St. Robert CHS Student News
Mia Tamondong (10) l STAFF REPORTER
Heartbeats are a delicate thing. The steady tapping in one’s chest, the singular thing that said, I’m alive. Speeding up in times of fear, or love even. So to imagine it slowing, growing increasingly quiet to the point of silence, was unthinkable. That is, until you witness it.
Mia Tamondong (10) l STAFF REPORTER
I’m awake. I glance around as if that would help, but all I’m met with is blank space. Nothingness. It’s dull. Everything is so dull. It’s cold here, wherever “here” is, and I begin to shiver. I try to make sense of it all, the grey, the chills, the sensation of being suspended in something I can’t see. Before I can understand my surroundings I’m falling.
Mia Tamondong (9) l STAFF REPORTER
The rain beats steadily on her skin, threatening to wear her away completely. The hunger in her stomach fades to a dull ache, the steadiness of the pain numbing her entirely. She grasps at her clothes, fighting the urge to rip off the cloth, the only remnants of a life no longer hers.
Mia Tamondong (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Hey St. Robert’s! My name is Mia and I’m a grade 10 student writing for the creative writing section. This is my first year in The Axiom, so I look forward to improving my writing and meeting new people!