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Creativity Lam Jinn Laan, Serene 5D (2016-2017)

found out that our food’s gone. When I checked this morning, all the food
was gone. The only thing I found was water all over our food cabinet! It
must have been the rain! It washed all our food away! And we’re expecting
a baby! How can we ever survive?’ Lisa couldn’t hide her fear anymore. Her
eyes turned red and tears started streaming down her face. ‘What can we
do? We’re helpless!’
Leonardo’s face quickly turned pale white. His eyes widened in horror.
He tried to fake a smile, but it was no use. ‘Lisa, is this a joke? Please tell
me it’s only a joke...’
‘We’re doomed...’ Lisa disappointingly shook her head, falling to the
rocky ground.
‘It’s, it’s getting dark now... Darling, let’s eat dinner now, all right? I’ll
think of something tomorrow.’
Night fell. Lisa cried and cried, until she was too exhausted that she
had to sleep. Leonardo held her tightly in his arms. Lying on their bed
of hay, Leonardo gazed at the rocky ceiling of their cave. What could he
do? Lisa was pregnant, winter was coming, and food was missing ─ a
total catastrophe which fate had arranged. The lake would be frozen, and
they would not be able to get enough fish to survive the winter before the
surface turned into ice. More than half of the strawberries Lisa farmed
would die because of the plunge in temperature. What could save his
family? They needed a huge food supply.
‘Ahoo...’ the lonesome howl of a wolf echoed among the branches,
interrupting his train of thought. That was it. Leonardo got up abruptly,
looking at the forest in the distance. He had to hunt. A large animal was
the perfect answer to his desperate situation.

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