she jumped of the station. I gasped, ' how could she have the courage to do such things?' I questioned in my mind.

                 As the staff went down to the staff room, I sat and watched Penelope screaming with delight.That's when I noticed the rope, the really thick rope, was starting to unravel. At first, I didn't really care as bungee ropes usually were really hard to snap. But of course, my paranoia got the better of me. 

                       I yelled down to Penelope, informing her about the rope. At that moment, the rope snapped! Penelope was falling!!Luckily, Penelope  was an amazing gymnast so she quickly managed to back-flip and got hold of the edge of a cliff. I breathed out a sigh of relief which later turned to panic when Penelope yelled to me, " I'm SLIPPING!"

               I wanted to get someone to help but the staff were too busy having a discussion and I was the only one there. I knew what I had to do but I was too scared to do it. My mind whirled as I tried to think of another way but I just couldn't. It was a blank.

                  However,  I couldn't just let my friend die, so I ran to the edge of the station and fastened my harness and rope. I checked the quality of rope and made sure I would not fall to my death as well. After countless checks, I realized that Penelope had not much time left. As she screamed I slowly scuffled to the end.

             " This is it... I need to save her... I need to take... a leap of faith. "

      

            I took a deep breath and ( with a bit of hesitation) took a big jump. I felt the wind rushed behind me as I plunged to the bottom and as I got pulled back up I leaned to the side and reached out for Penelope. She got hold and I pulled her back to the station.

           When we were there and did some checks to ensure that we were fine, Penelope hugged me causing us to fall to the ground.

                 "You saved me!And You conquered your fear of heights!!! I'm so proud of you Feline!" she exclaimed.

           As I basked in her praise, I realized something.

          " You knew?! You knew about my fear?!" I asked in surprise, I had thought she didn't.

               "Of course we knew, it was so obvious. I mean, who gets a stomach ache every time we want to go on a ride?" Marila, said as she and the others appeared at the entrance of the bungee jumping station. They had just went to join us and entered the scene.

           " But...then...Why did you kept this knowledge from me?" I asked, still shock from the fact that I just bungee jumped a thousand kilometres below (I think). 

         " 'Cause, you are our friend and we respect your wish to not go on rides." Penelope replied with a warm smile on her face.

        Just then, the staff people came in and I immediately yelled at them. I bellowed at how Penelope nearly died and that they were irresponsible as they were supposed to keep an eye on the equipment. Of course, I was only a kid and they thought that it was a prank despite the numerous support from my friends. The staff  even thought that I sabotaged the rope and said that I had to pay for it!

         I looked up, frustrated, and that's when I spotted a  surveillance camera. To prove that I'm innocent, I convinced them to watch the incident from the camera. After watching the clip a couple of times, they were convinced and thank me for saving the day, they even gave 100 dollars to Penelope as a way of saying sorry.

          After that, me and my friends walked down the high slope from the bungee station. As we walked down the slope, Lily turned to me,
       
       " You probably had a lot to go through just now and you probably want a break after that. Why don't we go for lunch instead?" She suggested hoping to make me feel better.

           " Are you kidding?! After that ride, I am so ready to try new ones!! I can't wait it was so fun!!!" I exclaimed.

                My friends looked at me, pleased that I had conquered my fears.  Without hesitation, we immediately dashed to the theme park to have fun. Fun I never had.

A Little Rose [ a poem ]

A Little Rose

                               by : Keisha                               

I was a seed, even smaller than your thumb. 

Till I grow into a seedling, all alone. 

All alone.       

Hope still inside me.

I will reach till I become a flower, as beautiful as a butterfly. 

Along my journey past the storms, going through windy days,

past rainy days.

And I hope my roots

can anchor me safely. Days have past, leaves start growing,

weeks have past, till a single rose was born. yeah, born.

As red as blood,

as fresh as dew,

smelled so sweet, my rose will grow till it withers

away.

                                                   

The Giant Paper Stone

       There once was a village,in the village lived a boy. This boy likes to do art. One day the boy was making a masterpiece with a piece of paper when suddenly,he tore his piece of paper by a sound of a crash.The boy was desperate,he crumpled the paper and threw it out of the window.Now,as the crumpled paper flew down to the ground,the boy's neighbour was a scientist.The scientist made a machine that can make things enormous.

        While the scientist was writing his observation he accindentlly pressed the button that made the machine on!The machine went............... ZAP!!!!!!!!!! ................The zap of the machine hit  the crumpled paper and became...BIG then it became........BIGGER. then it became.............HUGE!!!!....The huge crumpled paper landed in the middle of the village.

        The time it happen many people complained the paper was blocking their sunlight,but soon explorers figured that the huge crumpled paper can be consider as a giant stone since it was shape like it.Some people found out that people can hike the giant crumpled paper.Some people  even found out that people can go sledding too.

        Ever since, the giant paper stone had been famous all over the world.Everybody loves it.The boy and the scientist who made the giant paper stone was rewarded and they became famous.

Lala and Bee

  I have this little sister called Lala. She has this toy, it was a hard toy. The toy is an octopus with a mini submarine attached to it. After Lala  was able to speak, she called the toy "Bee". Lala loved Bee so much, She played with Bee all the time. She even won't share Bee with me. Bee was actually a water toy, but Lala often plays with it every where. She will always bring Bee where ever she go. When it's night time, Lala brought Bee to bed and hugged it. Sometimes I also want  Bee. So we fight.

   Two years ago, we went to Australia and Lala brought Bee along with us. Mum told Lala to make sure Lala don't lost Bee. And she did. Lala and Bee are just like two flowers growing together on one stem. One day, we went to Sentosa  in Singapore, where we live. Lala brought along Bee. In Sentosa  we went to Adventure Cove, a place full of water activities. While we were queuing Lala suddenly said something that made us shock. She said " Where's Bee!!!" we started searching.

   We looked at the big lake under a bridge that we walked over earlier. We also searched every place we pass. Dad who is standing in the queue tried to calm Lala  down. While I look in the lake again to make sure Bee isn't there, mum asked some cleaners with big nets if they caught Bee with there nets. They shook their head and also told mum that Bee isn't  in the lake. mum and I told Lala  that Bee was gone. Lala was sad, but the good news was that everyone had cheered up because of the fun in Adventure Cove.

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Written by Keisha 2017

The Talking Hand and Me

Have you ever wonder is a talking hand real . Well I know the answer .The answer is ... NO it was just a imagination. It all started at night. I was in bed drifting to sleep when my mother went to my room to kiss me good night. I felt safe and my bed was so cozy I didn't know when I went asleep. Now, the next morning was the craziest part. As I woke up, a Giant Hand the size of my mom was at the end of my bed! I was so shock that I nearly fell of my bed. At first I was scared, but my mom always says that we have to treat our guests politely.

The Hand and I shook hand, but here is the weirdest part. The Hand could talk! So because of that I called him Talking Hand. At breakfast I told my mom what happened, before she freaked out and drove us all crazy. Luckily mom understood and welcomed Talking Hand. I was shocked again when my mom said that Talking Hand can stay. I mean, who would want to live with a giant talking hand? Since I said that, I tried my best to stay away from Talking Hand. But soon Talking Hand became sad. So I apologized to him. But after some while, I realised Talking Hand wasn't so bad. Now we do things together.

One day, I was playing with Talking Hand. We were playing ' Treasure Hunt ' In my backyard we were finding my toys. Mom helped to hide the toys. After playing we fell flat on our back. Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder I ignored it, but the more I ignored the more tapping I felt on my shoulder. Suddenly, I woke up in my bedroom. There beside me was my mom. I soon realised that the Talking Hand was just a dream! I sigh and felt relieved. I missed Talking Hand already. But at least he didn't need to stay at my house!
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Written by Keisha

The Magical Rooster

      There once live a rooster that had a magical power. Every morning, when it crowed at the top of its voice, everyone would wake up immediately at the sound of its crow. That was the power of the rooster. The rooster was very proud of its ability. The rooster also knew that its job was very important, especially since the entire household of Farmer Ben's depended on it to wake them up.

     One day, Farmer Ben bought a new hen. It was a lovely hen with feathers as white as snow. The rooster was attracted to the hen immediately. It introduced itself to the hen and even brought it some plump juicy worms. However, the hen was not interested at all. It flapped its wings angrily at the rooster, trying to chase it away. The rooster left, feeling heart broken.

     The next morning, the rooster did not crow at all. As the rooster did not crow, Farmer Ben and his family could not wake up. They were in a deep sleep and only the rooster's cries could wake them up. The farm animals knew this and they were getting worried. If no one woke up, who would feed and wash them and let them out for walks?

       A wise mare thought of an idea. It went to the rooster and combed the rooster's feathers neatly. The mare even taught the rooster how to strut about confidently. When the hen saw the rooster again, it thought that the rooster looked very good. The hen went up to the rooster and shared a worm with it. Overjoyed, the rooster started to crow merrily, waking everyone up.


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Written by Keisha

The Magical Bicycle

        Lisa  was on her way to grandma's house when she passed a man. The man said" Young lady, buy this bicycle as a gift." Lisa thought for a while, the bicycle was neat with blue colour. It looked so cool. So Lisa bought it happily.

        Just as Lisa tried to ride her new bicycle, when all of a sudden..... The bicycle hopped and did a little jig. Then it ran away "Come back!' cried Lisa as the bicycle ran away. She ran and ran chasing that  bicycle.  What she didn't know was that time was running. Soon it was time to go home and Lisa finally  caught the bicycle and rode it home. The next morning when Lisa went to eat  breakfast she gasp because it wasn't her mother cooking.........It was the bicycle who cooked breakfast! Then the bicycle brought Lisa to school, and at the end of the day..... The bicycle tucked Lisa to bed. From that day onwards, the bicycle did the same thing with love. Lisa and bicycle soon became best friends.

       But as Lisa grew up she didn't need the bicycle anymore. The more she grew, the lesser she had time for the bicycle, but the bicycle stilled love her for all it's life. Lisa grew into a beautiful kind women but one day, all of a sudden, the bicycle felt something strange it became sad and ran away with tears  dropping down from its lamp. Soon Lisa realised that her bicycle had gone missing! She quickly dashed out of her house and started to look for her dear bicycle, she looked and looked but she couldn't find it. Lisa was about to give up but then she heard someone crying. So Lisa followed the sound and she found her bicycle!

      "Where did you go?" asked Lisa. But as she asked the bicycle, it began to cry." What's  wrong?" asked Lisa.  So the bicycle told her  everything that happen. "Oh, bicycle I will never forget you, I just had no time to spend time with you." said Lisa kindly, so they went home and now Lisa had time to play with the magical bicycle.