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GROUP 3
– JUNIOR MIDDLE 3
Second Runner-Up:

DESIREE CHEE

Class: JM 3 Zhong

Write a story ending with the following: but it was not her sweet Celine. Instead, a burly, sleazy man loomed before her, his tall
Suddenly, Hannah heard heavy, quick footsteps behind her. She turned around,
She should not have figure menacing and imposing. As he reached out towards her, calling her name with a

sick grin, Hannah let out a terrified scream. The next thing she knew, her body had reacted
befriended a stranger instinctively, pumping adrenaline through her veins and sending her running back to her

school.
online.

The man who had put on the mask of “Celine” pursued her all the way to the
school’s guardhouse, only stopping and hurriedly turning back after Hannah called out to
the guards. Even after he had left, Hannah was still shaking in fright, large drops of tears
Hannah was a lonely girl. She had no siblings, and her parents frequently went out rolling down her cheeks.
to work, leaving her alone. At school, she had nobody to talk to, resulting in the gradual
descent into depression. However, as Hannah was scrolling through social media during
another evening alone, she came across a link to a website for pen pals. Desiring someone Once contacted, her parents dropped everything and came to pick her up, comforting
to talk to, Hannah quickly accessed the website, unaware of the troubles that were to come. and reprimanding her all the way back home. Only now did Hannah become sober. She
regretted not consulting or confiding in her parents before she went to meet up with her fake
friend. She should not have befriended a stranger online.
Through the website, Hannah got to know a sweet young girl named Celine. She
lived in a nearby area, and attended the high school opposite Hannah’s. As Hannah chatted
with Celine, she found herself enthralled by Celine’s friendliness and quickly got attached to
her. From then on, the thing Hannah looked forward to the most was her daily conversation
with Celine. They would talk about their day, share some juicy gossips, and laugh about
things together. They were like two peas in a pod, always able to understand each other.

Slowly, Hannah withdrew herself from reality. She skipped classes to play online
games with Celine, much to her parent’s dismay. When confronted, Hannah lashed back
at her parents, accusing them of neglecting her for their work. She grew distant from them,
treating her only friend, Celine, like she was Hannah’s whole world. To Hannah, who had
been alone for so long, Celine was like an angel descending from the clouds, her hand
extended in friendship and support.

One fateful day, Celine requested to meet up with Hannah, saying that she had a
delightful gift for her. Hannah, suspecting nothing, agreed to meet Celine in an alley near
her school. Like a fish, Hannah bit onto Celine’s bait as she found herself in that quiet
alley the next day. There was nobody in sight. The alley was littered with rubbish, with stray
animals rummaging garbage bins for scraps of food. Hannah shivered as a cold wind blew.
“Where is Celine?” she thought, clutching her arms around her chest. She did not want to
stay here any longer.

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