Lisa reads the letter again .The contents of the half torn letter was difficult for her to understand .She still does not want to give up as she wants to know the reason behind it .She reads the letter again. ‘Dear Lisa,
I was so impressed when you won the state level public speaking competition .I adore you so much and treat you like my own daughter as you look exactly like my late sister .I loved your spirit especially on how you kept on although you were suffering from a deadly disease that made you weaker day by day. When I found out that you needed liver donor, I quickly checked whether our blood group was compatible. I took this decision without much hesitation as you are actually….’
The letter got torn when Lisa’s younger sister pulled it away her .Lisa’s weak body state could not make her to reach out of the window to take grasp of the letter .Lisa sadly looked at the half torn letter which was in her hand .She started rekindling her memory about the day she first met Miss Lim.
Five months earlier,
It was a usual Monday morning in 3 Red. Most of the students were busy chatting away about the Golden Globe Awards that was held the night before. Suddenly, the class monitor rushed into the class and said, “We are going to have a new English Language teacher. I want all of you to be at your places and please be silent.” Lisa started mumbling to herself ,”Another new English teacher ! No, she is going to hate me as well.” Lisa is from a family of mixed parentage .Her father is part Indian and part Siamese while her mother is an Indonesian. English has always been her weakest subject as she was not used to speak English at home. Lisa is also very often absent from school because she suffers from liver cancer .Every day, she has to consume tons of medicine to make her feel better. “Morning class, I’m your new English teacher and I will be replacing Mrs. Wendy who has been transferred to another school. And I almost