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Shanon took part in a story writing competition, organized by the Mag Club. Though she suffered from short term memory loss, her parents always encouraged her to lead a normal life just like other kids of her age do.
They were made to sit in a big room full of 9 – 10 benches, 2 participants on either side of the bench and were given 2 sheets of paper, a pencil and an eraser. They were asked to write their names on the right top corner of the page.
As the bell rang out, the instructor signaled them to start. This is what Shanon wrote for the competition, as she decided to write a suspense story:

“Madhu decided that she would run away with her boy friend Raj. They were in love and wanted to get married but their families were dead against the match. Raj was waiting outside her house in his brand new bike. Leaving a note to her mother, Madhu silently came out of her house and got on the horse and rode away. She was so happy to be with Roy. They were in love for so many years.
As the cycle came to a halt, she got down from it and told Ram that she wanted something to drink as she was thirsty. She called up her mother and told them that she was going for an exhibition with Ram.
It was a beautiful sunny day and she stood there sipping fresh lime juice.”

As Shanon suddenly remembered that she had actually set out to write a horror story, she began scratching her head and decided to carry on ahead with the same plot, completely forgetting that she had actually decided to write a suspense story. She continued…

“It started getting dark and Madhu heard the wolves howling in the distance. She felt an uneasiness and saw that Ron was no where to be seen. She wanted to get home fast before it got late. She called up her mom and told them that she was coming home. Without wasting any time, she rode off in her car. Her father was waiting outside the house and demanded why she was late.
She got off her cycle and went inside the house. After her mother’s death 6 six years back, her father pampered her a lot. He prepared chocolate cake for her. She ran to the dining room and grabbed a sumptuous quantity of the chocolate fudge that her mother made. Her mother loved her a lot since Madhu became very lonely after her dad died in the army.
She then called up her friend Kiana and they left for badminton.
It was a bright and sunny day and there were beautiful butterflies everywhere. She loved butterflies and loved taking pictures of nature. Suddenly something bit her in the arm and she was crying, calling her dad to come and help her.
The ambulance was parked outside the house and she wondered what had gone wrong. She saw her dad come out of the van and was so happy that we were all going for a picnic. Madhu and her friend Kim were very excited about the adventurous trip that her mother had planned. Suddenly her cat ran towards her and jumped over her. It was her new dress and Madhu was furious that it got dirty! She took the dog and chained it near a tree.
Then they all went inside the house, drank some coke and greeted Uncle Sam who had been waiting to take them for a movie. It was a beautiful and sunny day.”