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SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM ANNOUNCEMENT :

"The Creature"

Scott had seen it for the first time when he was 12. It was a slim shadow, at least 7ft tall and it hadn’t left him since then. Maybe it was a figment of his imagination, but after so many years, he had started to believe he was just crazy. One day, as he was sitting on a bench in a park, that presence was still there and it was staring at him. He was so lost in his thoughts that he hadn’t even realized that a boy had sat next to him. When their eyes met, the boy said: “I see it too”…….(Viola T.)….:” Are you sure?”. “Yes, I am, do you know what is it?”. “ I don’t know, it has been in my head for 4 years and now I don’t think it is art of my imagination anymore.” The shadow was still staring at them. “What should we do?” “ We should run away and tell everything to my parents.” “ Yes. Let’s go!”. As they were going to meet Scott’s parents, the shadow disappeared.
They rushed into Scott's home where there was his mother and
started to tell her everything but it seemed she didn’t notice them.
“Why is she ignoring us?”
Then here it was. The shadow stood right before them and said :” No- one can hear or see you anymore.”...... (Matteo B.)
Scott's heart stopped beating as he heard the shadow's words. He turned to the boy,
desperately searching for answers, but he was so terrified that he wasn't even able to
move.What shall we do now?Scott whispered. The shadow moved closer and closer as the pace of their hearts was increasing . His mother still didn't recognize them. Scott tried anything to be noticed by her, but nothing seemed to be working. The boy grabbed his arm. "We need to find out what it wants" he said. Before Scott could respond, the shadow spoke again, with a darker tone this time: "You cannot escape me" (Maurilio M.) and disappeared. "I've just realized I don't even know your name!" "By the way, my name is Scott....""Scott" he said . "I'm Andy". My jaw dropped when I heard that he already knew my name. How was that possible? We had never met before. "How do you know my name" I asked. "It doesn't matter now. We need to find a way to contact the shadow". He replied. " I have an idea!" I said," What about a spiritual session session? Come!" And so we ran into my basement and locked the door. "Let's light up a candle and say his name three times" he said. I have to say I was surprised to see he knew how to contact the shadow. We sat down and tried to reach for Andy's hand , because I was afraid, but when I touched him I didn't feel anything. I looked at him and just when I was about to say something, he went: "I'm not real, I'm here to help him, not you". Suddenly he disappeared into thin air and the room became dark and cold. Then I heard a voice right behind me: "Do you recognize me?" The shadow was here .......(Naththandige S.)

NATHTHANDIGE S.