Written by: Pranjal Khatiwada - 23030, Grade XII
Posted on: 13 March, 2023
After the exam, we all headed to Bhandarkhal
With a few friends to unwind and let loose.
The sun was shining bright, and the birds singing,
It all seemed so calm, so peaceful.
But then, from a nearby tree, a monkey appeared,
Staring at me with its menacing eyes.
What was it thinking, what did it want?
I wondered, curious and a little scared.
The monkey jumped down and started to chase,
I ran for my life, screaming with all my might.
Other monkeys joined in, and soon it was a race.
Their claws and teeth flashing in the light.
I dodged, I ducked, and I zigzagged,
Trying to shake them off my trail.
But they were relentless and wouldn’t back off,
I was caught in a real-life monkey tale!
Days and nights went by, haunted by their faces,
The fear they’d instilled, unshakeable and true.
I couldn’t forget, couldn’t erase,
The terror that those monkeys put me through.
Now every time I see a monkey,
My heart skips a beat, my nerves all frayed.
Thanks to that day in Bhandarkhal,
Monkeys will forever make me afraid.
