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LILA
Iwas on time for my English class and successfully
submitted my essay – all thanks to the spare shirt I
had in my locker. The one I wore this morning was
soaked from my spilled iced coffee by the boy who shall not
be named.
As soon as the bell rang, indicating the start of class,
Mrs. Levi started her lecture about Greek Mythology. She
went back and forth from the textbook and writing notes on
the chalkboard.
Science might be my passion, but English was my
favorite subject. I loved reading, loved learning about the
language - every little piece of it. My interest began with
Shakespeare, although it was Edgar Allen Poe who made
me fall in love with English.
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there,
wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal
ever dared to dream before.”
I may or may not have memorized most of his poems
after reading them over and over again. There was just
something eerily beautiful with the way he weaved his
words together.
“Medusa has several myths about her life, the most
common ones are of her death and her, rather, painful