I REALLY DID SEE AN OGRE!

• Imogen Davey, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2013

I was running! I couldn’t believe the sights I was seeing! My legs wouldn’t carry me fast enough! I wouldn’t have known what he had seen at school and I still don’t! “Matt, Matt HELP HELP HELP” I screeched. I was out of breath! “What’s wrong are you Ok?” Matt replied, as he was trying to get me to calm down. I couldn’t calm down “WHAT DID YOU SEE?” yelled Matt? “AN OGRE” I cried!
Matt was very confused as everyone knows Ogres don’t exist! “Yeah right I’m sure you saw an OGRE what colour was it? Pink and was it wearing a fairy outfit” Laughed Matt. “But I really did see an Ogre it was chasing me down your street” I replied. I am quite upset that Matt doesn’t believe me.
“I thought we were best friends but obviously not! I never want to see you ever again I don’t want to be friends with a liar!” yelled Matt. I know that it is true! How am I going to change Matt’s mind? I thought.
If Matt doesn’t believe me no one will! I know what I have to do… I will have to catch the Ogre. That will show Matt I am not lying. I just have to get a net a HUMUNGOUS net. I wonder where I can get one… hmm. I know the ‘humongous net factory’.
I got served by a man that looked like a bikie someone who would go around spray painting silly dinosaurs eating pancakes he had a long beard, tattoos all up his arms and piercings that made him look like he was in a lot of pain. “What can I get for you sir?” He squealed to me. His voice was like he was a chipmunk on helium “I’ll get a humongous net Thanks” I replied. “He went in to the storage room and brought out a MASSIVE net. Carrying it was the hard part.

I ran straight back to Matt's house and called him. “ Meet me downstairs” I yelled.
Matt ran down stairs. He asked me what the net was for. I said “ Follow me” On the way I told Matt that we were going Ogre Hunting. He agreed after I convinced him but Matt did look a bit weary. Almost like he was scared... “AHHHHHHHH” screeched Matt. I looked around no one was in sight I ran forward I crashed into something I looked up Matt was being eaten by AN OGRE!It's looking at me!

NO PLEASE NO NO STOP LET GO OF ME!!