she sat in the bathroom. the bath tub.
let the water flow freely she thought.
let the hot water scald me to death.

she soaped herself head to toe.
she sat there, refusing to rinse it away.
let the soap seep into my blood stream she thought.
let it poison me to death.
alternatively, let me walk around in soap.
let me tell the whole world that i am unclean.
that no amount of soap would cleanse me.

she wished so much that she had the courage to do all that.
but she couldnt.
she didnt dare.
she so wished that she could tear that essay up with no regrets.

she tore it up.
that essay that had been the pride of the day.
but now, the disgrace of her family.

she plagarised.
she brought shame to the family.













she tore it up.
the essay that was the pride of the day.
the essay that she plagarised
from her previous works.













A CHEAT they told her.
GO AWAY. WE DONT WANT TO SEE YOU ANYMORE.






YOU COPIED AND THAT'S THAT.







copied from my own essay. copied the intro and that's it! she tried to defend herself.








NO! the decision was final. She had to get out. out and away.

they would not read past the intro.













that essay was her pride.













i wonder who's the she.