SPM : Narrative Writing 1

Spm essay 

 Narrative Writing 

 Write a story in not less than 350 words with the following ending. 
 “...he closed the door quietly behind him and left.” 

 Model answer 

 James was always busy. In fact, he couldn’t remember that last time he could take it easy and slow down. Everything in his life moved at fast pace. If it wasn’t fast enough, James made sure it would be. The reason why he was like that was because he needed to support his family of five – a wife and four children.

From dawn ‘till dusk, James was as busy as a bee. He needed to make sure his company up and running smoothly. He was so busy that he spent most time at work and sleeping at the office. In fact, he missed most of his children’s important days such as birthdays, recitals and ceremonies as he didn’t have time to attend them.

His misses were frown upon by his children. They couldn’t understand why he never made time for them. After James missed the latest birthday, the children couldn’t take it anymore. The eldest asked their mother of the reason why their dad was hardly home.

“Your father works really hard to support us. He didn’t want us to grow up like him. Your grandparents were poor so your father suffered a lot. That’s why he works like there’s no tomorrow to ensure a better life for all of us,” explained his wife calmly.

The children now understood why their father was often busy, decided to do something if they want their father to spend more time with them. They tried to raise money with doing odd jobs, selling lemonade and saving. In a few weeks, they managed to raise a thousand dollars. They decided to hand over the money to their father. They wrote a letter and asked their mother to send it to their father’s workplace.

The next morning, James who arrived at work, noticed a small package on the briefcase. There’s a letter attached to it. He slowly opened it and read the letter.

“Dear dad, this money maybe not much but we hope it can pay for the time you need to leave work and come to Aaron’s birthday party tomorrow. We really hope you can come. We miss you.”

James read the letter over and over again. He never thought his children would miss him so much they would think to give him money to pay for his time needed to spend with them. He realized that he was always busy and neglected them. James decided that he need to speak to them and ensure them he really love them. James decided that he should take a break today to return to his love ones. He grabbed his suitcase. He closed the door behind him quietly and left.