He Is Gone!

• Vivienne O'Brien, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2021

“Dad, Dad!” Everything was still. Everything, but the purple rope hanging on the obstacle course. The light breeze moved the leaves of the trees. I thought I could hear it whispering, “He’s gone…he’s not coming back.”
Then, a big gust of wind came and knocked me out. I woke to a darkness that never ended. I stood but I couldn’t see anything, so I lay down and I closed my eyes. A big blast of wind came-I was flying, no! I was falling! I could see Mum and my 3 brothers, but I didn’t say anything. I just fell…