WriteOn! 2024
1st Year Univeristy
Winning Essays 2015
1st Place - Ermalinda Gjeci, Tirana
Prompt: You enter a world where all the lies you’ve ever told are true. Describe the world.
I expected to meet them at home by 12:30, and I was hardly waiting. That day was exhausted and the only good thing was to meet with them. After all they were my family that I hadn’t seen for twelve years. And here I am waiting as I hear the clock noise tik tok tik tok. Everything seemed so beautiful! Yes it seemed…
It passed one hour and they weren’t coming. I tried to call but they responded with one message: “Don’t wait for us, we are gone…We hope your lies as well.”
I was shocked. My heart was beating fast and I was thinking about the lies I told them and how unforgettable they were. How could I turn my time back and change the situation. I thought I would call my best friend and talk to her about all the situation. I called her and as soon as she picked up the phone she started yelling at me as her voice shaked.
“I believed you. I told you all my deep secrets and loved you as my sister. What did I get in return?? A big lie that hurted me so much? Thank you my liar friend, you tough me so many things…and please don’t call me again.” And she turned off her phone.
My world was falling. I was falling to pieces. My heart was stoping and I felt like I was lost. I felt like that little turtle that doesn’t want to come out from her shell. I felt embarresed, alone. As I screamed and cried out I was thinking of how much I have hurted my family, my friend. I hurted them because I wasn’t courage enough to tell the truth, and I knew that I didn’t deserve forgiveness, so I curled up and closed my eyes to go away life had no meaning now!!! I was alone and a liar that hurts people who love her.
As I opened my eyes I saw the sun that hurted my eyes. It was a new day, but I realised that nothing changed. The sun was shining and the world was beautiful but not my own world. My own world was full of lias, tears and dissapointments. I was thinking that everyone deserves a second chance so I woke up and went to tell my family and to my friend that I was sorry. At least I tried…