The compet.i.tions held by Q.A.E.S is a three days event . On first day we have cultural , essay writing , elocution compet.i.tions ,on second day we have sports compet.i.tions , students of all the twenty schools which are under the management of Q.A.E.S( Q Archdiocese of Educational Society ) Partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tions .And on the third day we have prize distribution for the winners .Few days ago my teacher gave us three topics for the Compet.i.tion .Last time when I gave my speech I wasn"t satisfied . So , I"ve been preparing for my speech day and night as I wanted to give my best in front of people especially Austin .
Finally the day has come . Even though I was prepared I was nervous . I stood in front of the mirror and practised before going to school and then after coming to school I practised once again in front of Rachel .
Different compet.i.tions are held in different schools . We have sports compet.i.tion in my school , which is tomorrow .
Along with the students who were partic.i.p.ating in essay writing compet.i.tion , we five students were taken to another school along with our English teacher and few other teachers in our school bus. All the girls sat in the front seats . I sat beside Veronica and Austin sat in the last row as all the boys were sitting at the back . We started around 8:00 am and reached by 11:00 am .
As soon as we got down from the bus ,an old man around his late fifties came and took us to a room where other school students were present . There were more than a hundred students in that room . He told us to take our seats and before leaving he told our teachers that the compet.i.tion would start by 11:30 .
The Compet.i.tion began sharp at 11:30 .After sometime , my teacher informed me that the next speech was mine .
I started to get nervous . Veronica was sitting beside me . She was talking something and I wasn"t in mood to talk to her .
What are your plans this weekend ?, Austin asked me .
I tilted my head and looked at him . I was so nervous that I didn"t even look who was sitting beside me until he spoke . And I didn"t understand why he asked about my plans .
I shook my head and said that I had no plans .
Then what are you going to do sitting at home ?, he asked me .
I might just sleep or watch movies , I replied .
That"s it ?, what about hobbies ? , he asked .
I do , I have a habit of writing things happening or which happend in my life and I love sketching .... I mean, I design dresses whenever I"m free , I replied.
Even though it was a normal conversation , I wasn"t nervous anymore while talking to him , I forgot that I had to give a speech in few minutes .
I was called by my teacher . I looked at my teacher and then at Austin .
I was going to get up from my chair .
Don"t stress yourself and loose your confidence .You will do well, trust me , he whispered into my ear .
I gave a smile and headed towards my teacher . I don"t know why , but I wasn"t nervous .
I was called to give my speech . They gave me the mic to hold and told me to start . I paused for few seconds , I was blank . But when I saw Austin"s face I don"t know how but I was able to give my speech confidently . I was satisfied with the speech I gave .
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The fifteen year old me didn"t understand why he asked me about my hobbies and about my plans at that time . But now when I think of that day , thanks to him that I was able to give my speech confidently . He tried to divert me so that I would stop being nervous and be confident while giving my speech .