Facing my Fears
Junyu Lin | Beverley Hills Primary School |
English | Term 2, 2024
7am
I wake up,
yawns coming out of my mouth.
Then, I realise,
today is the day,
I go bungee jumping for the first time
I am scared,
But I am going to try,
Cause you never know until you try…
8am
I eat my breakfast,
a bacon and egg muffin.
I wonder in my head,
will I die?
8:30am
I get changed,
making sure I bring my first-aid kit just in case, but I wonder if I will need it.
I leave my house there,
not knowing if I will come back.
8:45am
I hop into my car,
and drive off.
The nerves in my body,
tell me that bungee jumping is not right for me.
9:15am
I have arrived,
every bit of my body shaking.
As I step out of my car,
I want to go home.
It looks scary,
what do I do?
I can die doing this,
I’m really scared.
9:25am
I register myself in,
I feel so scared, I can’t move a molecule.
9:35am
I reach the top of the cliff,
I say, “I don’t want to go!”
But I had no choice,
I can’t turn back.
At least I have help…
9:38am
I ask if anyone is coming with me.
They said someone will,
a “professional” one.
It was time,
Time to face my fear.
to show myself I can do anything,
like anything…
9:40am
3
2
1
I drop off,
going up and down.
I feel so happy,
I fought my fears.
just when I can trust this,
I hear something break.
I fall fast,
the equipment broke.
10:30am
I wake up in a hospital,
doctors surrounding me.
“Are you ok?”
I look at my leg,
I wonder what happened.
But before I could think,
This came out of a doctor’s mouth,
“You can’t walk for the rest of your life,”.
I was shocked,
Sad, worried, nervous.
Why did I choose to face my fears?
Why did I choose to trust some stupid gear?
Why did I think that this was a good idea?
I hate, absolutely hate bungee jumping…
Junyu Lin | Beverley Hills Primary School
