Me And Y8

46 - Humble

"Marry me, Amara. Give me your dreams and your nightmares, your pleasure and your pain, your fantasies and your fears. Give me everything. Be my queen outside, and my filthy girl inside. And make me fucking yours, so everyone who looks at my ring knows I have you finally. Say yes, Amara." - Book

"Your mere existence quenches the deep hunger inside of me, like a starving man with his only meal in days. The cure to my personal famine; letting me corrupt you with my soul." - Quote

"She's a lady, and I'm just a line without a hook." - Song

For the past four lessons, in English, we've all been making an academic journal in groups. It was about analysing the language, specifically natural imagery in the short story - 'The Veldt'.

Today, we're set to present our pieces and all I know, is that it'll be a gigantic clusterfuck.

The groups are : 1 - Malik, Habeel, Asher, David. 2 - Damien, Omar, Omar. 3 - Siyana, Leah (absent), Ava, Evelyn. 4 - Aya, Mia, Jennie, Hailey. 5 - Eliana, Hijana, Prithi. 6 - Aarav, Daniel, Aiden. 7 - Zayn, Pedro, Hazza and Tyke.

The first group to present are Malik's and he is fucking hot when he's controlling everyone in his group. He's controlled, calculating and concentrated.

He hands out his articles to everyone as I mutter, "He's putting too much effort." Ava nods in agreement but narrows her eyes when I'm the first one to start reading the article.

While Malik's giving out the articles, Habeel introduces them. "Hello. We're Habeel, Asher, David and Malik. And we're from Insight News, presenting the differently interesting style of Ray Bradbury's writing."

"Hello. I'm Malik and I'm going to speak about how one of the many techniques is natural imagery. Firstly, in 'The Veldt', natural imagery is often used to represent a sense of fright and unease by using the beauty of the natural world, contrasting with the underlying horror in the story. Moreover, he frequently paints vivid pictures of serene landscapes which are too serene and tranquil for the story, suddenly portraying a sense of dread." He's out of breath and inhales, "This contrast amplifies tension as readers realise that nature can be dangerous, especially through Bradbury's interpretations." He finishes.

Damn. "Hello," Asher starts. "In Bradbury's 'Veldt', the parents (George and Lydia) rely heavily on technology, in this case - the nursery, to raise their children. This leads to an emotional disconnection between the parents and their children, Wendy and Peter. This proves how technological control makes people get less attached to emotions, convinced that they can live in a dehumanised state of living - leading to the surprising conclusion of the story." Asher and Malik nudge David forward but he's lurking behind them, so Malik steps forward to avoid further embarrassment.

"Finally, we'll be looking at the dynamics of the nursery." This is so hot. I'm still mad at him, I swear. But I'll be petty tomorrow, in science and art. "Finally, Peter and Wendy exhibit a disturbing blend of innocence and menace, driven by their obsession with the nursery. Their detached behaviour portrays a cunning intelligence that allows them to coerce their environment for sinister purposes." He grins psychotically, "This reveals the loss of genuine innocence through the artificial world being too intelligent and advanced. Thank you."

"Okay, great!" Ms. Narwin exclaims. "Now, I have a few questions. First, who made the name insight news?" I raise my hand, and he grins at me.

"Asher." He turns, to look at Ms. Narwin.

"Okay, Malik!" She claps her hands, "Anyone have questions? Siyana, go on."

"Okay," I sigh. "Can someone answer how this links to dystopian themes as our topic, for this term?"