Luistertoets Engels Vwo 2009 May 2026

Mark stopped writing. “So the real winner was Sam. But he quit because of stage fright. And Chloe won by default?”

“A girl named Chloe. Fifteen. Lovely poem about a cat.” luistertoets engels vwo 2009

“He said – and this is true – he was afraid of public speaking. His mum called this morning to pull him out.” Mark stopped writing

Mark closed his notebook. “And nobody thought to tell the newspaper?” his phone was dead

“Fifty pounds and a gold bookmark.”

This year, he was running late. His car wouldn’t start, his phone was dead, and the prize ceremony was already twenty minutes in. He burst through the door of Chapter & Verse bookshop, expecting to see a proud parent handing a trophy to a shy girl.