Late Again

• Liam Bui, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2015

"Sunshine you better go home," James said like he was worrying about something.
"James don't worry just have fun," I said confidently. James was right again, it was about twelve o'clock in the morning when I got home. I set my alarm at 7:30 AM. I woke up in the morning at 9:30 AM. I was so worried, I ran around the house like a headless chook. I had a small breakfast and ran to school tying my tie. I arrived at school at 10:00 AM but school starts at eight thirty. I was late again.

When I arrived at the class room all I saw was the school janitor cleaning the floor. I thought they must be having a test in the gym. I tried to tiptoe into the gym but when I stepped the wood made a sound. The teacher shouted "You're late Peter!" I came to sit next to James who was next to Fairy floss. "Sunshine what did I tell you," James looked angry. You're probably wondering Sunshine and Fairy floss aren't real names. My name is Sunshine because I have bright yellow hair. My real name is Peter. Fairy floss has a fuzzy Afro and he is a redhead.

It was almost the end of school. I checked my phone for the weather forecast because my house is twenty minutes away and I walk home. The forecast says it's going to hail. I looked outside and there was only two clouds in the sky. It was only five minutes away from hailing. The school bell went off. I had just remembered I was at the back of the school and my school was long and wide. When I got to the front of the school all of a sudden it starts to hail. A big piece falls right in front of me. It about five centimeters wide. I wanted my jumper but I left it in the school. The school was locked by then. I had short sleeves. I had to run home. While I was running pieces hit my arm, I started to bleed.

I called Fairy floss because he had medical skills. He had a first aid kit and it had almost everything in it. Fairy floss looked disgusted. He put a special cream and a bandage on it. It took three days to heel. He came back to check on it. He said "It would be fine."


I woke up the next morning at 9:30 AM. I ran around the house like a headless duck with a broken arm. At 9:45 AM I finished everything except doing my tie and my buttons up. I ran to school doing them up.I arrived at school at 10:00 AM. "Peter you're late!" teacher yelled even louder. I was late again.