you shoot across my sky like a meteor

Damn that flagstaff.

I could feel the atmosphere when we tried to pull the flag.
Everybody was paying attention.
Then, the unexpected happened again.
Its stuck.
Those words echoed in head.
Feigning a calm I did not feel, I pulled hard.
Jiawen pulled harder.
Nothing happened.
You cannot imagine the desparation we felt
the flag just would'nt budge.
The long horn was sounded.
I stared at Jiawen.
Could'nt believe it was happening.
Our eyes were dazed.
When the C.I. told us she would help us explain, I stood rooted to the ground.
Reluctantly, I went outside of the boundary.
What happened??
These question rung inside my mind.
We took all the necessary precautions
to make sure the flag would be up.

Me and Jiawen felt lousy on the way back to school.
Almost everyone offered words of comfort.
You all said nevermind
ITS NOT OKAY
and it will not be okay.
ITS OUR FREAKING FAULT.
NEVERMIND??
PRETEND NOTHING HAPPENED??
It will stay in our minds.
Our conscience.
It was the lowest point I ever felt in NPCC.

It is our fault.
It was not technical error.
I think.
Well, me and Jiawen would like to say a heartfelt apology
to all the C.I.s who taught us for campcraft.
For all your guidance and faith that you all had it us.
We are sorry that we disappoint you.
It will not happen again.
But then again.
If we have a second chance for campcraft.
If only we could reverse back time
and do it all over again.