Salvation

• James Parker, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2017

The storm is getting louder and louder my eardrums are burning in the noise I quickly open my window the storm is growing rapidly everybody is boarding the ship. I quickly grab my bag and run out of the house.“Attention we are leaving in 20 minutes says a voice on the microphone”. I sprint i'm so scared. the doors are massive i here cars screeching in the background I hear the microphone again “keep calm everybody”. Finaly i'm inside the ship it looks really cool then i hear the doors shutting “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 liftoff”says the voice again. The engines roar like crazy this is going to be a bumpy ride i say to myself i can here lightning and there are cracks of thunder in the background. Then there is another voice on the microphone it sounds like a robot it says “we are out of Earth's gravity belt we are safe”. Where are we going now i say to myself.