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Soundscape (Story 1)
I was in the car, waiting. It was hot and I was sweating. The car was hardly moving. Right next
to me, I saw a bus. I could hear the engine roaring. Some of the passengers were impatient.
They were complaining. One boy took out a book from his bag and started reading. I smiled.
But there was so much smoke coming from the bus that I started coughing. I heard vehicles
honking behind our car. Then the loud honk of lorries. A motorcycle quickly went past our
car. It had to stop suddenly because it could not go further. And then I heard loud sirens. It
was an ambulance. I looked out of the window and I saw the ambulance going at full speed.
Then I heard the ﬁre trucks going by. I tried to see what was happening ahead, but I could not.
From a distance, I heard a helicopter. It was coming closer and closer that it was so loud. I saw
people running from their vehicles. “What happened?” I asked. “I don’t know” replied one man.
“I heard there has been an accident”. As soon as I got down from the car, I felt few drops of
water on my head and hands. I looked up and saw a dark grey cloud. It started raining. I tried
to cover my head with my hands. I went back to the car. I dried myself up. I liked hearing the
rain water on the car. It was relaxing. I closed my eyes, enjoying the sound. And I fell asleep.