The Story of my Scar

By: Anaisha Shah

Once, I woke up with a bad dream about getting struck by lightning, leaving a huge scar on my head. I had thought to myself: At least none of this is real! Quickly, I got up for school. As I walked into the bathroom , I started to have a headache. When I looked into the mirror, I was horrified. It was.. a…a…..SCAR! A… a…. scar.

Maybe this was just another dream... I thought to myself. I quickly got ready before I'd miss the bus. I went outside, and was just in time, since the other kids were already starting to get on. I got on and sat at my usual seat next to my best friends Sara, Annie and Collette.

“Hi, Brianna!” Annie said. I smiled at my group.“What’s that on your head?” asked Collete “I-I don’t know” I replied, nervous. I kept to myself after, avoiding their questions. I left as soon as the bus stopped, quickly heading to class. I had math first, my least favourite subject.

As it turns out,we had a pop quiz today on decimals, fractions and percentages. I HADN’T studied at all. I was totally unprepared and readied myself to fail. But then, suddenly, something unexpected happened. As I answered each question, the answers flowed in my brain. I had surely not studied, so then… How did I know all of the answers?

I thought I could feel my scar burning while I thought of each answer. I zipped through every single one and handed it in. I looked up at the clock. It had only been 15 minutes. Impressed, my teacher let me rest for the remaining 45 minutes, and I watched everyone scribble down their papers as I processed what had just happened.

Finally the bell rang, and I hurried to my next subject, Science. All the worst subjects in one day…, I thought. We had been working on a volcano project, and once again I wasn’t sure what to do.

Then suddenly, I felt the familiar tingling of my scar, feeding me so many ideas. I finished my volcano project, just in time for the bell to ring. What is going on?

After this confusing day, I finally got home, collapsing on the sofa. My mom passed by. “Mom! Do you know anything about this scar on my head?” I asked eagerly.

“Ah.You got yesterday, remember?” she replied.

“WHAT??” I say loudly.

“You don’t remember?” she says curiously.

“ No, not at all!.” I say.

“Well,Yesterday, you were cycling outside with your friends, and it started to rain and thunder. All of you were waiting in the shed and you told me you tried to climb on the metal fence when it was struck by lightning! You were taken to the hospital, the doctor said that you would be fine, but I was so worried. Are you sure you’re alright?” She explained.

“WHAT? ” I couldn’t help but shout. It came up in my dream, but how come I didn’t feel any pain, or remember anything?

To be continued…....