Oh No!

• Emma Reardon, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2013

My face turns green; I’m going to be sick. This was a stupid idea to go on this HUGE rollercoaster. I’m going round and round, this thing is taking forever. That’s it I’m sick. I’m sick on this man I don’t even know! He’s angry, his face turns red, finally, the rides over. I get out. The man is extremely angry. He yells at me in another language. Spanish, Italian, I don’t know.

I run I’m out of here. The man chases me. Oh great. I run through groups of people. “Ahhhhh” I shout. I’ve tripped over some lady’s foot. The man grabs me. He’s furious now. He tells me to do something but I’m not sure what he’s saying. I grab out my phone and put it on Google translator. He’s saying something like he wants a new shirt. I say ok to my phone and show it to the man. Then the man says something else like, he wants it by Tuesday. That only gives me one whole day to get it for him. Then he walks off.

I go home and think about how I’m going to get the money. I’m going to have a raffle and its $2 a ticket. The prize can be a signed poster of Tony Hawk. I quickly run to the shops before they close and buy some raffle tickets. I run back home. Its 8:00pm I decide to get some sleep.

I set up a table over at the theme park. About 8 boys come over to me on their skateboards and they all buy a ticket apart from 2 of them, they buy 2 tickets. That’s already $20, I only need double that. A girl and a boy come with their parents. The girl doesn’t want one but the boy wants 3, so the dad pays $6 for the raffle tickets. Then I’m amazed the guy I saw yesterday comes and buys a ticket. Then a group of about 6 bikies come and all buy a ticket apart from one. I only need $2 more. I wait about an hour and a half. I don’t think anyone else is going to come. Then finally the family with the boy and the girl come back and the girl decides to buy a ticket. “Yesssss” I yell I’ve reached $40!!! I pack up my stall and walk home.

When I get home I run to Myers and buy his $40 shirt. Then I take it to the theme park and give it to the man. He seems happy. I walk back home feeling very pleased with myself.

I draw the raffle and the girl wins. I send the poster to her in the mail. I’m glad the day is finally over. I go to bed at 7:00 because it was such a long day