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024 creative sparks a collection of creative writing by EPTS 025
It was still raining. “......” knows she is not alone. Now…She is The rain had stopped. The sky was
“And the rain around your mouth…” The train moderator didn’t say right next to you.” so clear turning to a rainbow. The
“......?!” I quickly wiped my mouth. anything. …What?? sunset had faded and blended from pink
“Haha. Just kidding. Well, I’m not “Why don’t you say something?” Suddenly I saw her sitting beside and peach to mango in the smoothie of
going to force you to speak, so if you “Because I’m listening to you.” me the sky.
don’t want to, you know, I’m here to “No... I mean... something like She said thank you to me... and she I smiled to myself.
help you.” ‘That’s so sad’ or ‘What a sad story’... disappeared.
“Well,” I hesitated if I should tell him why didn’t you say these words?” I didn’t feel sorry for her anymore. “Everybody wants happiness.
or not. “So what do you expect me to do?” “Thank you Mr. Train Moderator for Nobody wants pain, but you can’t have
“...Last week, my friend died... “I think I don’t want to hear those listening to me and letting me meet with a rainbow without a little rain.”
Three days before she died, she had words right now... ” my friend.”
asked me to walk home with her, but I “Well, I know what you desire now. I gave him a big smile.
had ignored her because no one in our You just want me to listen to your story “Sorry, Madam. This is the last
class liked her. I had no idea why no quietly. You didn’t want me to pity or station now.”
one liked her... I wished to be friends encourage you. You just wanted to I was woken up by some noise.
with her but I didn’t want to be hated speak it out, didn’t you?” “Eh…..”
by everyone so I just ignored her as if “You can give me what I want, People were coming back.
she were invisible. And then she died right?” “Where are we?”
in a car accident... I was shocked. If I “Yes, if you are on this train, there’s “This is the last station now... It’s a
hadn’t ignored her that day... Maybe we always a light at the end of the tunnel.” mess here. Next time I hope you
would have been friends and shared a He pulled up his hand and covered wouldn’t eat or drink on the train
good memory. She would have had a his mask. When he opened his hand, again.”
friend before she died... ” the symbol of his mask changed into “Ah, Sorry.”
The train moderator moved his the symbol of the sun. “Now, you should get off the train.”
hand and put it on my shoulder gently. “Oh and I forgot to tell you that she “O... Okay.”
“It... makes me feel... bad. She is not lonely or sad anymore. She would Is that a dream... ? But it feels real
must be very lonely. I do care about her like to thank you for being her one and to me.
and want to be her friend.” only friend. She is so happy that she “Eh... ”

