Elijah's Life Experiences

On the last day of 2013, here is my latest post of a short story I wrote "An achievement" . I look forward to sharing more essays with you in 2014. Happy New Year, everyone!          My mind was a blank.          I shifted uncomfortably as I watched Jane, my friend on stage finish the last part of her speech. You see, I had stage fright. I was as sure as death and taxes that the audience watching my presentation would burst out laughing at me. The thought made me extremely nervous. I was on tenterhooks with each passing moment. Anxiety encompassed me. Would everyone laugh at me? What if my friends and teachers ridicule me? Like a child, I had butterflies churning in my abdomen.          Moments later and it was my turn to step onto the dreaded wooden stage.          It was now or never I psyched m...

Here is an essay about "A Challenge" .              “Hooray!” My parents are going to purchase a Lego toy for me!” I thought as my parents and I walked in the direction of the Lego shop called Secret Chamber. Having passed my examinations with flying colours, my proud parents decided to purchase a Lego toy for me.             I decided to quicken my pace as I filled with excitement. When I reached the shop with my parents, gasping for air as they caught up with me, I entered it and went about selecting my Lego toy. A while later and I had decided to buy a Lego city police helicopter. As my parents paid for the toy, my heart was jubilant and sang out in great joy. My eyes danced as what I had wished had come true.             Reaching home, the first thing I did was to remove my shoes and rush into my room to ...