Bad Luck

• Layla Abdel-Megeed, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2021

SALE SALE SALE, up to 85% off!! I see the ultimate magicians collection.”Mum, please.” I plead. She gives me a smile saying coarse you can. I dash through the store and grab the only one. I go to the counter, a frail and weak, blind man is slumped on his old rickety chair. “Bonjour bonjour.” I say “ Be careful otherwise it may cause life threatening situations, the right thing to do is,….AAAAAAHH!! He grabs his eye and says, most popular tower, thats all I know. 1 euro. I stare thinking about what the man said.i give a dirty look and suddenly am drawn towards it. “The pack have many powers of its own, be very cautious with it. I throw him the money and run to mum. “You look awfully like my son, only older” She says, with a puzzled look on her face. “ Mum, its me, Jake, your son!” I start to freak out, I regret this.
“ Mmmmmmmmmm no, my son is 8 years old, your almost eighteen! I look at the man at the counter, he is just a boy with shaggy clothes. I stare at the pack .I haven’t even opened it yet!! Can i just throw it, with everything go back to normal if its not in my possession? I throw it and run back to see mum. See its me! I say. She starts speed walking as if I am dangerous. I run to the bathroom, but all of the sudden, my joints are twitchy and i feel awful pain. I lean against the wall and look at the mirror. I almost faint. I have aged about 80 years in the future! “ has anyone seen my son! Mum shrieks. I crumble to the door and slump outside, enjoying the last few days I probably have left. The swiftness of everyone moving seems impossible to imagine. my eyesight weakens, my grip is slowly fading, I cant enjoy life anymore.

“It may cause life threatening situations, the right thing to do is, most famous tower, the Eiffel Tower!! I get up and crumble again. My head hurts , the ringing in my ears is getting louder and louder but I cant quiet make out the words. All the noises are making me anxious. I can see the Eiffel Tower in the distance, lucky mu chose Paris as a holiday.
After what felt like days, I reached my destination, I through the box into the centre of the tower. Energy runs through my body, I look up and everything is so much clearer, the town is so much quieter., I turn to look at the box, it’s gone. I look at my hands, all the wrinkles are gone. I jump up and down and I don't feel any pain. I am free.

Clouds in the sky swiftly form the words, defeated, and as quick as it comes, it goes. I run back feeling safer than ever.” You awfully look like my mum, only older.” I say. Oh no…