1. The Day I learnt a lesson Draft 2
Done by: Adrian (16) 4/3
It was a bright and shiny Saturday. The sun shone
brilliantly and the water in the pond glittered like silver. I
woke up, stretching my lazy arms and sat on my comfortable
bed. I rubbed my bleary eyes and saw that the time was 11
minutes past 10 in the morning. Knowing that I was already
late for the interview by about an hour, I quickly jumped out of
bed, did my morning chores as fast as lightning and flagged
for a taxi. There were not many taxis to be seen. Furthermore,
a few taxis were hired, while others were either busy or were
„On call‟. Only one taxi was free. Just as the taxi stopped
infront of me, a nasty accident happened.
A man, believed to be in his early 30s, was hit by a
saloon car that went out of control. The victim was hit severely
on his chest. The saloon car driver escaped unscathed and he
quickly came out of his car that was transformed into a piece
of useless metal scrap. He apologized profusely to the victim
and helped him to the side. I knew that saving a life was more
important than a job. I quickly dialed 995 for the ambulance.
There were also a few onlookers to help the victim and explain
the incident to the police, so I decided to leave for my
interview.
The taxi had left so I had to find another one. Suddenly, I
caught a taxi that went by. I flagged for it and it picked me
up. I glanced at my watch and saw that it was almost
11.30a.m! I was late by an hour and thirtyminutes. I was
thinking of giving some excuses to my boss. The interview just

2. seemed to be so important. I did not even have to bother
about paying bills. Furthermore, I would get a salary of
$50,000. I could even stay in the most expensive hotel in
Sentosa for a vacation. It would be so much fun! But first still, I
had to pass my interview. As time flew on, my confident level
started to decrease. The taxi dropped me off at the office
that was decorated by beautifully potted plants. Everyone
was anxiously waiting for the results. I quickly ran to my boss. I
apologized to my boss and pleaded for the interview.
However, the boss said, “Every wrong doing has a punishment
and you for being late – your punishment is that you will not
be getting the interview which means you do not get the job.
I‟m sorry.” The results are out. Two interviewees had been
disqualified – I and the other was Ned, who was absent. I was
really sad that I did not get the job but from the other point of
view, I was happy that I helped someone in need, which was a
good deed. But that wasn‟t the end. There was more to it.
After a few days, the boss called me on the phone and
said, “I knew why you were late for the interview – you
helped Ned in the accident. Congratulations! You can come
over here to the office anytime tomorrow and I will tell you
what to do for your job.” I was surprised that Ned was the
victim of that accident. I was on cloud 9 as I was selected for
the job I had wanted. I visited Ned at the Tan Tock Seng
hospital to check on how he was. The doctor said that he could
be discharged in another 2 days. I jumped up and down in
high spirits as I entered the office. Though I got back my job, I
promised to never to be late again.

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