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A Dreadful Accident
I
knew I was not supposed to play with matches;
yet, I still went through with my foolish idea.
To be honest, I remembered it as if it had
happened yesterday. It was a peaceful, quiet day
and as usual, I was helping my mother cook lunch
in the kitchen.
When we had finished cutting up the vegetables,
she told me to wait for her to finish using the
bathroom. As expected, she warned me to stay
far away from the matches. Even though she had
said that, my curious mind got the better of me.
I reluctantly took the box of matches off the
counter. I felt excited yet anxious about what I
was going to do. Back then, to me, it seemed
quite confusing as to why matches were so
dangerous. After a few minutes of hesitation, I lit
a match.
As I was admiring the flame, my mom suddenly
shouted in a panicky voice, “Didn’t I tell you to
stay away from them?”
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