the villa

The Villa

Shadows flickered at the windows, a low candlelight burned, hushed whispers are heard inside.

As night fell and stars rose two girls headed out into the night,

“Shhhhhhh” one girl whispered,.

“I’'m being as quiet as i can Helen” the other proteste.,

“dosen’t matter be silent as a mouse Emma” Helen replied “you know mice squeak so do i have to squeak as well” Emma retorted, a noise inside the abandoned villa silenced them “oh my gosh” Emma squealed, her voice high-pitched with fear “oh yeah forgot to tell you the ghosts like to party at night” Helen said sarcastically, with a hint of fear in her voice even though she was trying to lighten the mood.

The two crept near the door, Helen walked up to it but Emma stayed behind, “what are you doing” Emma whispered, “you can't just walk up to an abandoned villas front door, knock and expect to be welcomed in by a kind old lady!”

“Watch me” Helen declared, so she knocked on the door and heard the creak of floorboards “ahhhhhhh” Emma screamed and ran, “don't leave me here” Helen called “well i'm not staying!” just as Emma had uttered those words the door swung open, an old lady with curly grey hair poked her head out the door and rather surprised she said “what are you two doin up so late?”

“Erm well you see…” Emma started and then trailed off, “we were wondering if anybody lived here” Helen finished Emma’s sentence “well this is a surprise i avent ad anybody ere for a long time” she said with a strange accent, “well come inside then”

“Uhhhh okay” Emma replied rather shocked by what had happened then but followed Helen into the lady’s house. “wow” Helen breathed as they entered, the walls were painted with bright colours and the furniture was just as bright. “well this is a surprise” Emma stated “well i never” helen whispered.

the chance of a lifetime

The chance of a lifetime

Who in the world gets 30 acres of land to do whatever they want with? Me... I'm the lucky one who inherits a fortune. Oh I forgot to introduce myself.  I'm Helen and I’m 25 and I’ve got my dream job, an architect. as you might guess, I'm going to build an abundance  of new houses on this land, or should I?

Today is Monday, the first working day of the week.  pretty much a usual Monday for everyone else except for me. I’ve got piles of papers, loads of files, appointments for bank accounts, debts and basically, a whole lot of work that could take months to sort out, sitting on my desk glaring me in the face.

That day, I was going to visit the farm that my grandmother left in my name. As I travel, i look out onto gorgeous land around me. it’s autumn so all the trees are dropping golden leaves onto the ground, the rolling hills make this land seem surreal. My grandmother owned horses so there is a crowd of them grazing in the pasture. There are colours that stand out and there are colours that are dull, there are palominos, chestnuts, bays, liver chestnuts, dark browns, light browns and then there are the horses that look like they’ve been covered in snow, their colours are striking and anybody who knows something about horses would say, ‘no horse is truly white they are grey,’ but for theses horses we could make an exception. The herd of dairy cows that she owned added up to a gigantic number of 763 cows. At that moment i realised how beautiful nature really is it's imperfections help make it perfect. I thought to myself do i really want to ruin it?

the christmas truce

The christmas truce

Snow crunching underfoot,

Soldiers racing by,

The thud of thirty feet,

Playing side by side,

Swapping buttons,

Trading things,

Today we may be friends,

But tomorrow we’ll fight again.

aunt spike character description

Aunt Spike

“Aunt Spike is lean and tall and bony, and she wears steel-rimmed spectacles that fix on to the end of her nose with a clip. She has a screeching voice and long wet narrow lips.” by Roald Dahl

Aunt Spike is a thin pale woman. Her small, skinny frame makes her look like all she is made of is bones and skin. She wears steel-rimmed spectacles that are fixed on to the end of her nose with a clip. H her long narrow lips and yellowed teeth make up her hideous complexion. Aunt Spike likes to wear grey and white. Aunt Spike is cruel, abusive, greedy for money and she is selfish. Her and her sister Aunt Sponge always speak of their imagined beauty and have competitions on who is the prettiest.

usain bolt

Usain Bolt

“No worries mama” usain called as he sped to school “hey, wait you forgot your lunch” his mum called after him usain sped off deaf to his mother's calls.“not gonna be late, not gonna be late, not gonna be late” he chanted on his way to school he jumped up on a fence right next to a table and disturbed two men's card game “hey boy what’s the matter with you” one man called after him usain didn't hear him and carried on speeding off to school while he was running he scored a ball for a soccer team and blew some papers out of the p.e. teacher’s hand “wow” the teacher muttered under his breath. usain arrived in his class and said “yes, right on time no worries” as time went on he slowly got bored of being stuck in the classroom and fell asleep. The lunch bell rang and usain realised he’d forgotten his lunch “aw man my lunch” he said then he slowly wandered outside he sniffed in a breath of air and caught the smell of the same p.e. Teachers lunch then carried on and flopped down onto the steps the teacher looked up and saw usain sitting there with no lunch and came over to him “usain right, you know i don't think i'll be able to eat all of this you want it?” usains stomach grumbled “haha, okay then you can have it, if you beat him in a race” usain said “race, HIM?” the teacher said “come on only here to that tree” rather daunted usain replied “uhhh, okay” usain called out “oh my gosh yes i just beat you, i win i win i win” the teacher said “okay okay here’s your long struck star, you know you're good but if you want to be great you're going to have to take this more seriously”.

“And here comes the teenage sensation usain bolt speeding down the stretch, oh my god look at this kid. Usain bolt is on his way the other men try to follow him the best they can, nobody. This kid stays absolutely incredible across the finish line.” “ WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN” spectators shout out trophies pile up like doubts a newspaper headline reads ‘jamaica's hopes rest on bolt’ as he walks out his worries are like dark hands reach out to touch him and he’s consumed by darkness. The door opens and his mother comes in “what’s the matter usain”

“what if i don't win?” usain asks “what if you don't win? Since when did you become so serious boy?” “don't let me go dear mama please” he begged she sighed “look at yourself usain, you're worried about the big race, worried about the big crowd out there, so many worries on your mind that you forgot which shoe goes on which foot. Maybe you forgot who you are too? I mean the boy i know has no worries because all worries ever do is weigh you down, usain you have to remember, you can always go faster when you keep it light. You see”

“Okay no worries mama” he runs as if he’s in the clouds leaving behind lightning bolts as he goes “usain bolt strikes yet again”

the whale stranding

The Whale Stranding

Large black bodies lay stranded on the beach making heart-breaking calling sounds as people rush to help with wet towels and water. There are at least three people assigned to a whale to keep them wet  and hydrated at least three hundred whales are dead and only one hundred are released most whales are left with no hope of survival.

Opinions differ to why the whales get stuck but it is either the leader of their pod is dying or sick so they are confused to where they are going or the other opinion is that they didn’t know that the hooked beach was there and they got stuck. Even after the whales have been released they keep coming back and getting stuck again. some say that it is to see if they can get the other whales unstuck. And then get stranded again.

Whales that have died are cut open because the gases inside it build up and since the gases can’t escape their very thick blubber they eventually explode.

75% of the whales are dead but 25% survived it was very sad that so many were stranded but at least some escaped alive.

whangamata best surf ever

Whangamata best surf ever

The surfer rides over the crest of a wave and foam splashes around his feet. twisting he moves the board over and across the wave. Blue ocean waves suck other surfers into it's depths and spits them back out again. As the surfer passes others his board creates little waves that fling spray out into the air. As he crouches and shifts his body weight to move the board. Sea salt flies around the air and splatters back into the water.  

i opened a book...

I opened a book

I opened a book and in i strode.

Now nobody can find me.

I’ve left my chair my house my road,

My town and my world behind me.

I'm wearing the cloak, i've slipped on the ring,

I've swallowed the magic potion.

I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king,

And dived in a bottomless ocean.

I opened a book and made some friends

I shared their tears and laughter

And followed their road with it's bumps and bends

To the happily ever after.

I finished my book and out i came.

The cloak can no longer hide me.

My chair and my house are just the same,

But i have a book inside me.

-Julia Donaldson