Running Away (standard:non fiction, 482 words)
Author: Jughead	Added: Apr 27 2002	Views/Reads: 3471/1	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Though life is full of obstacles, we gotta face it :P

"Miss Giovani, there's a letter addressed to you in Miss Aames' jeans
pocket. Please read it before we take it away for further 
investigation." Inspector Coleman handed me a piece of crumpled paper 
and gave me an apolotical smile. 

I could not believe that my roommate had decided to commit suicide. The
last time I saw her, which was that morning, I could not find anything 
extraordinary in her. She was in her routine--drinking a cup of hot 
chocolate and reading the morning paper. Her expression showed me that 
she was eager to start another fresh morninh of the year, but nobody 
knew that within the next twenty-four hours, a suicidal transformation 
would occur. 

I began unfolding the last letter that she had given me. Her
distinguished handwriting seemed to have magnified as I absorbed every 
word of the letter. Intially, she mentioned about her big 
disappointment of not getting any role in the play of Les Miserables. 
She went on to mention that her life was completely a wreck and there 
was no other way out except to cut it short. Tears started brimming my 
eyes when i came to the part in which she admitted that she had always 
looked up on me. Even though both of us were merely amateur actresses 
who went to many unsuccessful auditions, I still survived. She ended 
the four-paragraphed letter with a negative quote: 'I know that 
commiting suicide will not solve the problems, but I have no regrets in 
it.' 

Suddenly, I felt dizziness in my head. While tears continued to trek
their way down my cheecks, I started shuddering uncontrollably. 
Memories of us together flashed clearly in my mind. Her smile, her 
confused expression, even her perfume scent could not dissipared from 
my mind. I just realised that I missed her terribly. 

I returned the letter to Inspector Coleman and excused myself. looking
at my condition, Inspector Coleman offered to drive me home, but I 
refused, I spent the whole journey justifying for reasons why she had 
to do such a foolish thing. She was trying to run away from her life, a 
life which was full of obstacles, with little happiness. She should 
have waited for a light to shine in her dark life. God had always been 
fair. No matter how hard our lives were, he would give us the 
opportunity to realise that life was indeed beautiful. It was a misery 
that Samantha was impatient enough to wait. 

When I reached home, the first thing that I did was to hear the messages
left on the answering machine. There was a new message from an 
unfamiliar number. The female voice boomed clearly with confidence. 

"Hi Sam! This is Connie Lee from Singapore Repertory Association. Just
to inform you that you've got the lead role as Cossack in Les 
Miserables. Congrats!" 

I was in disbelief. If only Samantha were here...


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