18th January 2024 Writings

 

18^th

 

Excerpt from: Encounter with Esgarguantua

“But it has to be quick!” Link said.

 

“We are getting quite close,” Ginormica added.

 

“Yes. I have no idea what damage it's radula can cause,” Dr. Cockroach said.

 

“Radula?” Link asked.

 

“Yes, the structure that molluscs have that is analogous to the tongue in vertebrates,” Dr. Cochroach clarified.

 

“Right,” Ginormica said, athought it didn't make his statement all that clear.

 

Words: 61

 

 

Excerpt from: A Baseball Game

“Probably exaggerated a little. You know Mariner.”

 

“Only by reputation,” Kearns admitted.

 

“That’s one thing about her that’s not exaggerated,” Boimler said.

 

“Really?” Kearns asked.

 

Boimler nodded.

 

 

They soon came to the stadium. The game hadn’t started yet.

 

Words: 38

 

 

Excerpt from: Spider Quinn

Gerald left the Principal’s office annoyed. It was like both the Principal and Quinn were conspiring against him! ‘A field trip, but not the planetarium. Why can’t I just be alone at school? Is that too much to ask?’

 

 

Quinn found Anna and Ben at Lunch. “There you are!” she said.

 

“What’s up?” Ben asked.

 

Quinn noted that he was nibbling his plain sandwich very carefully, while leaving most of it wrapped in the tin foil. “Just letting you know that I talked to Ms. Li about what happened yesterday.”

 

“Oh,” Anna responded.

 

“So, what did she say?” Ben asked.

 

“If we are going on a field trip, it wouldn’t be to the planetarium,” Quinn answered. “And that she would be talking to Gerald sometime today.”

 

“Right,” Anna said.

 

“But that means it would be outdoors!” Ben groused.

 

“I’ll figure something out,” Quinn said.

 

“I hope so!” Ben said.

 

“So, what’s next?” Anna asked.

 

“We’ll see if Gerald comes to the library this afternoon,” Quinn said.

 

“OK.”

 

 

The rest of the school day went as usual. The Principal let Quinn know that she did talk to Gerald. Thus she entered the library at the end of the day hoping that reclusive boy would be there.

 

She saw Anna and Ben, but not Gerald. Anna had another book of Irish folklore and Ben had another text on forensic medicine. “I looked for one on Welsh folklore, but the school doesn’t have one,” Anna said.

 

“I guess that happens,” Quinn said. She knew that Daria would have an opinion on that.

 

“He’s coming,” Ben said.

 

Quinn turned an saw that Gerald was coming in.

 

“I apologise for what happened,” he said quietly.

 

Quinn wasn’t sure that apology was genuine, but she would take it. “Apology accepted.”

 

“Ms. Li said something about a field trip?” Gerald said.

 

“Yes. Any field trip, just not to the Planetarium,” Quinn said.

 

“I can see why,” Anna said.

 

Words: 321

 

 

Total: 420