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Mini Marvels |
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Mini Marvel
Allegra Stodolsky (14)
In the middle of the cold, surrounded by ice, we lived on our own. I drilled a hole in the ice for fishing but as soon as I sat down I jumped back in fright. A head popped up and looked at me. It was my friend the fat seal. |
After School Incubus
Favour Okoli (12)
The bell rang! The most frightful time of the day, hometime!
Down the corner of the road awaited the bullies, ready to strike. Tim doubled his pace as he approached the corner in fear. Unexpectedly the bullies emerged, they violently dragged him and beat him. Petrified; he yelled for help. |
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Mini Marvels
Amy Jones (13)
The dark trees loomed above me as I stepped into the shadows. Revisiting the core of my childhood nightmares. Twenty years on I still felt the gut-wrenching fear. Suddenly I heard a noise. Grrrrrr! I couldn’t move as the thing came closer. Woof, woof. It was only a dog! |
The Mystery Of The Deadly Forest!
Tasnia Khan (13)
There once was a dark forest where whoever went in there, would be lost forever, and one day a strange man was strolling by it. While he was walking he stared at the dark forest! Just then he started to walk in the forest, and he was never seen again … |
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Something Behind Me!
Ellen Davies
Sprinting along - something’s behind me! Huge feet, an enormous frame, making loud, excited noises - it’s enjoying the chase - no, relishing it. A path to my right … I jump … time slows. I yell out … feel the creature’s sticky breath on my face … A blinding light … I realise.
‘Stella! You stupid dog!’ |
Gone
Sarah Owen (12)
‘Coo-ee!’ sings the voice in the darkness. I wake, sit up.
‘Ah, good! You’re awake,’ he cheers.
‘You can see me?’ I ask.
‘I’m not as I was,’ he sighs, ‘and neither are you.’
‘What do you mean?’ I say although I think I know the answer.
‘We’re dead.’ |
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Today I Shall Love You
Alice Mottram (13)
My heart is pounding in my chest. I love you. I’m rushing to meet you and I see you with her; your hand in her hair, about her waist, you ‘love’ her. I never knew love could turn to loathing so suddenly. My heart is still pounding. I hate you. |
Sleepover Screams
Harriett Lewis (12)
The girls were huddled sleepily under the duvets, ending the evening with a traditional ghost story session. The room was shadowed by a mysterious evening darkness, and they suddenly heard an eerie scratching on the door. They screamed hysterically, until they realised it was simply the cat sharpening its claws! |
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Just My Imagination
Miranda Sadler (14)
I was standing there, skimming stones into the lake, as I often do. Ripples pierced the water’s smooth surface. I stared at my reflection. Then, suddenly, a terrifying face loomed up next to mine, distorted and disfigured by the ripples. I gasped and flew around. No one. Just my imagination. |
Box Of Delights
Corin Reid (13)
I reach into the box. What will be inside? I lower my head down … ‘Ew!’ I screech, and jerk my hand away. My friends giggle as I wipe the cold, slimy porridge from my hand.
‘It’s not funny!’ I fume.
More laughter. ‘We didn’t say that it would be nice!’ |
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Their Favourite Place
Alice Keel (17)
The sea slumped despondently at the bottom of the cliff, white ridges rising, breaking. A gull reeled above, and then flew below him, skirting the sheer edge and singing.
‘Time to go,’ she said, a million miles away.
He wagged his tail slightly, snuffling the delicious air, before bounding away. |
Something Big
Emma Bradley (16)
Something big. Something special. Something everyone will remember for years to come. Planning is the best part of any celebration, is it not? I have always loved planning weddings, christenings, anything! But this one is different. It’s not every day your son turns sixteen, on the day of his funeral. |
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Today I Shall Love You
Alice Mottram (13)
My heart is pounding in my chest. I love you. I’m rushing to meet you and I see you with her; your hand in her hair, about her waist, you ‘love’ her. I never knew love could turn to loathing so suddenly. My heart is still pounding. I hate you. |
Sleepover Screams
Harriett Lewis (12)
The girls were huddled sleepily under the duvets, ending the evening with a traditional ghost story session. The room was shadowed by a mysterious evening darkness, and they suddenly heard an eerie scratching on the door. They screamed hysterically, until they realised it was simply the cat sharpening its claws! |
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Imagine
Tanya Zheleznyakova (15)
Imagine a door that is propped open by the snow. Imagine wax dripping slowly from a cloudy candle onto a book, the rare flowers, for Berlin, that will wilt soon. Imagine a world where fairness doesn’t count, where a knock on the door and a gunshot mean the same thing. |
Mini Marvel
Katy Brown (15)
My fingers tremble as I fumble over the small envelope containing my future. Will it hold great promises, or disastrous disappointment? My parents cannot take the suspense any longer.
‘Oh just open it already!’
I tear open the envelope and obtain my exam results in seconds.
‘I did it! Wahoo!’ |
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My Turn
Iqhra Nisar (13)
Fear welled up inside me overpowering the courage I usually display. I was moments away from suffering extreme pain. Blood would emerge from the arm of the most courageous girl known. ‘Next,’ called Nurse Needle, viciously, producing a needle longer than my leg. Oh no! My turn for the injection. |
The Wings
Sarrah Moeen (15)
The man toiled endlessly until, finally, his work was complete. He held aloft his masterpiece - a pair of breathtaking wings. He was prepared.
With a running start he leapt into the air and he was flying! His miracle invention was going to make him -
Then he was plummeting …
Then …
Black. |
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Mini Saga
Katie McGee (16)
The boy stood looking at the door. His turn was soon. Soon he’d have to walk through the door and face the other side. He heard his name and entered. He sat and looked away. There was a small pain. He looked at his arm. The injection wasn’t that bad. |
Murder
Jess Harris (13)
Jemma stood up, astounded at what she’d just done. Her heart beat heavy in her chest, the knife felt heavy in her shaking, bloodstained hands. Then, loud applause. She looked up into the bright spotlight; the crowd were on their feet. She sighed. Two shows down, one more to go. |
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Fear
Elizabeth Courthold (13)
Fiona walked nervously down the long corridor. Gut-wrenching fear gripped her. All her effort, panic and stress had come down to this moment. And there it was, lying there. She picked it up, drew a deep breath and …
‘Come on, open it! Don’t you want to know your results?’ |
A Test Of Courage
Sarah Kaleta (13)
She stared at the mountain, towering over her, leaving her to cower in its shadow. This was the monster she was to overcome? Impossible! Her knees quaked, but she had to stay focused.
‘Come on! You can do it!’
She smiled, gathering her courage. She jumped over the vaulting horse. |
