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Creative Writing: The San Fermin Festival

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Wind pierced through Diego’s white clothes and his scarf flapped. Bulls shook their heads as Diego guided their body. The ground vibrated as the Bulls slammed the ground. “La Viva San Fermin! La Viva San Fermin! La Viva San Fermin!” the crowd cheered. The Bulls roared as their position was set. It would be only minutes before the run started, the San Fermin Festival would finally begin. “Hermano! Are you starting the race?” Sofia, his younger sister, approached him. Diego felt his mind snap. “Sofia, you know I have been looking forward to this. And what are you doing here? Shoo.” He knew Sofia was a coward, and he also knew she was too young. “Diego! You don’t talk to me like that! I’m even going to the race today!” Sofia shouted. Suddenly, Diego felt a …show more content…

Everyone was cheering for their families and friends. It was chaotic, and even though the bulls did not start running, there were people crying and running away. ‘Same every time I come here, at this date, at this time,’ he thought. “48, 47, 46...” He started counting the seconds left until the start. As he said that, Sofia was waving her hand, at the corner of Diego’s eye, and stuck a tongue. “Sofia! What are you do-” the people cheered. 30 seconds. From now, Diego prepared for anything. Diego was holding the only trigger between the bulls and the runners. One wrong move would have cost the runners’ lives. And possibly his sister’s, of course. “Cinco! Cuatro! Tres! Dos! Uno! the Race BEGINS!” fireworks went bang as all the competitors ran. Time stopped. His heart raced. The people ran from the danger he was about to create. He let go of the bulls and they flew across as they charged into the crowd, a black flash zooming across. There were people crying from fear, there were the ones running with all they have. It was a marvellous sight… until Diego saw his sister. “Sofia! Move away!” but Sofia was deafened. Her body shivered in fear as the bull stood in front of Sofia, focused on

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