Jellybean Land

• Joanne Ters
• Short Story
• 2011

"Joanne, where is Looky?” asked Lisa. I went to look for her. Looky was always hiding. My mum thinks she is a lion but I think she is half lion, half dog. I found her in my room like always.

“Lisa, Joanne come quick Jellybean land is giving $2 tickets each”, screamed my mum. I was so happy that I fell on the stairs. My mum told me to go and buy 3 tickets for me, Lisa and Looky. The line wasn’t long until I said to the man “could I have 3 $2 Jellybean land tickets”. When I was at home Lisa read the tickets it said’ Tuesday 2:00 Jellybean land is opened’. I looked at the time 1:45. “Mum lets go”, I screamed.

We went in the car and my mum drove fast. When we were there my mum gave a man the tickets then we were in. I told my mum “everything is Jellybeans”. So she said “I know, go take Lisa and Looky to the jumping castle”. I took them and saw my friend Yara.

“Hi Joanne, Lisa and Looky”. Yara said. “Hi, did you get tickets”. I said Yara didn’t say a word. I thought she was angry. Then I saw her brother Charbel and Rodney. “Ow, so you’re scared that I will tease you”. I told her. She still didn’t say a word so we went to the jumping castle together. I was in first. I saw Looky then I didn’t see her. Where could she be. Just then the jumping castle fell on me. “Help”, I screamed I heard no one. I tried pushing through but I couldn’t. I saw an ant I was so scared of ants. So I spat on it. It stood steal. “What are you doing” I said. Just then the jumping castle went on. ‘Good’ I thought. “Joanne the power went off, so we had to wait”. Yara said. “Doesn’t matter I just saw an ant and spat on it”, I replied. “Let’s go and get a drink”.


“What would you like jellybean soup, jellybean drink or jellybeans?”. “I will get jellybean soup” Said Lisa. “Me too” I said with Yara. Looky had the same. I ate it. It tasted like jellybeans. I went for a walk when I was finished and felt very dizzy. “Hi, Yara I feel so drunk”. I said “hey you what is this made out of”. I told the man “no tell” he said. We went back to my mum.”Mum help me”. I said “what’s wrong”. She asked me. Yara told her everything my mum carried me to the sick bay. I had to stay there for one minute. Then 2 hours. Everyone went to play but not me. Until it was time to go. “Mum, why did I have to stay in the sick bay”. I asked “because you’re sick now come in the car time to go sweaty”. I knew not to drink or eat jellybeans when I came again.