A Story

Day 1

3.25pm

Jason's mind was a blank. As he recalled everything that happened the past two weeks, he did not know whether all these were real, or it was just, a bad nightmare. Time and time again, bad luck seem to have befallen on him. The most horrible events just came surfacing into his life.

"Why he thought? Why?"

He stared at his Mathematics paper. An "O7" was written on the cover page. He had expected himself not to do well in his exams. With all the events that had happened around him, even the once strong concentration was not able to help him. Looking at the exam paper did not make him feel better.

He felt horrible.

"Eh Jason! You all right ?", Yvonne shook his shoulder lightly. Her cheerful expression lifted Jason's spirits, but only a bit.

"Class's ended already! Aiyah, it's just a maths test, don't take it too seriously ok? Let's pack up and go out for lunch yeah?", asked Yvonne.

"Nah. Not today. Got lots of things to do. Anyway, i've got to go out with "her", you know?", Jason answered. "Oh "her" eh? Haha! I get it! ok! Then i'll just make a move first! See you around tomorrow! Hey girls wait up!". Yvonne rushed out of the classroom, calling out to her friends to wait for her.

The classroom was empty, but the tables and chairs were mess. Jason slouched back into his chair. He did not feel like going home. It only made him feel worse. He took out his handphone at looked at the time.

3.30pm

Without hesitation, he packed his bag and left the classroom.

5.00pm

Jason walked out of the Singapore General Hospital. Everyday, he prayed and hope that a miracle would happen. He felt as though he was the root cause of the accident. "If only i had taken the effort to call her, she wouldn't have rushed out of the house to find me. Jie, why did this have to happen to you?"

6.30pm

As he walked passed his parents in the living room, they totally ignored him. He could not blame them. Just then, his father started hurling vulgarities, scolding him for his daughter's plight. Jason ran into his room and shut the door. Sighing hard, he threw his bag on the floor and decided to go online to chat. Maybe that was a way to get things off his mind. Not long after he had signed into MSN messenger, a text conversation popped up.

Angel: Heyz!
Jason replied. Happy Kid:yo!
Angel: How's school today? Is everything better? How's your sister?
Happy Kid: It sux. Big time. got o7 for my maths. didn't make me feel better. sister's still in a coma. not sure when she's gonna wake up. i'm feeling absolutely horrible now. and now, something's worse happend.
Angel: o....so sorry to hear that. I'll pray for her ya? What worse could happen?
Happy Kid: I just broke up with Tiffy. She met me this morning. I knew something wasn't right at all...

Jason recalled of the scence this morning. The memories still flashed in his head. He looked back and saw that Angel was still typing the message.Finally it appeared.

Angel:Tot you both were going steady? how long? if my memory holds,3 years?
Happy Kid: 2 1/2 years. Like i said, i knew something wasn't right at all. The past few weeks, she had given me the cold shoulder. i was tinking "okie..i'm probably spending too much time on my CCA". But i realli had to! coz i've got e dumb nationals coming up. i've trained sooo hard for it, i can't possibly juz gif it all up right?

Angel:True..true. well, if ya dun wanna tok bout it, dun haf to.
Happy Kid: nevermind.just wanna let off some steam. so as i was saeing,i'd decided to give her a birthday present. i thought we could juz patch up or something like that. Who knew when i met her today, she jus said that it was all over. jus like that! and furthermore, she jus took the present and left. i was standing outside her classroom, like a total idiot.
Angel:.....
Happy Kid: Yup, everything's now gone. My gf juz broke up wif me for no good reason. My sis's in the hospital, and my parents hate me. And my results too! What worse could happen? i wonder what i've done wrong.
Angel: Well.....life can be pretty low at times, though i cant feel wad ur feelin right now. but realli sympatize wif you lor. Anyway....

The online conversation continued. As Jason chatted with her, he felt much better. He did not have the slightest idea that the online friend he made three years ago, Angel, would turn out to be such a good friend. Not only did she make him feel better, she had even helped him through his darkest times. Just a month ago, he managed to catch a glimpse of her.It was totally conincidental. He remembered exchanging pictures with her online. Her picture had many other girls inside, and she never told him how she looked like, always saying that she looked very "ugly". Nevertheless, while he was shopping at Takashimaya with Tiffany, he had caught a glimpse of someone who looked very familiar. Someone who's face seemed to have appeared somewhere. However, before he could catch a second glimpse of her, she had disappeared into the crowd.

"Who is she?", Jason wondered.