Linh Learns to Draw

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Linh sat in the airport departure lounge. She had a long wait for her flight. The screen on the wall showed that her plane was delayed. She looked around the big room. There were many people sitting in chairs. Some people were sleeping. Other people were looking at their phones. Linh felt bored. She did not have a book to read. She opened her bag and found a pencil. She also found a small notebook. She had an idea. She wanted to try something new. She decided to learn how to draw. She opened the notebook to a clean page. Linh looked at a cup of coffee on the small table next to her.

She wanted to draw the cup. She picked up the pencil and started to draw a line. The first line was not very good. It was too long and not straight. She tried again on the same page. The second line was a little better. She drew a circle for the top of the cup. It did not look like a circle. It looked like an egg. She laughed quietly. A man in the next chair looked at her. "Is that a cup?" he asked. "I am trying to draw one," Linh said. "It is my first time." The man smiled. "Keep going," he said. "It gets easier with practice." Linh felt happy and continued drawing.

Linh spent the next hour drawing different things. She drew a chair. She drew a suitcase. She drew a window. Each drawing was a little better than the one before. She was not perfect, but she was learning. She turned the pages and saw all her pictures. She felt proud of herself. She took a photo of her best drawing with her phone. She wanted to remember this day. Then she heard an announcement. Her flight was ready. She closed her notebook and put it in her bag. She stood up and walked to the gate. She smiled because she learned something new today. She planned to practice drawing again on the plane.