Betrayal

The sound of the roosters crow woke me up from my beauty sleep. I stretched my back as I walked towards the window. It was such a windy day. I could tell by the touch of the wind on my skin for every second. As I looked out the window, I saw birds flying high above the sky. I turned on my backs and went checking on my phone which is placed on a small table near my girlish bed. I pressed my iPhones home button and checked on the time. Then, I pulled my hair into a messy bun and grab a towel, a simple green T-shirt, a pair of sweatshirt and other necessities from my wardrobe and walked to the bathroom to have my bath. After my refreshing shower, I decided to spend a few minutes lazing in bed. As the smell of my moms nasi lemak aromas wafted into my room, I hopped out of bed. After my appetising breakfast, I decided to have a walk to a beach which was a stones throw away from where I live. I grabbed my iPod and hit the road to the beach. After a ten minute walk, I reached the beach. I saw my favourite spot. A secluded one, not far from where I stood. I walked towards the spot and sat down. I could see the waves racing towards the shore with its frothy white foam. It was totally a beautiful sight to behold. I was reminded of the splendour of nature. The lapping of the waves and the sounds the made upon reaching the shore reminded me of the swishing of skirts by a row of dancing maidens. It sounded like and orchestra in performance. Then, I saw couples, holding hands with smiles on their faces walking by the beach. I plugged in my earphones, played some acoustic songs and began closing my eyes. The music was endless and it reminded me of him, the guy whom I used to love. Those tears and sorrow, and how he totally broke my heart. My tears started rolling down my cheeks. It was 24th February 2012, a beautiful Saturday to be told. I woke up rather early as usual with joy and excitement to fill my day. It was my one year anniversary with my beloved, Jeffrey. Time flew very fast, just like a blink of an eye. I remembered how we first met. Our sweet memories together, I remembered everything we did together. We laughed, we quarreled but we still made up in the end. I looked at the clock as the time showed 7:30 in the morning. I went to check on my phone. I did not receive any texts from Jeffrey. I assumed, maybe he was busy or still lazing on his bed as he always did. I decided to send him a text to remind about todays meeting. A few minutes later, I received a text from him saying Im sorry, cant make it, kind of busy. I was carried away by ones feeling because he could not make it. My anger started to erupt and it turned into tears. However, I felt much better after crying. I went to clean myself and decided to have a walk at the park to calm myself down. The park was a five minute walk away from my house. Even though it was a five minute walk, it felt like hours due to my very bad mood. At last, I reached the park, I saw kids playing around. Some families are having picnics. I could see how happy they were. I could hear their laughter and joy even though I was standing 10 feet away from them. However, my mood had

lightened up for even just a bit. The love they showed among each other reminded me how lucky I was to have parents that love and take care of me so much. Suddenly, I heard a mysterious voice. I know I heard this voice before I whispered to myself. I decided to follow and trace the voice. As I follow the voice, the voice is getting louder and clear. Jeffrey? It cant be, he told me that he would be busy today. I tried lying to myself. I moved closer. The voice is from somewhere behind a tree near a lake. Then, something caught my eyes. I saw two figures standing behind a tree.Amanda? Jeffrey? It cant be. I rubbed my eyes and tried to have a closer look. It was really my boyfriend and my best friend, but what were they doing here? I saw them holding hands, they even kissed just right in front of me. I actually saw my boyfriend kissing another lady. From that moment I knew, he betrayed me. They betrayed me. My mind was filled with anger and hatred. I breathed in and tried to hold back my tears. I walked towards them, shouting at them. How could you do this to me? I trusted both of you! I tried holding my tears again and acted strong even though it really hurts me. Babe, let me explain, it doesnt seemed like what you think. Jeffrey held my hands asking for a chance of explanation. Without a second thought, I slapped him right on the face. I heard my best friend, Amanda called for my name. I was angry. I shouted at her even yelled curses at her. She hugged me and tried apologising to me. I pushed her away. Get your hands off me ! I shouted. From this day onwards, our friendship is over Amanda Lau! I continued. I quickly turned on my backs. I ran away. I could not hold it anymore. It really hurts. My heart was totally broken. I burst into tears. From that day onwards, we did not spoke to each other again. I also promised myself not to trust a guy so easily again.

Priscilla Wong 5 Cemerlang