With a tiger's stealth she stalked her target. The target, a dark haired male in his mid twenties, this was all she could observe with the lack of lighting in this low ceiling building.
It had been two weeks since her cousin went missing, the authorities were dismissive over the incident saying she was probably another run-away from home - but they didn't know her. I did. I had known her since she lost her first tooth back when we were just kids. She would never run away from home, she wouldn't even leave without informing at least one of us. Her sudden disappearance was out of character for her.
Once I was informed of her disappearance, I had begun a self motivated search for her, which had landed me in this abandoned building in Clyde, a fair distance from the city.
The man stopped moving and turned his head, as if he had sensed someone following him - me. Had he seen me? Assuring himself it was a phantom feeling he continued climbing the stairs before him. I waited silently,wrapped in dust. The smell of petrol was faint but there. Still hidden amongst the empty metal shelves, which had probably been home to oil cans and mechanical tools, I had to decide what to do next. Do I follow this man? or should i return home with what little evidence I had...
Live the Moment, forget the rest...
1 comments Published by drag0n on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 5:23 AMThe wind whispered softly, it's thoughts heavy with worldly wisdom. Nearby, the squirells prance playfully, swishing their fashionable tails. The birds sit soundlessly on empty branches, preening. Crickets buzz with excitment - darkness was falling on this valley. The sun dissapearing behind a dark veil adorned with a soft violet lace. The moon casting silhouettes skillfully.
Its almost the end of the June long weekend, the one that comes every year reminding us students in uni, that no we should not celebrate the Queens birthday with cakes, banners and crown like pinatas.. but instead we should celebrate her year-stone with our textbooks and all our semester notes (if any). Mid year, and exams already upon us... where did all the time go? Of course none of us planned a cramming period before exams, I recall most of us vowing "we shall be ready next time, attend all the lectures and take notes.." - nope we failed ourselves again. Our only hope is easy exams, a poorly timed fire-drill and to take the bi-annual vow of "next time, we will be ready."
I had a look at one of my previous posts from last year, in which i gave a couple of handy tips to prepare for exams... wow, no wonder I didn't do so well! Not to worry, there are no more stocks of agrum in my cupboard let alone a cadbury bar. All i remmeber stocking up on is sleep and probably museli bars (a proactive method of being healthy, ill let you know if it works.. though I have my doubts.)!
Even worse, I have almost completely destroyed my laptop screen... *wails*.. Amazingly study has become harder without the distractions. So without the internet at my fingertips, its easier to slip into a dream-land whilst reading about T-helper lymphocytes and the complement cascade. Many of the worlds I have, as a result of failed studying, escaped into include the happy days with me and my forever cherished laptop! (and so goes the endless cycle of frustration and failed study attempts).
This semester there are only four exams... as usual. Maths (something I'm waiting to escape from), Immunology (T-helper lymphocytes and the complement cascade are but the tip of the iceburg, I can't wait to go into details of antibody secretion...), Physiology (Why does the body have to be so complicated... If only everything were as simple as plain english!) and of course, we cannot forget beloved MATLAB (hate this with a passionate fury)! Though studying for matlab will be difficult without the software which is on my laptop... I have no excuses for the other three... though I would like to mention I still have a week before I should really panic and cram! So it should be possible to pass these exams if any...
Without thinking the glass as half empty, I would like to move on to say Good Luck to those who also have exams and have just wasted precious 5 minutes of your study time reading my junk... and to those who don't have exams, feel happy your not rubbing your nose against newly opened textbooks from the beginning of semester!
