The speech

Twenty or more pairs of eyes stared at me. They wait as I look around and fear arise. The fear I recognized, this fear would make me fumble with my words. My voice would changed when I talked. I awaited for my courage to come, but it never came.

'Come on, you can do it..you did it in front of forty people before'

'They are different...'

The silence was killing me, I could hear my heart thumping. My chest felt like it is going to ripped apart and I would die at the spot.

'Imagine they were naked..' Mrs Ambrose said

What? That didn't really help, I can't imagine my friends naked. What help is the roar of laughter, I pushed myself to speak. 'Do it! Get over with it!'. As I open my mouth, my courage arose, I didn't fumble. It went on smoothly until the end. I pause...

'I think it is only 2 minutes...Let's just finish it alright..'

It ended up that it is 3 minutes and 15 seconds.

'See, it wasn't that bad..'

I heard teacher saying about how they should grateful of having such a good teacher like her.