Magic Cloud

• Belle Wilson, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2015

“Woo Hoo!” I screamed! I was having a water fight with my brothers, Bailey, Jasper and Jett. I have a baby sister but she’s much too young to have a water fight, so she just started sliding down her little water slide… SPLASH! Oh no Jett had hit me with a water balloon, I got too carried away talking that I forgot I was in a water fight here! “Haha, no you don’t!” I chase after Jett and get him with my water gun! “Aghh!” he screams jumping in a bush. “I’m going to get you,” I whisper. I can hear Jasper and Bailey creeping up behind me so I leap in the bush like a Kangaroo jumping over a motorbike. I stare at the bush for a while and then I turn around and drop my gun in amazement. I find myself sitting right in front of a little door made out of very fine wood. I knock. No answer. I knock again knowing that Bailey and Jasper where going to fire at me any second now. The door opens. I stare in and see a pink and blue cloud, and on it sits a little boy, “Who are you” I ask? He turns around. “It’s me, your little brother.” “Jett? I don’t remember you having a staff?” I say putting a confused face on. “In this world…” He didn’t get to finish as I interrupt him. “Wait this world?” I say, hopping on the cloud. At that moment, I hear Bailey and Jasper jump into the bush. They aren’t surprised. “What, have you guys seen this before?” I ask. “Well dah,” says Jasper. “Who doesn’t?” says Bailey. “Umm me!” They look at each other and laugh so hard! “Stop laughing and get on,” I say. They go quiet and get on this pink and blue cloud. As they hop on, Jasper got a Golden sword with a diamond at its tip, and Bailey gets an invisible cloak.
“Anyway as I was saying, this cloud is magic and gives you a present of your choice.” I think and think, POP! A box just popped up into my face and fell onto my lap. Was it what I wanted? Or was this just a big trick? The box had a gold ribbon and was red, just like what you would get for Christmas. I carefully untied the gold ribbon. “Is that seriously what you wished for?” said Bailey. “Yes,” I responded, “I don’t see the problem.” “Well,” said Jasper, “you could have picked something else, you had anything to choose from.” I pulled out my gift, it was the best thing ever! I hopped off the cloud, opened the door, leaped out of the bush and was just about to show mum until my shirt flew back and I went with it. Jett had pulled me back with his staff. Bailey whispered, “Don’t tell or show anyone.” This was the best day ever!