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GROUP 3
– JUNIOR MIDDLE 3

Champion:

WEE ZHI ERN

Class: JM 3 Li

Write a story ending with the following: message that would shock her for life. He had threatened her to give him money, or else

She should not have he would leak her private information on the Internet. Layla’s jaw dropped, as she never
thought she would be in such a disastrous situation. She had always thought Jacob was a

befriended good person and trusted him deeply.

a stranger online. threat. She felt betrayed by her best friend, but knew that she had to ride this storm out. She
Layla felt extremely scared and immediately blocked him, not caring about his

changed all of her passwords on all her social media apps, hoping that he did not hack her.
She also told her parents about the incident and apologised to them. Her parents scolded
her for not being cautious but were relieved that she was unharmed. Layla felt traumatised
It was a Sunday evening. Layla had just finished revising for a school examination from this incident but she moved on over time.
that was around the corner. Feeling a heavy weight of exam pressure, she wanted to take a
break to calm herself down. An intriguing object caught her eye as she took a glimpse of her
surroundings. There laid her computer on the study table when a stinking idea popped up in From this incident, Layla learned the importance of being cautious, especially when
her mind. Without hesitation, she powered on her computer, hurriedly searching for a website using social media platforms. She decided to turn over a new leaf and adopted a personal
named “Omegle”. It is a trendy platform where strangers from different parts of the world motto: “Stranger Danger.” Filled with regret, she realised one crucial lesson—she should
can have conversations with one another. However, using this platform is discouraged, as never have befriended a stranger online.
many previous users have faced terrible consequences. Feeling concerned, Layla hesitated
for a moment but still decided to try something new.

She turned on her webcam, waiting for someone to talk to. Out of the blue, a
notification popped up on her screen. She realised that she had received a message from
a stranger. It was a greeting. Feeling delighted, she replied the stranger and both of them
started discussing about topics they were interested in. Unexpectedly, they had various
things in common, making the stranger likeable to Layla. Through communicating, Layla
discovered that the stranger’s name was Jacob.

Over time, Layla formed an inseparable bond with Jacob. They would always share
their daily activities with each other, making them online best friends. Despite being so
close, Layla had never got any other information about her mysterious friend. However,
Layla was naive and had her guard down. She shared a great deal of personal information
with him, unaware of the potentially terrifying consequences of her actions.

One day, Jacob texted her that he had to borrow some money from her, but he
did not state the reason. Feeling alarmed, Layla felt something was fishy and declined
his request. Jacob kept on begging her but in vain. Out of the blue, Jacob sent her a text

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