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One Bloody Knee

Posted by Yuinyi |

The sun shines furiously down her back.

Gasping for air, she runs and runs.

Her feet, as if they have minds of their own, just keep going and going, one step after another, without fail. Her breathing becomes heavy, as she struggles to control them. Her lungs seem to be burning, yelling at her at full volume, telling her to stop. Once in a while, she was tempted to just stop running and walk. But she wants to go all the way till she can finally dash pass the ribbon of victory.

As much as she longs to be the first to reach the finishing line, she knows she is one of the weakest among the others. Even at the beginning, she felt inferior, she felt small, as if the whole world looked down on her with fierce glaring eyes. Everyone else were fit and looked as if they had been doing this for ages, while she is just a noob. She has only started taking up running a few months ago.

In fact, she never really liked running. She hates marathons. It has always been hard for her. She has difficulties trying to control her breathing. Sometimes, it causes her pain in the abdomen. Most of the times, she’d feel faint by the end of the race. She doesn’t know why she still keeps going on. She knew marathons are just not her thing. She was meant to do something else. She doesn’t know what she was thinking of when she signed the participation form. She hated it, but she felt that she needed to do it.

Most of the participants are already sprinting past her. She watches in silence and continues at her own pace.

It’s okay, just keep going on.


Then she falls. It must have been a rock that she failed to notice. Her knees start to bleed.

Sigh.

She looks in disappointment at her pathetic knee, covered in dirt and blood. She wants to give up. She’s tired, she’s exhausted, she’s sick of running. It seems like a never ending battle. She sits there, on the road for a moment and looks up at the sky.

She feels something wet on her cheek. A drop of rain lands on her cheeks. And another. Somehow, the bright sunny sky just moments ago is gone. It begins to rain and soon she is all wet. The rain pricks her knee, and her heart. Why is she so weak? She wants to cry. No one would know if she cried in the rain.

Hey, are you okay?

She looks up at the stranger. It is one of the runners.

Yes, yes I’m fine.

He helps her to her feet, smiles, and continues running after wishing her good luck.

Amazingly, all her disappointments are gone. A new hope is born within her. She’s not giving up just yet.

One fall is not going to put her down. One bloody knee is not stoping her from completing the race. She’s nearing the end of the race. This time, she’s going to run even faster. She’s going to catch up with the others. Even if it means catching up with them only at the finishing line. She knows her chances of winning against those people are very slim. But she is not giving up. She’ll make up for the time lost when she fell. She will reach the finishing line. It’s where her friends and family await her, waiting, just to cheer for her.

She can now see the finishing line. She can see her family, smiling at her. She can see her friends, waving at her. It feels so warm.


She is reaching. That’s what matters most.

20 craps:

Pison The Great said...

"She is reaching"... what? Orgasm???

Hahaha...

Anyway,great composition, just that i woder when did this happen a?

Falling on Sports Day?? Dat's embarrassing, man... :)

Yuinyi said...

What orgasm! Ish there's nothing except dirty stuff in that otak kuning of yours...

Thanks, and IT'S NOT FALLING ON SPORTS DAY LA MAKKAUUUUUU... Don't tell me you are so slow that you can't tell I'm referring to something else???

Pison The Great said...

er... Calculus? Dat's why I was wondering what analogy Sandy is talking about... Kehkehkeh...

Yuinyi said...

HAH!

NOW you've got it! So smartt...!! XD

tachimurakiyuri said...

Yep...Obviously there is a HIDDEN MESSAGE inside this marathon thingy...

IT is SOOO OBVIOUS!!!!

CONGRATZ our miss Yuin Yi for finding the right runner to cheer u UP!! :P

But one thing, calculus is worse than marathon. At least u know that there's a end in marathon.

But there is no end in calculus...

Congratz for looking a right runner for u.

As for me, I think i will finish the race myself la.

I enjoy alone!

Yuinyi said...

JK, you got my point, but at the same time, you've misunderstood. LOL

I think I should have just left the other runner out of the picture. You sound as if I found a soul partner or something!! That runner was in other words, my friends, everyone, including you!! =) LOL and I AM finishing the race myself too. =P

tachimurakiyuri said...

Duh...

Runner is a singular verb, eh?

wakakaka...

pison, i wonder who's the singular verb is, eh.

And the runner is a he....rite?

dun tell me the runner is mei yueh? duh, she 's a gal.

pison, rite ?

Pison The Great said...

JK, geroff!!!!

U are straying away from the main topic!!!

Go retake ur critical reading w/ Redza!! Shuh.... Hahaha...

tachimurakiyuri said...

Duhhhh....

i strayed off pulak....

like someone saying she is reaching Orgasm

who's the one straying le?

i will suggest you to find Redza in Melaka Matriculation. He's still available to teach u...

btw miss yuin yi

who is the lucky runner le?

yep i will keep biting ur tail until i get an answer

" and it must be satisfactory"

bruce@shark said...

Haha... u know wat mangkuk? The first time pinggan read this post, the pinggan thought u were relating your experience of Hong Leong run ke.. or some other marathon u masuk back in school with FINALS. =P

Aiseh... ha ha.

Anyway, this ppl ah... kalau tak kacau and bully tak sah one hor?

I taubat d coz finals coming. =p

Yuinyi said...

JK.....

*explains patiently*

As I have said, it's just an analogy.. so a HE doesn't have to be a HE.

And, why do I have the impression that you think the HE refers to Pison? For your information, *laughs wickedly* if Pison see me fall over a piece of rock, he'll probably laugh. =P

So, if you really really wanna know who the HE is, you are. And of course everyone else. =)

Yuinyi said...

Hahah Pinggan, you're so smart lah. XD Unlike these two fella here spamming the comment box, who misinterprated my analogy lo. XD Pinggan memang pinggan. LOL

And yes, kalau tak bully, kalau tak kacau, memang tak sah one. =P

Kesian betul aku.

tachimurakiyuri said...

I'm not implying anyone...

juz trying to cre8 havoc lo

Yuinyi said...

LOL JK, you very free heh? XD

tachimurakiyuri said...

Duhhhhhhhhhh

maybe I should ask bk the same question, since ur reply is always tat fast......

Anywhere, why not considering it hehehehe

Yuinyi said...

I was taking a break, as I am now. =P

Considering what????

tachimurakiyuri said...

Sorry Miss Yuin Yi...

But I still feel like spamming ur comment box for nonsense stuff.

Pison is quite good for the runner......le

AS a....

FREN.....

lol I receive ur explanation, (though I still feel like causing rumor,)

Yuinyi said...

He is? LOL

JK, JK... *shakes head*

tachimurakiyuri said...

Why not?

LOL

Yuinyi said...

*shrug shrug*

Okay stop spamming the comment box. XD

It's meant for comments, not conversations. LOL

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