Here's a piece of work I did up when I was in Primary Four (10 years old) "Never be late again! Primary Four work".
Putting more essays together,
“Never be late again! Understand me?” stern
words of Serene’s teacher, Mrs Ann echoed in her mind as she pasted a note to
remind herself never to be late ever again. She had learnt a valuable lesson
that day. It was a Tuesday morning.
The sun bathed the ground with warmth and
sunlight. The streets were bustling with vehicles as parents ferried their
children to school before proceeding to the office. Serene’s alarm clock rang
incessantly, signaling the start of yet another routine school day. Serene woke
up with a jolt. On noticing that it was seven o’clock, Serene’s face turned as
pale as death. At that moment, her jaw fell in utter shock. After that, Serene
whooshed off to the bathroom as quick as a wink finished her shower. Serene
hastily dressed up into her school uniform and tore down the stairs. Her
mother, Mrs Gan, who was tapping her foot impatiently onto the ground and
waiting for Serene’s arrival, shook her head in disapproval when her deep-set
eyes caught sight of her daughter’s unkempt hair.
“Why can’t I ever wake up early for once?”
Serene thought as she wolfed her breakfast down. Before bolting for the door,
she scooped up her maroon schoolbag and left without bidding goodbye to Mrs
Gan. The blazing sun laughed at Serene as she set off from her house. Serene
was as sure as death and taxes that she would not make it in time. The image of
her being locked out from school sent shivers down her spine. Furthermore, she
could not stop thinking about her fierce teacher, Mrs Ann. She would sure to
reprimand her.
Ten minutes later, Serene reached her school.
To her horror, Mrs Ann was at the gate instead of the usual prefect! Mrs Ann’s
face was purple with rage when she saw Serene walking through the gate. “Late
again! I thought I had warned you not to be late on several million occasions!”
Before long, Serene found herself being whisked off back to her classroom.
Serene knew what was going to happen and she braced herself. She waited with a
bated breath for a tongue-lashing from Mrs Ann.
Mrs Ann started chiding Serene at the top of
her voice. Her voice was so thunderous that it scorched Serene’s eardrums. The
giggles from Serene’s classmates hung in the air like melting clouds that were
waiting to land on her. When the scolding ended half an hour later, there was
pin drop silence before tears began flowing from Serene’s chestnut brown eyes
like a broken faucet. At the same time, Serene also mumbled a sincere apology
before she was permitted to return to her seat.
That day will forever remain as a black mark in
Serene’s life. In fact, till this day, Serene can still remember the incident
vividly. After that incident, Serene made a silent vow to never be late again.
As the saying goes, ‘once bitten, twice shy’.
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