English Narrative Essay

A Strange Coincidence

"Come on Julia, it's your birthday party. Why aren't you in a joyous mood? Don't be so busy, we'll pack up for you later on! You've invited us to your house, so come on and have some fun!" my childhood friend, Shanice persuaded. I have an uncomfortable feeling. My eyes had been twitching since I woke up. I do not know if it is a pleasant, or an unpleasant thing that is going to happen.

Today is my twenty-first birthday celebration. I had invited all my University friends as well as my best friends to enjoy this special day of mine.

It is five-thirty. I asked my sister to help me purchase some packet drinks for the party an hour ago, but she was not back yet. Out of the blue, I heard the blaring door bell. My heart was relieved from all the worries I had. I flung the door open, anxious to see my sister coming home safely. A familiar fat figure stood in front of me, looking doubtful.

"May I see Chai Lim?" She asked.

"I'm sorry, I think you've got the wrong door." I replied. Then, I shut the door, with mixed feelings. "Who is she?" I thought, "she looks rather familiar." I did not really care as I was busy attending to my guests and laying out the table for my birthday dinner.

Within minutes, my sister holding onto plastic bags of sugared drinks came home. She was panting heavily when she reached home. She handed over the bulky bags and headed straight to the room to finish up her online project so that she can join us for the party. She was browsing through the internet server and she came across a picture of my primary school class photo. She was starring at the picture for quite awhile and tried to spot me.

All of a sudden, she yelled, "Jie! Jie! Is she your form teacher in primary three?"

I walked into the room and saw the picture and replied, "Yes! She's the teacher I have always admired and I'd always take her as my role model." I gaped at the picture for awhile and thoughts flashed through my mind, "Isn't she..." I murmured. I dashed out of the house immediately and everyone was appalled. They did not know what I was doing. I was frantically searching for the person who knocked on the door previously.

Finally, I spotted her at the void deck. I saw her back view and at second thoughts, I thought it was not the person in the picture. She turned around and I hit like ton of bricks. "It's her! Why has she become so thin! She was a plump as a hippotamus fifteen years ago!" I thought. I ran towards her and told her everything. She explained to me that she wanted to find her long lost sister, and it was such a strange coincidence that we would get to see each other after a long time.

We reminisced our past and chatted for awhile. I invited her to my birthday party and she was as happy as a lark. This is definitely the best and astounding gift I have received on my birthday.