KE Y STAGE 2 SHORT STORIES EXCERPT FROM ‘COMPASS CATASTROPHE’ “OWWWW!” we cried as they trampled onto us. It’s not a nice experience, getting trampled on. Let’s just say that it hurt. A LOT. “The mud is alive!” exclaimed Harry. “Run for your lives!” cried Larry. I heard footsteps getting quieter and quieter… so I swam out of the mud. I was covered head to toe in it. Yuck! It was all over my new coat too, and looked ugly. And the normal version of my coat was already ugly. “Phew!” Ava wheezed, getting out of the gunk. “Ahhh! I’ll never be more grateful for air in my life,” Zayd puffed. “We need to run, though. The Two Arries might come back,” I advised. We set off at a tremendous speed! We hopped over massive logs and ducked under gnarled branches. I went so fast, that at least half the mud flew off of me. To my surprise, I heard the voices of the Two Arries! I gulped and signalled to the others to climb up a tree. We scaled up the tree, But what was the time? Three? It wasn’t three… it was four o’clock! Pain overtook me, because I was shocked. A worried feeling surged rapidly through me, There was going to be a tornado- and it was easy to see! Like I just told you, I could easily see a tornado coming my way, because remember, there was a tornado alert for four o’clock. But Larry and Harry were under the tree! If I jumped down, they’d catch me. But if I stayed hidden, I might get swept off by the tornado.
© Thalia S. A. Key Stage 2 Short Story 24
