Story Time Animated

“Bye, Mrs. Jenkins. Thanks for having me for dinner.”  “Bye Brent, tell your mom I said hi.”  I’m an ordinary teenager with a strange story or maybe not. Stick around and listen to the rest of my story.  My family always had issues with maintaining their weight. I figured this is why my best friend and I, Timothy, who lived next door, got along so well since we were the same size. T...

"Mom! Dad! Breakfast's ready." My little sister stood at the dining table in our parents' house, waiting patiently to serve them breakfast.  "OH sweetie you shouldn't have!" "Just thought I'd do something nice for your anniversary." "Aww you're such an angel Angel. Get it?" My mom laughed at her own joke. I rolled my eyes and fake-gagged. "Mind your manners Adam. Your sister really worked har...

They were sweating, their eyes were red and looked like they would pop out of their sockets in any second.  My dad took a step closer. Oh my God, he’s gonna hit me, I thought. I was trapped on a huge sofa and there was absolutely no means of escape. He took another step and this time, his face was right in front of mine. I could feel his hot angry breath right on my face and I started shaking...

“Tonight is beautiful.” I held Teagan’s hand as we looked up at the stars from the back porch swing. Suddenly, the door opened and Mr. Nelson, without a word, grabbed Teagan’s arm and dragged her inside.  I sprang into action and ran behind them, I held onto Mr. Nelson’s arm just before it came crashing down on Tegan. Mr. Nelson turned to me and snarled. He grabbed a handful of my clothing in...

I had the perfect life. My parents adored me, I had tons of friends and my boyfriend Alex was the hottest boy at school.  He was the captain of the football team and he drove a shiny new car. Every time he drove me to school, I saw a few girls turn green. I felt sorry for them, how did they even live? Everyone loved me, except for my small sister Ivy. I didn't know what her problem was. Betwe...

“Are you sure, this is the item you want me to hide, Shelly?” Gideon, my twin brother, looked at me with a raised eyebrow.  “Yeah sure why not?” I handed over the old tattered jewelry box that Grandma left for me in her will. We couldn’t get the box open because there wasn’t a key, so why not? Gideon handed me his Xbox, “Ok, so you know the rules. The person who figures out the riddle and get...

I was sitting on the bench in the park enjoying the cool night breeze with my date for the evening.  “Come here, it’s getting a bit chilly.” He put his arm around me and I leant my head against his shoulder. He looked into my eyes and my heart started beating faster. I knew he was about to kiss me.  But as he leant towards me the alarm on my phone suddenly started beeping. It was midnigh...

“Nora don’t worry, she won’t find out!” “You don’t know my mom!” “Stop worrying. Have some fun! This carnival is only set up here once every five years!” “Yeah! Look, have some of my cotton candy!”  “Oh look! It’s a mini roller coaster! Let’s go on that one!” “Then I want to go to the haunted house!” “Fine!” I had an exhilarating night. I was only fourteen years old and it was the first time...

Dad opened the flap of my tent, “Hey, Darius, I need the backyard to set up for my birthday party.”  I nodded. As Dad walked back to the house. I packed up my tent and placed my belongings in my black duffle bag. That night, Dad allowed me to sleep in his car that was parked in the garage.  You may be wondering what type of parents would make their sixteen year old live in a tent in thei...

“The ice cream truck’s coming!” Charlie, my six year old brother yelled. “I’m going to ask Dad for some money.”  “Dad said not to disturb him unless it’s an emergency,” I warned.  “But this is an emergency, an ice cream emergency! Dad and I always get ice cream together,” Charlie pouted.  “How about if I paid for the ice cream, will that be ok, Charlie?” Neil, my boyfriend asked.&nb...

Bang! Bang! Bang! Rick and I lit the firecrackers and threw them down the street.  “Rick! Gordon! I hope you aren't the ones bursting those firecrackers out there,” Mom yelled from the yard.  “No, Aunty,” Rick yelled back.  We waited about five minutes, before we started our shenanigans again.  “Rick, check this out!”  “Gordon, no!!”  But it was too late. Jemma, Alici...

"This week's topic will be Ethics. Throughout the week we'll answer the following questions: What is ethics? What are the examples of ethics? What…" I hated Mondays. I bet I could get away with a nap. Nothing fun ever happened at Oakwood High so what would I miss if I just zoned out for 10 minutes? Nothing right? Wrong. Turns out, we were about to have a very interesting Monday. Stick around and f...

“Damn, where is this paper?”, Mom said as she searched the house. “Have you tried checking the library?” I tried to suggest, but mom glared at me and made me keep quiet. She didn’t even bother searching the library! She decided to try Dad’s new car, I didn’t understand why she thought her documents could’ve found their way into his car, because Dad never concerned himself with any of her model stu...

I always thought that sisters were supposed to be close, you know, have each other's backs, talk about boys and share secrets. Boy, was I dead wrong. My sister, Cathy, is a jealous psycho! If it wasn’t for my boyfriend Anthony… ok ok I’m getting ahead of myself. “Hey, Hillary, I heard Anthony was gossiping about what a rotten girlfriend you are to Jake and his popular goons.”  Anthony and I l...

"Dude! Is that Chelsea Hartley with your dad?" My best friend Alvin was scrolling through social media and he showed me a photo of my dad with Chelsea.  "No way. What would he be doing with her? He's a security guard at a museum for God's sake. She's like the most awesome girl in the universe. Not to mention she's super rich!" Just then my dad walked into our kitchen. He told us that he met C...

"Hi Alex! What are you doing after school? A bunch of us are going to see the new movie, should we pick you up?" My cousin Jasmine was standing over my desk in class. "Sounds fun but I have soccer practice later. Raincheck? Or you could come watch us." Jasmine gagged and shivered dramatically.  "I'd rather watch paint dry. Sorry." I laughed and pretended not to be offended by her comment. Jas...

The fire alarm rang and the students in the home room looked around nervously at each other.  “Ok, class,” Mrs Benjamin looked over her glasses, “Please collect your belongings and walk outside to the carpark calmly.” Mia and I looked at each other and, like the rest of the class, we followed Mrs. Benjamin calmly towards the car park. Once there we noticed that the science lab was on fire. Th...

Just like most college students I struggled the first year as I tried to balance school work and football. In high school, being the best athlete at school came naturally to me but in college I needed to prove myself to everyone. I worked my butt off and in my second year Coach named me the team captain.  Some guys like Nick, who were one year older than I was, didn’t like the idea that someo...

I loved college. I especially loved this college because it was hundreds of miles from my home. It's not that I hated my home or my parents, it's just that I never really experienced freedom until I went away to college. I was in my second year and I still couldn't believe this was my life. I could date as many girls as I wanted to. I could go to parties and stay out all night. My life was pretty...

“Will you be my girlfriend, Steffanie?” “Well… Uhm…” Steffanie stammered. I took a deep breath and brought my hand up to my nose. Steffanie’s face turned red. She knew what was about to happen. She knew I was about to sneeze, she shuddered and looked like she was going to burst into tears immediately. I took another breath and readied myself, “ Ah...” I was almost sneezing. “Wait! I’ll do it! I’ll...

“What do you mean I can’t date him? Why are you guys so mean to me?” I screamed at my parents. “We are not being mean to you! Why are you teenagers just so difficult?” My dad hammered. “Listen to your parents! We know everything that’s best for you and that high school dropout is definitely not one of them”. I stormed out of the living room murmuring some very terrible words, I pushed my door open...

“Push!” “Ahhhh! This hurts too much!” “Just push!” “Keep going honey. It’s going to be alright.” “Shut up! This is all your fault!” My dad hugged me as we watched in horror. My mom was giving birth to my baby sister and I don’t know whose idea it was to let me in the delivery room but there I was – a seven year old girl who received a rude awakening because she seriously believed that babies grew...

“Ok, hunni, I’m all done.”  Mom smiled and handed me the mirror. I took it and grimaced at the person looking back. My face looked like a parade of colours not sure about which direction they needed to go. At this point, it was like looking at a totally different person. Mom was a top prosthetic makeup artist but when it came to normal makeup, she was terrible. “Thanks, Mom,” I shot her a fak...

Everyone murmured and stared at me. Teachers shook their heads and I could hear people whispering “Oh my God”.  Why wasn’t anyone listening to me?! “Please, follow me Miss Annie”. Mr Ali, our maths teacher said while grabbing me by the arm and forcefully ushering me out of the exhibition hall.  We were escorted by a few other teachers to the principal’s office before they all stopped, le...

What does it really mean to be popular? If you aren’t, it’s probably something you’ve wondered about. Maybe you imagined how thrilling it would be to be liked or admired by everyone. What a perfect life, huh? Wrong! It’s exhausting. My name is Carmen and for a very long time I knew what it was like to be important and well-known. I came from a very wealthy family. I was sixteen years old and I had...