Action Time

• Shimona Albuquerque, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2009

It was horrible just horrible! I can’t believe that it happened. Me, stuck in seaweed. Those bullies, they are dead to me. It all started when I was putting on my floaties. Somebody just threw me to the ground and just started wrapping me up! EWW! I was in a seaweed wrap. I was lucky that I lived next to the beach because the seaweed was stuck to me.
When I got home I was thinking, “WHAT COULD I DO?”
Oh, wait, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Carl. I am 10 years old.
Now, back to the story. Finally a bell in my mind just went, DING.
I could call my best friend; he has been in a lot on situations like this.
I picked up the phone, and then suddenly my mum called me she said, “Have you eaten all the cookies from the cookie jar?” I replied “No mum, I haven’t touched anything, I was at the beach.” Then I just had a thought. I t must have been my little sister Talia. She was a little naughty Munchkin, she was only five. I hated her. So then I went back to the phone.
My friend David picked up the phone, he said “Hey what’s up?” I said “HELP ME! Today I got stuck in seaweed by the bullies James and Jack.”
“Oh” said David. “I think you should have a showdown with them.” Meet them at the beach at 4:00.
After training at the Kung Fu centre, it was that time of day. It was SHOWDOWN TIME.
I met James and Jack down there with my fake biceps.
Jack said “What’s up Wimp?” I replied “Are you ready to get a piece of me?” They replied “Bring it on Wimp.”
Suddenly I fired in to my Kung Fu action. Heee Yaaaa.
I couldn’t believe it. My Kung Fu was actually knocking them out.
They were battling back but it was still not strong enough for my Kung Fu.
Suddenly I unleashed the dragon out of me and banged James into a coconut tree and he had a coconut fall on his head, Oh Happy Day!
Then I pushed Jack right over him and he got a Coconut on his head.
The next day at school I was a hero. Anytime James and Jack came close I said “Hiiiiiii Yaaaa” and they quickly rushed away.