“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,...

I sat outside the room, my mind a whirlpool of emotions. Inside, my daughter and son-in-law were meeting with the doctor. Staring blankly...

Tall skyscrapers lined the vast expanse of roads in the city. Cars honked incessantly at each other, and the roads were packed like tins...

“Sofia, come to the ER now! Haven’t you seen the news? There was a car accident involving … the president!” my colleague and friend,...

“It’s your last day. How’d you feel?” the familiar gruff voice of the patrolling prison warden sounded through the emptiness of my...

“What a hot and humid day!” I muttered under my breath as I hastily sprinted out towards the traffic junction just outside my school....

Have you ever felt the crushing guilt of being the ‘bad guy’? This pain can torment you for days, weeks or even years to come after the...

“Everyone! Return to your seats now and read your books quietly!” I ordered the class fiercely, furrowing my eyebrows disapprovingly. The...

“Class dismissed for recess! Don’t be late for class!” my mathematics teacher hollered. Upon hearing those words, my classmates and I got...

As quickly as I could, I donned my trusty helmet and fireproof suit. I descended the fire engine and darted towards the bushfire. My...