A night to remember

Sorry for the much cliche title. 

It was back at 2015, when I am still in my secondary, I am still a very active person, participating in a lot of activities, have my fingers in all pies, is that how the saying goes? Well anyway, I came across an event that is held in USM which is the Run for Peace 2015, it would cost 20 Ringgit for each person if I am not mistaken. So, that instantly shut my intention to participate, as I am some poor kid who is mean about spending money, I don’t even spend money for my breakfast.

But then one of my friends was going, her friends were going as well, her brother was going as well, her brother’s friends were going as well, and they ask to if I want to go as well, and so the poor kid promise that he would go. So, I ask my dad whether she can fetch me to school at 6 o’clock in the morning as we need to go by bus and the bus would depart from the school. But dad is not around as he wanted to go to Genting Highland with his buddy and mom only knew how to ride a motorcycle and she don’t want to wake up that early.

So, I came up with a crappy idea, the day before the event, my school was holding a mid- autumn festival, and my friends are performing, i then lied to my mom that I wanted to see the performance, and I would stay at a student hostel beside the school which cost 10 ringgit per night. And that night I went to my school with a sleeping bag, and I hid at a classroom after the performance ended waiting for all teachers to leave. Nobody is allowed to stay at school at night.

I still remember, the first thing I did when I reached my school that day is to pray at a small temple behind the school. Not out of the feeling of guilty for lying, but because I was afraid of ghost. I can’t sleep that night, I was scared of being caught by the guards, or the teachers, or I would just be a portrait in a missing notice the next day being drag to the other world. I keep hearing voices that night, sound like footsteps, or water drippings or it was someone urinating at drainage I DON’T KNOW!

It was 3 in the morning, someone opens the door of the classroom I am in, scaring the hell out of me. It was 2 students wo is looking for their belongings I guess? Then I found out from them that there isn’t any guards who is on shift now as they just entered so easily. Half past 3 and I decided to move to the space at the front of the hall to do some homework that I brought that night. It is almost impossible to focus, as I keep hearing sound of footsteps…… from my back! But 5 o ‘clock in the morning, I heard the footstep again and I decided to have a look…… JESUS CHRIST!!! It was the guard! I then quickly ran to the backside gate of the school and climb over to it to run to her house!

And so, the lesson taught us, not to do something stupid for some girl you’re in love with, actually it's not a bad idea at all, it was a nice memory to look back, but maybe don't lie to your mom.