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First place in Primary category
By Chloe Sebire, year 4, Hautes Capelles School
Where am I? Did I fall asleep during the talk about endangered animals? I looked around, I was alone.
Trees towered above me and the air smelt of gun powder. Black stripes covered my body, it dawned on me, I was a tiger! How did I get here? Gun shots filled the air and the sound of thundering feet came closer and closer. I had to hide. They were after ME! I was running for my life, my heart was pounding, my new furry paws ached from the hard earth. Then it happened… an ear-splitting roar came from my mouth as pain flashed into my upper body. I felt dizzy and fell. Through my half-closed eyes I saw two men leaning over me.
“There’s another one down!”. Those where the last words I heard before darkness swallowed me…
Suddenly my eyes were open again. I felt sea sick. My body lurched from side to side, the air surrounding me was bitter but surprisingly, I wasn’t cold. Oh, please don’t let this be real, I think I’m now a polar bear. My gaze fell onto what was holding me up. It was a small iceberg; icy flakes were chipping off into the sea. I had no choice but to try and swim to safety. The freezing water engulfed me. As far as I could see there were no other icebergs. I turned back just in time to watch my iceberg dissolve into the sea. I couldn’t swim forever! My legs were getting weaker, my body began to sink deeper and deeper into the ocean. I gasped for air, but instead swallowed a mouthful of water. I was drowning.
There was a blinding light, I was back at the zoo. It wasn’t real, I knew it…but then…why can’t I stop crying?
By Casper Bailey, year 10+, Elizabeth College
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In the corner of the room, he sat there picking away at the walls. The room was empty apart from a m...
Read storyBy Lizzie Kennedy, year 10+, The Ladies’ College
On the laptop in front of her flashes an image of a supermodel. The teenager moves her hands swiftly...
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“Why are you outside, boy? For your entire life I’ve strictly ordered you to stay inside the mansion!...
Read storyBy Amandine Harris, year 10+, The Ladies’ College
She shut her eyes and blocked out her vulgar surroundings of harsh city sounds and bitter cold. She...
Read storyBy Chloe Sebire, year 4, Hautes Capelles School
Where am I? Did I fall asleep during the talk about endangered animals? I looked around, I was alone...
Read storyBy Stevie Austen, year 10+, Les Voies School
Underneath the sea, rooted deep down underneath the water into the vantablack abyss, mi...
Read storyBy Ella Gurney, year 6, Notre Dame School
The blazing red will blind you as you step into the long forgotten town on Mars. As the day washes a...
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