Chapter nineteen. (Part four.)

Okay, some more German again…
Feathers barked even louder. I backed away. A twig snapped. I hit a tree behind me. Frantic, I moved out of the way. Then a hand gripped my shoulder. The tramp shouted. I whirled around.
“Hey!” Chris exclaimed. I found him bent over, clutching his stomach. I realised that my right hand [...]

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Chapter nineteen. (Part three.)

I think it’s about the same length as the last post… Though it will be a bit more informative.
Some German – yes, I’m absolutely crazy – you might need to know:
Der (DIa), die (DEE and not the usual pronunciation) and das are various forms of “the” in German. It’s for Masculine, Feminine and Neuter nouns/pronouns respectively, [...]

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Chapter nineteen. (Part two.)

Slightly longer, but not by much, I suppose.
Was going to make the next part of the story slightly gory, but well… I suppose Chihboon will be happy that her LASIA had quite an effect on me. Oh the horror.
 
Time really does fly. With the wings of an albatross and the body of a hummingbird. November [...]

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Chapter nineteen. (Part one.)

I’ve kept you waiting a long time, I know. So I’m sorry it’s a bit short. That might be an understatement. And the sentence before is an understatement.
Well, enough delaying.
 
Chapter 19 – Murmurs
 
It’s strange, how Father isn’t really mad at me. Well, he was at first, but now he seems to be… afraid. Of what, I [...]

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情

Well, I suppose the title encompasses the essense of this post. Or does it not?
Anyway, for non-301ers, 《请》is the composition our teacher tasked us to do. I’ve just completed it (in the nick of time, I might add. The deadline was today, or should I say yesterday, and I sent it at midnight, sharp. Okay, [...]

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