Cameron sighed.

He looked out of his bedroom window and gazed

at everyone else playing and smiling together.


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The bags were packed and Olivia couldn’t believe it. She had been
waiting for this day since the tickets had first arrived.


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George’s mouth curled downwards into a snarl. He was determined
to make sure that everyone knew how he was feeling.


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The children raced out of the classroom door and onto the
playground.

“Don’t jump in the puddles,” shouted Mrs. Farwood, but it was too
late. Milly’s trousers were soaked and she began to wail.


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Draven strode across the park as if he owned the place. But, he
wasn’t aware of the creature that was lurking in the shadows. It
didn’t like intruders.


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“Help me!” screamed Brooklyn. As he fell to the bottom, he could
only think of his family. Would he ever see them again?


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Lucas had always felt different. He looked just like his brothers and
sisters but, for as long as he could remember, he had known that he
wasn’t like everyone else.
Now that his tenth birthday was fast approaching, he had finally
made a decision.


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Charles climbed up slowly. This wasn’t the kind of thing that a boy of
his age wanted to be doing, but his family needed the money.

He was a hard worker but he was always terrified that his master
would light the fire beneath him if he wasn’t quick enough.


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Precious and Harmony were inseparable. They had known each
other since they were children and they had been through plenty of
good times and bad times over the years.

Precious couldn’t imagine life without her partner in crime, but time
was running out.


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Inspector Jackson slowly opened the door. To those behind him, he
appeared to be brave and fearless. But he had never forgotten the
last time that he had been here and it was making him tremble
uncontrollably.


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These beautiful creatures have an incredible sense of smell that
allows them to detect blood in the water from miles away. They often
hunt at night and can travel huge distances to feed and breed.


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Everybody knew Sophia. She had been a regular visitor to the
headteacher’s office at Grange Primary School. Her jokes were
hilarious but nobody else seemed to see the funny side.

But this time it was serious. How was she supposed to know that
her teacher was terrified of spiders?


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Amosis lay sleeping on the roof of his mud house. Inside, it was
small, cramped and uncomfortably hot.

As he stared at the stars in the sky, he could hear the water flowing
down the Nile and the call of a heron from his wheat fields nearby.


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Alfie had been planning this moment in secret for three months. He had
booked the flights, ordered the tickets and bought a stunning ring.

Now that he was standing here, 180 metres high at the top of this
magnificent iron structure and looking out over the most romantic city in
the world, he was terrified.

“Get me down! Get me down now!” he shrieked to his beloved.


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The calf was alone. It called out for its mother, but there was no
reply. The huge woolly creature had discovered some berries and
devoured them, scooping them up with its enormous trunk. But now
its only food had gone and it didn’t know which way to turn.

A sabre-toothed cat stood watching silently. This was the perfect

moment to strike.


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Everybody else said that it couldn’t be done. But after seven weeks
of climbing, Edmund Hillary was about to make the final ascent.
After spending two hours defrosting his boots, Hillary was at last
able to leave camp with Tenzing Norgay by his side.
At 11.30am, the two men shook hands and enjoyed the breathtaking
view at the top of the world.


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After a 14-year wait, Granville United had finally done it. In a
dramatic victory over Samwood City, with a final minute goal from
Carlos van Handie, the team had won the trophy and their home
crowd went wild.

“The past five years have been hard work, but I’m proud to be
ending on a high,” said the team’s manager in a post-match
interview.


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Madison turned the key in the ignition but nothing happened.
“No, not here!” she screamed but there was nobody around to reply.
With plenty of extra water and emergency supplies, the young lady
was well prepared, but she knew that she would only be able to
survive in this environment for a few days at most.


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Caleb turned the machine on. After four years of development, his
creation sprung into life.
“How may I help you?” it demanded.
“Err… Wow! What can you do?” he replied.
The contraption didn’t respond. After thirty seconds of silence, it
lunged forward and grasped Caleb around the neck.


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Cara read the description in the App Store aloud.
“FutureProof will change your life forever! For just £2.99 we will
make your troubles disappear and your dreams come true.”
With excitement, Cara pressed the Buy button and entered her
password. As the app downloaded, her vision began to blur and she
started to feel incredibly drowsy.

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