100 WC Week 19

Birthday

"Happy birthday!" My daughter says to me.

Thank you, Angie, now go light the candles." I respond.

Seeing my family happy made it even harder to confess the news.

"I've been told I am supposed to die today." I say in distress.

"Well, blow out your candles. At least we can spend your birthday together." My son, Michael, said to me.

I watch as the flame flickered and then it went out, then I say my goodbyes. 

"I love you." I say

"We love you, too." My husband says, then my heartbeat stops.

100 WC Week 18

Sinking

I was home alone wearing my orange pyjamas watching a movie when suddenly it turned pitch black. Silence filled the room and all you could hear were my panicked breaths. Thunder roared as I hurried to my room. Suddenly, water came through the crack in the door and the room was quickly filled with water.  Thoughts swam through my head until I decided to get outside and fast.  The whole city was drenched in water. I took my last breath and said to myself, 

"I never should have trusted that lady at the carnival." 

Then I started to sink, but I never hit the bottom.

100 WC Week 17

Construction Man

"Ashley, if you reach the top by the end of the day, I'll do your chores for a year." Melanie said to me.

"Deal." I say, determined to reach the top.

I started to climb the stairs, occasionally stopping to stare at the beautiful flowers, then I finally reached the top. I was greeted with a man yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Hey, we're doing construction here!"

"Okay, Okay!" I say petrified and rushed down the stairs.

"Well, Melanie never said anything about having to stay at the top." I say to myself laughing.

100 WC Week 16

Math Test

 I was hoping to get out of math class as soon as possible because of the headache I had, but my teacher came in and started handing out a worksheet.  I took a closer look and read,

"Final math exam." My stomach drops, realizing I forgot to study.

Suddenly, I started to feel really nauseated and I guess I looked really sick because I was sent to the nurse's office. As I was running down the hallways, everything started to fade and suddenly everything just went black. That's the story of how I fainted, but got to skip my test.

100 WC Week 15

As Lonely as a Trash Bin

I never knew that a trash can would represent how I felt going to the beach. My friends asked me to go to the beach with them but when we got there, it felt like I didn't belong there. All of them were so energetic, and outgoing. I felt shy and quiet. Trailing behind my friends, I noticed a grey bin filled with trash standing alone while bright bins stood close together.
"I guess he's feeling the same as me." I say, almost sure that I heard him say the same to me. 

100 WC Week 14

Cereal Box

My favourite cereal started putting prizes in every box like stickers, but there was one box where you could win a free bike. I was determined to find that box. Later that day my room was filled with cereal boxes, but after going through most of the boxes,I was ready to give up but there was one unopened box.

"Moment of truth." I say to myself as I put my hand in the box and felt a small piece of paper. It revealed a coupon for free milk. 

"Great, now all I have is a pile of stickers and a lot of cereal." I said disappointingly.

100 WC Week 13

Crowd Surfing

I never thought crowd surfing would get me to the hospital. I was on stage, lights were flashing, fans were singing, it was breathtaking and it seemed like the perfect time to jump.

The guitarist was doing his solo so I jumped and had the best time of my life. 

"3, 2, 1" I said  jumping face first. I could see the floor appearing, I thought they would catch me but the spot just grew and grew. I fell on my stomach and it felt like the floor punched me. I think I'll stay away from crowd surfing for a while.