Water Park Disaster

• Isabella Rowe , Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2021

A gush of water flys in my face as I go down my favourite water slide. I felt a rush of excitement go threw my body. I finally feel like I am on a holiday. I have been waiting for what feels like years since we have been on a holiday. I cant stop smiling. My younger brother and sister run to the kids pool. All the sudden people start screaming and running. I hear gun shots I run to the change rooms and hide. I feel like screaming I am holding back tears. Anxious thoughts fill my head. Were is Mum and Dad. Were is Max and Ruby. More people come into the change rooms. I can hear the loud sirens from the police. It has been five months since I have seen my family. The last time I saw them it was at the bottom of my favourite slide. The only thing I have from them is a pink necklace with a locket with a picture of them in it. I am at an adoption centre now. I have seen so many kids get taken to their new families. The number of times I have had to say Hi my name is Bella is crazy. But I still do not have a family. Finally! I have found a family. My new parents names are Ruby and Max like my younger brother and sister. I miss them so much. They also have a little corgi dog called Fluffy. I am 23 now and moving out to go to university. I am going to become a teacher. I always loved teaching Max, Ruby and Fluffy. I always loved kids and learning new things and I think I will learn so much from being a teacher. Now that I do not have any siblings, I taught Fluffy instead. I cant wait to help kids learn new things. I have just finished university I am 28 now and I am going to work at Geelong College as a year 3 teacher. I am also getting married next week to a guy called Tom met in high school we have a daughter called rose she is 2 months old today. I am about to leave to go get my wedding dress. Yay! It was my wedding last week it was the best day ever. I am having another baby and it is a boy we do not know what were going to call it yet but Tom and I love the name noah. I started working at Geelong college today and one of the kids in my class is my brothers daughter she is called Maddie she is so cute I do not know how to tell him that I am his sister but when he picks up Maddie tonight I am going to ask him if I can see mum and dad because I have not seen them for 14 years I am so excited.