The Night Of The Teddy Bear

• Breanna Phillips, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2020

In the middle of a stormy night, a lightning flash strikes onto my pavement. As the smoke was clearing I began to recognise the outline of a strange looking figure.Once the smoke evaporated I saw a teddy bear. It was staring straight into my window. I laid back into my bed wondering if it had been there before.There was scuttering, then silence.

I peered out of my window, not long before I jumped back in shock.There, sitting on my window seal, was the teddy. It started to speak to me in a voice that sounded like a ferocious lion.The radio turns on and screeches, I quickly turned it off.

I looked back at my window but the teddy was gone. My heart was pounding, whilst I was thinking, where did it go? Suddenly I felt a cold, soft hand on my shoulder. I slowly turned my head to see the teddy.

In a dash, I ran next door to my brother's bedroom. He was fast asleep as I realised his favourite teddy was gone. I pictured the teddy in my mind. Suddenly it came to me, the teddy looked exactly like my little brothers.

I ran back into my room looking for the teddy. There it was laying on the ground. I brushed my foot against it but nothing happened. I picked it up and waved it around.Then in the corner of my eye I saw the teddy’s paw coming straight at me.

Thud! The teddy hits the ground hard. My hands shiver as I bring them up to the side of my face. I run my fingers through the sticky blood. With a shiver down my spine I walk over to my mirror. I look up to see my blood red cheek.

I turned around in vexation. As I expected the teddy was gone. In a second I was searching frantically high and low. Finally I found him and picked him up. He wiggled and squirmed like a worm trying to break free from my grip.

I couldn't put up with him for much longer. So I dropped him. Breathing heavily I lifted my leg over the teddy's body. But before I could slam it down I heard someone scream STOP! Thoughts rushed through my head as I turned around. In a heartbeat I saw my little brother.

“What are you doing awake? Quick, you need to get back to bed.” I splattered at him. As I was tugging at his arm I heard a mumble under his breath.
“What,” I hissed at him.
“ I didn't want this to happen,” he confessed. “I told my teddy something that you won’t like.”
“What.Tell me NOW!” I demanded.
“I told him how mean you are to me. So when I left him outside and lightning struck him, he wanted revenge.”
As the teddy crawled out the window I asked my brother,” Well do you want to make amends now?
“ Yes of course,” he said joyfully.