My nerves had kept me awake for most of the night with little shut eye to be got and , even when , I was lucky enough to get a few moments of shut eye , I would be awaken again . This cycle went on until the dark , sombre sky that I could see beyond the drapings of my room had turned lighter and reached its full brighteness as the morning reeled in .
I should have told the committee member that I was not the person to speak in the honour of the last Mr Madden since I barely even knew him outside of the professional setting . I hated even the idea of having to stand up there in front of so many people and say even a few short words but I couldn' t back out now . It was already the day of the fund raiser and who else would be found in such short notice . Not only that , the committee were
