"Hang in there, buddy; We are right behind you"; I could here my friends try to say. I could not believe my fate and all my friends were tied, gagged and bound. We did not know what to expect. I tried to understand how we all had got into this predicament. I trudged up the scaffolds bumping into the railing as I was hooded and could not see. I was told to stand still and to await the verdict. "Guilty", I heard an old familiar voice say. I racked my mind to try remember the owner of the voice. Then the charges were read. I knew I was guilty. I watched as my editor took the red pen out. "The pen is mightier than the sword she said." I watch in horror as she circled and crossed out so much on my term paper. "Please, no more", I cried. I asked how can I be saved from such awful drama. She said, "You can't. The publishers want a total rewrite by tomorrow morning."
