Write a personal and imaginative piece bringing out your emotions. You must write to imagine, explore, entertain.

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Q: Write a personal and imaginative piece bringing out your emotions. You must write to imagine, explore, entertain.

BEYOND THE CLOSED EYELIDS.

22nd  August 2003

It has been a long time since I have reflected over the events that occurred three years ago. To the world, it has been three years since the incident took place, but to me it seems as though it were yesterday. I still remember how long the night was when it all happened, I can still hear those crucial words that entered my ears and hastened my heartbeats. I can still remember the long wait for the Final Verdict and most of all, I can still remember the summer three years ago…

6th July 2000

(Three years ago.)

I opened my eyes only to witness the brightly illuminated ceiling. The hospital lights flushed through the whole general ward, lit up my face and tortured my already weak eyes. It was late evening right now and I noticed that I could hardly sit up because of the pain in my lower abdomen. It was just after exams were over and everyone’s spirits were high. However, the fact that I had to get my appendix removed weighed over my spirits and made me feel like the sinking Titanic. Not even the fact that I had topped the class could cheer me up. Slowly, with the help of my mom, I propped myself in my hospital bed and waited for the doctor to come over and examine my “critical condition.”

“ So how are you this evening young lady?” asked the cordial voice of Dr. Khan

“I am having the time of my life sitting in bed all day Dr.” I replied with a pang of sarcasm.

The pain caused by the appendix and moreover the thought that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy my summer vacations as I had preplanned had upset me. I was now more cynical to the rest of the world then usual. Even though I would have ordinarily enjoyed talking to a warm person like Dr. Khan it was just that I couldn’t get myself to do anything cheerful these days. I also felt more pessimistic because I spent the whole day lying on the hospital bed just waiting to recover or just…waiting to talk to someone.

        After my routine check up, it was time to sleep again. I dreaded sleeping on the hospital beds knowing that I would soon be woken up by a nurse for an injection. I was also aware that the morning would bring nothing but another ‘scheduled’ day of monotony and loneliness.

How wrong I was…

7th July 2000

(Next day)

The morning passed as per schedule. As usual, there was nothing to do and no one to talk to. At 11 a.m. just as I was reading my novel for the fifth consecutive time, a new patient was brought onto the originally empty, bed # 503. If I had expected a patient who was completely disoriented, I was in for a surprise for the patient didn’t in the least look unwell.  I expected the pale face of an adult or a senior citizen but on the other hand what I saw alarmed me. It was the face of the most innocent child I had ever seen in my life. Her reddish and radiant face glowed against the sallow paleness all over the hospital ward. Only at our first meeting, we were thick friends. Suddenly my life seemed to have a lot more colour than it had before and it was amazing that I had so many things to say to such a small girl. We spent the whole night talking about various things and I never seemed to have enjoyed more than I had that night. It was the first time I had seen her and I didn’t even know what role she would play in my life.

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Indeed, Kathy Blaker was the most interesting eight-year old I had ever met.

11th July 2000

“We have a new title,” Kathy announced.

“Really?” I asked with surprise and fascination at the same time. “What is it now?”

“Siamese Twins!” she said with her jet black eyes twinkling.

In just five days, Kathy and me felt like we had known each other for five generations. We were like siblings and by now, everyone was aware of our friendship to the extent that they had started giving us titles like “The Wacky Duo” and all ...

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