How an arrogant person was humbled

Topic: Write a story about how an arrogant person was humbled.

Outline:
1. Describe how Angeline boasted to her friends of her achievements.
2. Describe how she proudly rejected some boys’ requests to be their dates.
3. Describe how she felt that being the college beauty, she would be in no want of partners.
4. Describe how an embarrassing incident made her humbly join the crowd.

“Of course, I shall dress beautifully. I will be the person most in demand, won’t I?” Angeline said to her friends. Her boasting annoyed her friends but they felt that she did have a cause to be proud.

Angeline had been crowned the “College Beauty Queen” two days earlier, during one of the college orientation events. The week-long orientation program would culiminate tonight with a ball. She expected the college’s best-looking boys to ask her to dance. Thus she declined some wimpy-looking boys’ requests to be their dates.

That evening, she took great care with her dressing. She wore a new tailor-made satin frock with a plunging backline. She applied a little make-up and finally clipped on the accessories selected by her mother. She knew she looked alluring. The school hall where the event was to be held dazzled with multi-colored disco lights. Several program were lined up for that night. In the first one, the girls were supposed to show their sporting spirits by asking the boys to dance. The shy ones edged towards the boys slowly. The more boisterous ones almost broke into a run in selecting their dance partners.

However, there was only one girl who refused to move from her seat – Angeline. She felt that being the college beauty, the boys would come to her without doubt. Therefore, her friends left her alone.

Then the college’s heart-throb, Raymond, approached her. Her heart pounded loudly. With an outstretched arm, Raymond asked her, “May I?”

“Of course,” she replied, putting her hand into his as she stood up.

He shook her hand off politely and said, “I’m sorry, but I meant to ask if I could take that vacant seat by your side for my date?”

Angeline was abashed. The small crowd of people near her laughed at the comical error while others chuckled when they saw Angeline’s flushed face. Angeline crept away from the scene and humbly joined her friends. For the rest of the evening she was very quiet. In fact, after that night, Angeline was never haughty or proud again.