Jordan was so excited! Today he had soccer trials, and he wanted to make the team so very much. He had been practising for weeks, trying to perfect all his moves, and he wanted to show his coach how good he was. As he approached the field, dressed in his soccer attire, he began to…
The alarm clock went off, signalling it was time to get up and start getting ready for work. Anna rolled over and pressed the snooze button, trying to give herself 10 more minutes before she got out of bed and started her morning. It was Monday, the start of another dreary week, working at a…
Bec felt nervous. Today was her big maths exam, and she was worried that she was going to fail. Her palms were sweaty, her mind felt scattered, and her heart felt heavy in her chest. Bec had been studying and preparing herself for weeks, but right now, in this moment, she felt as if she…
Amy zipped up her dress and turned to look at her reflection in the mirror, taking herself in from all sides. She thought about her cousin’s wedding that she was about to attend, but she was abruptly interrupted by a critical voice that she knew all too well. It was that hurtful voice in her…
Greg stared out the window, looking at the cricket pitch and imagining himself playing his favourite game. In his mind, he had just smashed the cricket ball high into the air across the oval, and he was running towards the other side of the pitch. Greg watched the ball as it kept flying through the…
Rachael had settled in for the night. She had a cup of hot tea on her lap and her legs up on the couch as she watched her favourite TV show, Masterchef. Rachael loved cooking ever since she could remember. She even hosted her first dinner party at the age of 13, to the delight…
Lisa was upset. Tears were rolling down her face as she walked to the family car. She hated the thought of wearing seeing glasses. None of her friends at school wore them, and now she would be the only one. She would look different from everyone else, and she was scared. Why was she the…
Kerry was so excited. It was Friday, which meant that her dad was coming home tonight, and she would finally get to tell him all her stories and accomplishments of the week. Kerry’s dad travelled most of the working week as part of his job, but on Friday night, he was home with his family.…
Mark was so happy just drawing with his new crayons. He was drawing his cars and his trains and the long railway track, which he decided to colour bright red. He was so engrossed in his drawing that he did not hear his mother stomping down the hallway until he heard her loud and angry…
Julie turned to the mirror, looking at her reflection once again, and sighed. She did not like this yellow dress that she was forced to wear. It was another hand me down from her sister. Not only did Julie dislike the actual dress but she resented having to wear her sisters clothing that she…