Halfway Point

55 Word Essay

Woken up on the plane.

Annoyed, I looked to my left,

he was twitching and jerking.

Confused, I called.

A minute passed. No one.

Halfway in the flight path. No returning.

As a medical student and first aider, I panicked.

Halfway to becoming a doctor. So?

A doctor finally came to rescue –

both of us.

Tsang Christopher Tze Wei. MBBS2 (2020/21)