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Write about a time when you have to surrender something you treasured to save someone you love dearly.

  • Essay length: 436 words
  • Submitted: 11/05/2012
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GCSE Writing to Inform, Explain and Describe

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Topic: Write about a time when you have to surrender something you treasured to save someone you love dearly.

The scorching sun emerged languidly, burning the horizon with its flaming streaks of light. Apprehensive of being late for the class test, I tried to ride as fast as I could. Fresh zephyrs could not blow away my nervousness. My body was soaking with sweat as if I was riding under the rain. My muscles were all exhausted, but I was not allowed to stop.

Luckily I reached school as soon as the security guard was about to close the main gate. Suddenly, my mobile phone rang:

'Hung, I need... you...now!!' my grandfather murmured, his voice was so weak that I could barely catch his words.

'What's this, grandpa?' I had to bellow to oppress all other noises.

'...'

Out of the blue, the phone line disconnected. I called him back but nobody picked up. I wondered if anything terrible had happened to him. Since my parents were in Europe for some private business, I was indeed my grandfather's sole hope. Realizing the urgency of the situation, I left school immediately

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