The Glowing Mystery

• Konnor Wheeler, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2019

Today I woke up feeling like I was late for school as my clock was broken. I quickly jumped out of bed, ran down the hall, went into the kitchen and started making breakfast. Mmmm Coco Puffs. I sat down to eat feeling very rushed. My mum came out and said, 'What are you doing, Harry? It's Sunday morning, you should still be in bed. It is only 4am. Get to bed, NOW!' 'Alright, alright,' I said. 'Jeez mum, calm down’
Monday
Today I woke up still tired after watching comedies all night last night. I walked out to the fridge and saw a note saying 'Meet me at Oakley Park at 9am sharp’. Then all these things went through my mind, like who is this, who am I going to find at Oakley Park? I went and got ready for school and told mum I would be home at 4pm, but instead of going to school, I went straight to Oakley Park. I saw a man in a black suit standing by the swings. I looked at the note and then back at the man. The man said 'Aha, you must be Harry.' I said nervously, 'Yeh, I am.' He said, 'Hi, I am Henry, Agent 0706798'. He then pulled out his stopwatch and switched the switch. All of a sudden, this futuristic Bugatti car (like a Lamborghini) appeared. Henry said, 'Jump in,’ but the second he turned the car on, he literally froze. So did everyone I could see. It was like time had stood still. I moved Henry over to the passenger seat and I hopped in the driver’s seat. As everyone was frozen, I could drive even though I was under 18 - without getting in trouble off the police. Before I started driving away, I looked through Henry's suit and found a note saying, ‘Go to 11 Chipsection Street’, which is where my best friend Adam lives. So I started driving and pulled up at Adam’s house and went through the side gate, knowing that he and his family always leave the side gate unlocked. When I got out to the backyard, I saw a portal with a rock in front of it. On the rock there was a note saying, ‘Go through here and find the glowing red crystal’. I said to myself ‘What glowing red crystal? Anyway I will just have to find out.’ So I went in and started exploring the whole joint, 'POOOOOPY DIAPERS!!!' yelled this weird alien mammal. 'There is a terrible m-m-m-monster throwing pooooopy diapers, we’re all going to die!' 'Relax,' I said, 'I'm sure we can dodge the diapers.’ 'Okay' said the weird alien mammal. So I continued my journey. I found a glowing red crystal and there was a note there saying, ‘Touch this and all your doom will end’. So I touched it and then walked back out of the portal, into the car and found Henry sitting there awake but dazed. He drove me back to Oakley Park, seeing as everyone was unfrozen, I was no longer allowed to drive. I got out of the car and walked back home. When I got home, I saw mom having breakfast then I remembered that time had frozen. Mum said, 'Why are you home so early?' I ran all the way up to my room and quickly came up with an excuse for why I was home early. I went back downstairs and said to mum, 'Oh, school had an excursion and we forgot to pay so they sent me home.’ Later on that evening, I had dinner with mum and then said, 'Good night mum' and went to bed. It turns out there was no crazy m-m-m-monster throwing POOOOOPY DIAPERS!!! The end