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revealing a vivid past. focused too much on your hobby. Your
future is ruined.” The fury of her words
tore his heart further into pieces, mere
“And the winner of the 2009 Writers’ remnants of his dreams.
Competition is… Eden Yang Yuu Teng!
Congratulations!”
He pried into the wrecks of his heart and
took a brief glance only to find a gaping
The entire hall was filled with thunderous void yearning for attention. It screamed
claps.
for liberation everyday, but it was
unknowingly sweeped under the bed.
The numerous cameras flashed, the Wasting his time on this job didn’t benefit
surge of adrenaline when his name was him whatsoever, as writing became a risk
announced – it was too familiar, how he to take instead.
reached the top just to shatter like pure
glass.
Now, he had two choices: to forget his
ambitions, or awaken the dormant writer
He looked at the shards, reflecting his in him.
face.
The offer was tempting yet terrifying,
He looked like a coward. something he couldn’t comprehend or
do in the past. However, considering
the constant rejections he faced and the
How could he do this to himself? strings pulling him back, the answer He had to take the offer, or else it’d just
was crystalline as he traced the skylines be plain history stuffed in his book-
shelf of notebooks.
With this, another memory followed. behind the window.
A rush of determination reached his
“EDEN, I TOLD YOU TO GET FULL lungs.
MARKS. WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO BE IF NOT DOCTOR?” His mother
crumpled his exam papers. It was a 96. He could do this bit by bit. He will reach
What could he say? his dreams that were once distant.
“I’m sorry mother. I still have one year Atop the piles of documents lay a
left to go, please forgive me-” His eye slightly dusty notebook, filled with
twitched. words of memories. Placid moonlight
warmed the room with its ethereal
glow, accompanying his pen while he
“No, you will never learn your lesson. wrote in his notebook.
We only want the best for you, but you
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