The Calling

She was searching. Frantically, she grabbed the pile of books on her table, throwing them into a haphazard pile on her bed. They revealed nothing in hidden in their midst. No, not here. As searching every nook and cranny of her room began to look futile, the desperation began to mount. What if she never found it?

She moved onto searching the rest of her house. It wasn’t in any of her cupboards, neither was it among the things in her garage. She’d already emptied out every possible container in her house, yet its location continued to elude her. Where on earth could it be?

Then just as she passed the door leading to her backyard, she felt it. The pull on her energy. It launched her into another frantic search, this time of her backyard. She raced to patch of grass where the pull was exceptionally strong, her hand scrabbling at the earth, soil getting caught under her nails.

Adrenaline rushing through her veins, she dug at the soil as if her life depended on it, ignoring the bite of the earth on her skin.

Then she saw it, the corner of what appears to be a beautifully decorated box. The speed of her digging increased tenfold. So intent on her task, she did not even notice a sharp object cut into her palm. Lifting the box out of the soil, oblivious to the blood on her palm, she regarded it with wonder. Caressing the elegant designs, she heaved a sigh of relief. She’d found it, at last.

Her dirt covered hands traced over the runes inscribed on the box, a huge smile on her face. The runes were familiar; they were writings of her name in Runic.

Finally, she was going to find out. For 19 years she had waited. And today, all that anxiety, the worries, the expectations… they would all be over.

Taking a deep breath, she held it in her lungs as she slowly, carefully eased the box open.

Her eyes widened as tears slid down her cheeks. Her breath caught in her throat. She swore her heart had stopped beating. An involuntary sob escaped her lips in an attempt to relieve the growing agony in her chest.

It was empty.

31st December 2011

Its already the last day of 2011; in the blink of an eye, my first year in AC has started.. and ended. Feels just yesterday when I sat in my bright yellow and turquoise Crescent uniform in ACJC's huge hall and watched the OGLs perform.

Now, months later, after a series of attempted friendships, questions about commitment, killing thousands of trees in several exams and several crushes, I have survived 2011. It wasn't easy; even now i'm fighting. This year I learnt a lot of things. I guess JC is where we slowly begin to learn the ropes of today's society. At least that's what it feels like to me. Oh and how could i forget? How.. dramatic/interesting life can become just by adding one ingredient: the opposite gender. Okay, nuff said. I'm sure many will agree with me ;)

The last day of 2011 for me was amid confusion, pmsing weather and mothers, failed attempts to start a conversation etc. a hurricane of emotions. Horrible. Anyways the end of 2011 simply just signifies the start of 2012. As usual, I will always try to make the best of it; although something tells me it may be pretty lonely. But whatever i'll do my best =D Be it for As or just life in general!

Ah yes, and Happy New Year! =D

16th December 2011

Today was the first day of carolling
I didn't go
Came down with a 39 degree fever
It was as if there were stones tied to my arms and legs when i woke up
And as usual, the most unexpected person(s) cared
It wasn't who i was looking for
But thank you all the same :)

You forgot something that i hoped you wouldn't
Maybe you just forgot, or maybe you just didn't bother to find out
Then why should i have taken the effort in the first place?
So many broken, empty promises
You let me down
And i am gradually losing hope

Thank You

That small act of remembering what i'd told you such a long time ago

It lifted my discouraged spirits right up

31st October 2011

"By the time he let her go and they went out for lunch, her hands were toasty warm, so was her heart"

Sorry i couldn't resist sharing this XD This is the product of excessive hopes and consecutive days cooped up in an ice-cold badminton hall to take exams. Nuff said.

Happy Birthday Zhuo Min.. but i doubt you'll see this haha

Hey, Evangeline: Sometimes people may say/do things that hurt us. We smile and say its okay but deep inside, our hearts are actually crying. Some times people push us away (quite literally), sometimes we're the second choice. We cannot control the decisions that people make but what we can do is to face the pain, i guess. Decide what we are willing to compromise on, what we cannot... and to move on from there. When we meet someone who hurts us, i'm sure that there'll be someone out there to heal too ^^ And i'm really glad you managed to find that person! Stay happy dear! I'll always be there for you =)

PS leave a comment or sth when you see this? XD

17th October 2011

I'm tired. I say it once, i say it again, the exact reason why school is unbearable is because i'm not allowed to get enough sleep before i go to school!

Sigh something rather unexpected today. A friend of mine used his phone to sms a sweet message to me. Yes, it contained the word 'love'. Talk about misleading.. Of course i knew that it wasn't him when i first saw it. I laughed it off in school because i know that you didn't intent to hurt me when you took his phone. He just happened to be beside you. What had hurt was the reminder of the fact that it was impossible between us... At least that's what my common sense and rationality is telling me.

Things aren't exactly going easy.. but i'm pushing on. No matter what happens. I've taken the first step with positive results, i'm not going to turn around and waste it. "Once you hear the 'yes', there is no way you will quit"

I really really don't know how to put up a chatbox T.T

11th October 2011

I just updated my blogskin! Yay! Problem is: i don't know how to put in a chatbox. Sighs Why i'm so bo liao as to go edit my blog? Well its after promos! And i have nothing to do. I have gone out at all.. when i used to go out all the time with my friends after most major exams. I don't know. AC is wonderful, yes i love the sense of bonding there. But at the same time my selfish heart isn't satisfied. Close friends, i have yet to find. Sure i have friends who tease me and laugh with me.. Maybe its because everyone is such an extrovert, everyone enjoys being in such big groups of people. Contrary to that, being with big groups of people isn't my idea of fun, in fact it only made me draw myself further into my heart. I know i have to get used to it; that's the hard truth of life, but i can't bring myself to do it when i'm already feeling down. From prior experiences, going out with big groups of people, i know, will only serve to make me feel worse. I guess i'll have to slowly grow into it.. Sigh and i was so looking forward to a game tmr. And i'm too shy to ask him if we can go throw together T.T

I swear.... we have 3 opportunities every day to interact: in class and during our 2 CCAs. And yet we don't even talk much. Fail la ziyu, fail -.-

Anyways I shall bury myself in books then. Bleh