Hello People . I am so happy that my essay got published in my sec school's Slices of Life magazine . It's has been my dream . Haha . Strangely , they published my essay after 2 years .

" The tongue is a two-edged sword . It can encourage and hurt "

Written by : Vithiya Kumar
Class : 5N2 ( 2004 )

The morning dew sparkled in the sun and the branches of the shrub were dancing in the morning breeze . I was on my way to school . I felt my hair cascading in the wind . I was jubilant when I saw Jane waiting at the front gate .

Jane was my close friend . Jane looked feeble and pale . She had just been discharged from National University Hospital ( NUH ) . She went for an operation to transplant her failing kidney . Jane forced a weak smile . I felt guilty and memories started to flash before me .

The stadium reverberated with cheers . We were having our annual sports meet . I was running for 1500m event with Jane as well . I never saw Jane as a threat to my gold medal . I always beat her in a race and I felt that I could do better than her again .

The race was about to start . I felt my legs growing weak . Nonetheless , I was confident of winning . As we started to run , I felt lethargic . My flaccid legs were of no match to my competitors . I succumbed to fatigue gradually giving up . I was ashamed of my performance . I realized that Jane won the race .

I started to feel jealous as the crowd started to chant her name . I felt rage boiling in me . Red-hot hammers were working in my head . Jane was running towards me , the gold medal hanging around her neck . Jane was grinning from ear to ear . I looked her in the eye and told her " to die and never to come back "

Jane was shocked . Tears were streaming down her rosy cheeks like an open tap . At that juncture , I realized my mistake . I knew that Jane was suffering from kidney failure . I couldn't believe that I told her to die . She was going for an operation in two weeks . I felt guilty

That night , I told my parents about it . They fumed with anger . They called Jane's parents and apologised to them . I was afraid to look at Jane after uttering such harsh words . I cried and begged her to forgive me . She looked as if she had lost any hope of surviving the operation . I wanted to instil some hope in her .

I began to buy inspirational books for her . I brought her to church and influenced her to shape her innermost character . Day after day , she became stronger and more determined .

On that day of her operation , my heart began to thump wildly . I was paralysed with fear . I saw Jane going into the operation theatre and felt a tingle of fear going down my spine . After six hours of waiting , the doctor came out with a warm smile plastered on his face . I felt adrenaline rushing through my veins as I learnt that Jane survived the operation .

' The tongue is a two-edged sword . It can encourage and it can hurt ' . I learnt a valuable lesson and vowed never to utter such unkind words to intentionally hurt people .

Today , as I went near my weakened Jane at the school gate , I could not help but marvel at her inner strength . Quietly she walked towards me and we set off to our classroom together .

Vithiya 'Vitz'

11 Jan 1987

Undergrad (Psychology)

Manchester United

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