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            “Keep your toys now! Your grandparents are coming to visit us. What if one if them trips and gets hurt?” John’s and Jane’s mother, Mrs Lim reminded. John and Jane the mischievous siblings, were ebullient at play. Immersed in their play-time, John and Jane brushed aside their mother’s reminder to store away their toys and continued with their play.

            Half an hour later, and John’s and Jane’s grandparents had arrived. Mr Lim and Mrs Lim greeted the old couple warmly. As they chatted excitedly, and made their way to the living room, 80-year-old Grandpa Lim who had just recovered from surgery, unknowingly stepped onto John’s toy car, which was strewn on the floor. In a shrill voice, Grandpa Lim yelped in shock and dismay as his right foot suddenly gave way under him and he lurched backwards awkwardly. Fortunately, Grandma Lim, who was walking close behind him reached out to catch her beloved hubby. Else he would have fallen to the ground with a thunderous thud.

            A moment later and all of them muttered a prayer for divine intervention. At that juncture, John and Jane entered the living room. When they saw the adults gathered in a circle. John and Jane knew what had happened and began instantly feeling remorseful.

            Just then, Mrs Lim saw John and Jane from the corner of her eye and turned around to face them. Mrs Lim’s face was a red mask of fury. She was seething with anger. Mrs Lim’s face tightened and her eyes grew ablaze. Like a soldier laying eyes on a target, she began reprimanding them for their irresponsible actions. She thundered as she stared hard at her two children, gesticulating furiously with her left arm and right arm akimbo in utter dismay. John and Jane hung their heads low, beads of cold sweat streaming down their foreheads. They grew smaller and smaller under their mother’s furious glare. The two siblings felt regret over the actions. “We are very sorry. It’s all our fault!” John and Jane apologised sincerely, their heads hung down low and tears brimming in their sorrowful eyes.

            Since that incident, John and Jane promised Mrs Lim and Grandpa Lim to keep their toys after playing and be observant of their surroundings at all times.

Signing off,
Elijah Wee, Singapore

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