Final Task for 2009

You have learnt a lot on Junior Wordvoodoo this year - and your writing has come on in leaps and bounds.

You have produced plenty of powerful poems and some special stories too - and, most importantly, you have been given lots of terrific tips by your moderators too.

Your final task of 2009 is another piece of prose fiction - but, this time, ALL of you are going to:

• follow all the rules you are set
• check your work carefully for spelling and punctuation errors
• show off what you can do by producing the very best writing you can

Instead of a title this time, I am going to give you your BEGINNING and your ENDING; your job is to write the rest in between.

Look back at Task 5 and Task 6 to remind yourself what makes a really good piece of prose fiction.

Look back at the comments you received (and the comments others received too) to remind yourself how your writing can be made even better.

Then you should be ready to plan, draft and, finally, write your finished piece. Your story MUST begin:

• I woke with a start as the car door slammed shut.

(Or, if you prefer the present tense, you could begin:

• I wake with a start as the car door slams shut.)

Your story MUST end:

• But something told me they were going to come for me eventually anyway.

(Or, if you chose to write in the present tense, you could end:

• But something tells me they are going to come for me eventually anyway.)

Also, if you would prefer to write in the 3rd person (i.e. HE/SHE woke with a start...), that is fine too.

Your story MUST be between 250 and 300 words in length (no more, no less).

Good luck! Now go write something AMAZING! :)

Your deadline is 6pm on Sunday 13th December.

The locked door

My name is charol.I am going to tell you about a mistake I made,which probaly i will regret throughout all my life.Firstly I live with my mum sara.She is a cook at a posh hotel.I used to live with my dad though he left and never came back.Secondly i am the youngest.I have an older sister called carey.The thing is ,my sister carey is mental.I don't mean it in a bad way though she has a mental dilema.My mum is ever so worried about her.She never speaks but sometimes screams.We have taken her to the Doctor and he has said that carey has seen something that may have shocked her.Thirdly there is a door.It leads up to our attic.I have never been up there neither has carey.Only my mum has and has declared that room must be shut at all times.Well I must admit I am quite nosy.Mum tells me to stick my nose out of things,but I simply can't.I was there,sitting on my bed thinking about carey.I then realized that there could be a secret to that room,which might realate to careys mental condition.One day when mum went shopping,me and carey were at home.I left her in the dinning room,gave her some tomato soup and went up to the attic carrying the keys.I carefully opend the lock and went in.It was full of old antiques and junk.I walked around and heard footsteps!!!I spun around and saw carey,standing in the doorway.She was pointing towards a old dusty box.I went and opened it.Inside were pictures of my dad.Righ at the bottom there was a small book.I peeked inside and found a letter.it read:dear carey
this may be a shock though i have to leave.This is not going to work out for me and your mum.But don't ever think I abandoned you lot.It is the right thing to do and i hope you will try to understand.I will always love you.love dad.
when I finished reading I had tears in my eyes.Suddenly I heard mum coming in from the door."mummmmmmmmmm!!!"i cried.Carey followed."charol what's the matter with you?"she said.I showed her the letter.She was quiet for several minutes."charol."she wisperd."im soo sorry i know i should have told you from the begginning.but i had no choice.i dindn't dare say a word in front of carey.oh im very sorry honey."she then burst into tears.Carey came and was holding a picture of my dad."dad."she mumbled."yes darling dad."mum smiled.Carey started to cry.Then suddenly she fainted."dont worry honey. it isnt your fault.carey will need some rest.let her be."mum smiled once more.Even though she said it is not my fault i will never forgive myself.If you can't realize my mistake it was being born.my dad did not want me.I dont know why though,But he only had space for carey in his heart.That is why my mum left my dad,only for my sake.Carey was shocked because she loved dad and was more close to him than mum.Thats ok with me.I have a mum and sister who love me alot.

A Strange Journey.

Let me tell you a story about 2 boys and a strange journey. One sunny weekend in the suburbs... 2 boys were daydreaming. After their lunch, they were playing on their Nintendo DSi, and they were taking pictures of each other upstairs in their bedroom. Just then, they started playing their games and got sucked into the DSi. It was mostly a boring game, so they jumped out the DSi, and they were tiny! "Everything's so big!" said the boys. Then a giant BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! made the boys jump. "Duck and cover!! It's Dad's feet. Run!" The boys shrieked for their dear lives as they ran away from the vast feet of Dad. Trying to run down the stairs seemed like a mountain, a sheet of paper was a flying carpet, and toy cars were real cars. Nothing was possible, except for teamwork. Soon, they found a car. 1 boy said "I'll drive, you navigate." Boy 2 wound up the car, and they were off! Bouncing off the stairs, was like a roller coaster! Jumping so hard off a ramp, they tripped into their DSi. Jumping out again, they returned to their normal sizes. Dad said "Where have you been?", "Nowhere Dad" said the boys, "just having a tiny adventure!!" The boys looked and laughed at each other and said "What a strange journey that was!!"