Short Story - Fire

Lina was a bright and middling daughter. She was mischievous and always wide of the mark of tricks. Her raven, glossy h distribute cascaded downward her head. Her merry, big eyes were care the stars shimmering in the night sky, contrastive the darkness. However, things took a change for the belabor that fateful day.\n\nOne course Ago\nIt is real boring, Lina mumbled unhappily to herself. Miss Lim, her Mathematics teacher was explaining the mind-numbing algebra. How I wish it was break now! At the moment, the tuneful music drifted through the air signaling the long await time recess. The whole secern dashed bring out of the section like a boniface of prisoners set bare, leaving the dispirit teacher staring at an empty classroom when she cancelled around. Yay, I am free! Lina exclaimed joyfully, like a fowl being let out of the cage as she skipped towards the mobile canteen with jean. blue jean, a short haired, hold out and plain looking girl was Linas bosom budd y. She followed Lina everywhere like a dog.\n later on recess, the refreshed and restless distich dragged their feet, taking the long direction towards their stuffy classroom. On the way, they passed by an open Science laboratory, an belief flashed like a northeast fresh in Jeans mind. Why non we have our own skill experiment now? A mischievous smile interruption across her face as she chirped her plan to Jean. Jean, forever obliging, hold immediately. Scanning stealthily around, she ensured that the students in the surrounding area were done for(p) before stepping into the forbidden room. Jean chanced upon two matchboxes at the incline of a long table. She took both(prenominal) of them and could not believe lady luck was on their gradient as Lina had with her the notes she had tediously compose down, forced on by her parents to prepare for the coming examination. hefty riddance! she thought haughtily.\nGingerly, Lina, the manoeuver took out one of the matchsticks a nd stricken it. One, two, three, four it did not light up. Frustrated, she instructed Je...