Task 26: Track 18 Redraft

The candle lit up and made her eyes sparkle; they took away the darkness. They took away the tension, the fear that was bubbling up inside her like a chemical reaction. As she waited for her destiny, the soft music in the background was breaking through the silence that was surrounding her. There was laughter now and then but she was feeling alone and almost out of place. The sound of her watch ticking became loud and violent as though it was warning her of something, something she was waiting for.

She was slowly tapping her fingers on the table, with a rose in the middle. A red rose. It made the room feel much lighter and more relaxed. Everyone round her was calm, with a peaceful mind; her eyes couldn’t help their urging feeling to look at the gleaming door. She couldn’t pick up the courage to leave, so there she was sitting still like some statue in a museum. There was a mysterious feeling in the atmosphere. Her hands were close together, her legs shaking about a little. Time was fading away into the past and still there was no sign of the door opening; of her destiny running in towards her. Her hair was smooth, silky and she moved it a bit to the back of her ear. But the way she was feeling inside wasn’t smooth or calm. Her stomach was tight, like her insides were twisting themselves into a knot. The temperature was rising and the flame of the candle made her eyes burn in fury. Yet she was still sitting there - in complete silence.