Dragging my feet along the aisle on my arthritic legs, I winced as I tiptoed to reach for a book that needed to be rearranged. Just then,...

Groaning in boredom, I slumped down in a chair next to Nana and absent-mindedly fidgeted with the lint on my T-shirt. She moved like a...

“Whew… I can finally head home,” I sighed as I started packing up my bag behind the check-out counter. It was the end of my shift and I...

"Okay guys, please follow the instructions on the recipe book. I hope everyone can bring their delicious masterpieces home!” my baking...

“Wow! I didn’t expect this cliffhanger!” I exclaimed. I was at the departure gates of the airport, reading an anime book to pass the time...

“Move it! I took it first!” The consistent arguing reverberated throughout the supermarket. The never-ending aisles of food were empty...

“I challenge you to a hundred-metre race,” my arch-nemesis, Julius, declared. He had beaten me countless times during practice, but I...

“I must finish revising these formula sheets,” I muttered to myself under my breath. Pin-drop silence filled the library and mountains of...

Wheeling my trolley filled with cleaning equipment, I hobbled around the library, disinfecting tables and picking up trash strewn across...

“Ring!” The shrill sound of the recess bell pierced my ears. Everyone immediately dropped their stationery onto their worksheets and...

“Mind over mountain,” our team leader encouraged at the foot of Mt. Everest, ready to climb the world tallest mountain. My team and I had...

“Come in, come in, honeycakes,” my grandmother cooed with a tinge of happiness in her voice. My grandmother was a petite woman with white...

“What a crowded bus!” Andrew grumbled softly. Last afternoon, on the way home after a hospital visit, Andrew was aboard Bus 354. He had...

The sweet-scented aroma of honey-drizzled sausages entered my nostrils, making my stomach itch with hunger. My parents and I were having...

“Want to come over to my house after school?” my best friend, James, invited me during break time. I mumbled a 'yes', as I knew I could...

“We should be close to the plane crash site now,” my partner, Larry, announced. I huffed as beads of sweat trickled down my forehead....

“We’ll set up our camp here!” the authoritative Mr Tan instructed, pointing to a campsite just in front of a dense grove. My scout mates...

As I trudged into the classroom, sweat beaded off my brow. I slumped into a seat, disheartened. How was I going to pass this examination?...

“This is the haunted house, son!” my father chirped gleefully. Gulping, I eyed the abandoned building nestled deep in the gloomy forest....

“Goodbye, Manfred! See you tomorrow!” My best friend shouted before jumping into his mother’s car. As I was strolling to the front gate,...