Published writing

10 August 2022, Week 2: Sense of place

First name, first letter of surname
Viola Z
Age
9
The wind whispered through the trees as boulders fell from the mountains. This place almost felt alive, like it was telling me something. I could feel the soft grass beneath my bare feet, it was soothing but at the same time torturing. If this made sense, I would have no trouble at all finding my way around here. The trees around me frightened my essence to pieces to they towered over me and the mountain. I looked down, scanning my surrounding while I could feel my heart in my chest pounding loudly. I felt I just couldn’t stay here for long. Not where he died. My head was turning all directions seeking for the lost. I started to jog, then run, then sprint, I just had to find it, or else my family would be lost for eternity. This was almost deathening to think about. I halted to a stop as I spotted something, something shiny and thick, something that perfectly fitted the description of it. I ran to it and picked it up. The notebook. I opened it to the first page and written in red blood was the words: You are trapped, there’s no way to go out now. My heart stopped. How could this be? I was out in the open wilderness and no-one was there with me, not that there could a person hiding… I ran forward, the way back home but it was just surrounded by mountains. Maybe I was trapped after all. Trapped with no way home.

18 May Week 2 - Stepping into the past

First name, first letter of surname
ViolaZ
Age
9
In front of the tall, gold gate, dozens of guards were guarding it as she approached. Once again she introduced herself and she was let in. The elevated pillars loomed before her eyes. The clean marble floor sparkled as her new Nike sneakers squeaked on their surface. She looked up and there she was, her great great grandmother, the queen. Her throne is facing the other direction as she powders herself, not noticing that Lizzie was right behind her staring at her in shock. Lizzie cleared her throat and she turned around. “Who are you?”the queen asked curiously “L-l-lizzie” stammered Lizzie “Never heard of you, OFF WITH HER HEAD!!” screamed the queen The guards came rushing down with weapons and threw her out of the room. She lay there in doubt that she won’t be able to save her family’s most treasured possession.