My fear and how I overcame it

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The sky blacked out as the sun disappeared to sleep, and the stars, yellow with dread watched as the moon squirmed with anxiety like a prey under the gaze of its predator. The wind roared with fury, sending a chill throughout my body. I stood there, sweating with trepidation despite the perishing weather, while the mob of people surrounding me squealed with delirium, desperately waiting for the countdown for the New Year to commence.

        Feeling all jittery, I nervously glanced at my watch.11:58 pm, it read. That made me cringe. In two minutes a new year would begin. I closed my eyes, trying to breathe normally, but that didn’t stop me feeling my heart hammering me inside my chest. I glimpsed around the beach with beady eyes, and noticed it was all lit up with streamers to enhance the atmosphere for the long awaited New Year. I wanted to abandon this entire ebullient atmosphere, as I was anything but jolly. Suddenly, the crowd screamed 10, disrupting my thoughts. My chest tightened, as the countdown had begun.

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        Anxiety shadowed me. A knot formed in my stomach and my heart was beating as fast as how the African Tribes drum their traditional music. 9…8…7…6, the people called out, causing my head to spin. Anytime now, the sky would explode, shattering me. 3…2…1. Abruptly, I heard a deafening sound and the darkness erupted into a spectrum of wild colours, shooting sparks towards the beach, which I felt were hovering above me, like almost ready to ambush me.

        Trying as hard as I could, to drown the sight and sound which was snarling around me like a venomous python. ...

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