It was the sun
I didn't really remember in the sky,
and the mirror
a tool of multiplication
Also carbon and oxygen
for the combustion reaction.
It was an accident on purpose,
attempted but not expected to succeed like it did.
The teacher said,
"Now that, students, is a chemical reaction"
even though everyone already knew.
Everyone watched for a moment,
wondering how long it would be
before someone would pull the alarm
or panic
or die
and which would come first
and which would come at all.
Benjamin broke the silence
because he didn't want to die,
and also because he must have despised silences
since he was usually the one who broke them.
The table was destroyed before everyone evacuated,
and it must have been dangerous
for the hypothetical student sitting at it,
waiting for the last person to go outside
before he started on his way.
I had hoped that the fire would have
spread much further than the table
but a table was scandal enough for everyone else.
The firemen came too early to be heroes.
I didn't know what I would have minded more:
the rescue of the school building
or the incineration of the swing set.
When the fire-starter pushed me off
I made my decision.
My elbow was scraped badly,
but at least it hadn't been my nose that hit the ground.
I imagined all of the complications that would have went with it:
death
brain damage
facial distortion
nosebleeds
pain
No one was to be trusted.
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Great Job
You do create a great story here with your use of humor, irony and sarcasm. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Your writing is very unique, yet totally readable.
CHEERS!!
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Thank you! That was exactly my intention, the elbow was the real hero in the story
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LOL
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Ha, thank you very much, maybe I'll try to write them more
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great insight,you tell this so well like an outsider looking in or an insider looking out
its scattered with realism and sarcasm and humour in the face of potential tragedy
its refreshing to see you write this way,it tells me that you could write a great story if you felt like it
well done
bye
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Thank you very much, maybe I will write a story one day when I get the patience to
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