C8 Short Story Competition Winners

Below are the winning entries for the CS Short Story Competition.

Congratulations to the deserving winners!

Timeless Friendship

by Reyhan Year 4

They say that best friends are forever, but I am going to tell you about my best friend Leo, who is not only a forever friend in this lifetime, but from an entirely different time dimension!

One sunny afternoon, I met Leo in the school playground. I was getting bullied by older boys and Leo came to my rescue. Together, we were able to stand up and defend ourselves. I thanked him and that’s when he told me that he is new to the school. “Let me show you around,” I offered. He was delighted and we became fast friend from her onwards.

One day, after school, I was about to cross the road, when Leo came out of nowhere and pushed me to the pavement. “Hey! What was that for?” I said angrily. Then I noticed this big truck that had slammed into the wall behind me. The brakes had failed and Leo just saved my life.

The next day, I eagerly went to school to thank my best friend, but he was nowhere to be found. Disheartened, I went to the school office to be told that he’d moved away, but he had left me a note.

“Dear Rey,

My mission is complete. You may find I hard to believe, but I am you from the year 3018! The world 100 years from your time is very different. There is no war and there is no sickness. We all live peacefully and have super intelligent robots do our work.

Recently I discovered that I have a part of your DNA which was getting weak. When I did my research, I discovered that you were my great, great, great grandfather and your life was in danger! I had to come and save your life! I’m glad that we became friends as I think you’re the coolest guy. I will miss you. Goodbye and good luck.”

I was shocked but in my heart I knew this was true. I felt that connection with my friend from the future.

Sea-Blue

by Anshu Year 6

2005- A baby boy was born. His parents, Davina and Gordon, named him Sea, as his eyes were a stunning blue. But what they didn’t know was that Sea had a very, special gift…

2017- Sea was in Year 7, a school kid. Instead of learning, he played with his special gift secretly. Weather. Outside, the weather was chilly and snowing, as he made it. So, in front of him, a mini sun appeared and warmed him up instantly. He was about to turn the snow into rain when his teacher, Miss Jailbreak, told him to stand up. “And who have we got here?” she snarled. “Master Fall! Can you repeat what I just said?” Sea just looked at her with a defiant face. “I thought so. Detention for a year!” She laughed wickedly.

Gloomily, Sea trudged downstairs to the principal’s office. He knocked on the door. He looked at it, thinking how dull it would be to get this kind of a job. “Come in,” said a gruff voice. Sea entered. “It’s not fair!” he whispered to himself. “What was that?” the principal enquired. “Um… I-I said… what lovely HAIR!” Sea stammered. “Hmmm…” While Sea was writing 100 lines, an idea, a very bad idea, popped into his head.

He snapped his fingers together. Outside, the snow turned into a tornado. He watched, having fun and feeling freedom. But when he saw little kids being snatched into the tornado, and parents crying, he started to feel uneasy. “Oh no!” he cried. “Whatever am I going to do? If I go and save them, it will cost me my life!” After a few seconds of hesitation, he finally decided an answer. “I’ll go.”

Sea ran outside. He immediately got engulfed in a strong gust of wind. The tornado. Swirling around were hundreds of little children, crying and screaming. Sea felt very sorry for them, and tried to turn the weather back to what it was. He found out one, most dreadful thing that could happen to him- he couldn’t! “Come ON!” he yelled. “It’s GOT TO WORK!” No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn’t seem to feel that familiar sensation.

And then he got something else. He felt his body crackle, and side with the light. His eyes turned deeper than electric-blue. He ran, as fast as lightning, and got all the children at the speed of light. He carried all of them and jumped outside. Parents ran towards them, sobbing with their kids. With a last few breaths, Sea managed to say six words: “I’m s-s-sorry I created this tornado.” His body went limp and he closed the last of his stunning blue eyes.

That’s when they knew that he was a very special, twelve-year-old boy.

4087- “Hmmm, it’s a bit boring up here, isn’t it, Zeus?” Sea said. Why don’t I liven heaven up a bit, with windy skies?”

“Sea, no, Sea, don’t get any ide- SEA!!!”