Story Time Animated

My heart was beating madly as I raced through the park. I had to get away from him, but I could hear his footsteps, he was right behind me. Then I noticed the public bathroom, I ran inside and stood there, gasping for breath. As my breathing began to come back to normal I looked at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. I watched in terror as my beautiful face turned into something out of a horror...

When I thought about having a younger sister, I always pictured Mom walking through the front door with a loveable newborn in her arms. Life didn’t grant us that bundle of joy, instead I got a manipulative step sister named Zoey. A few years ago after Dad passed away Mom worked three jobs to keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomach. About three years ago, she met Evan, fell in love and g...

Woodley High was my kingdom. I ruled and conquered everything and everyone in my way. It was expected of me, it was my duty. Modesty was never an option for me; I was good at everything and I knew it. They all knew it and loved me for it, even those who hated me still respected me. I was the basketball captain and everyone's choice for homecoming king. College scouts were begging to have a minute...

Hi, I’m Brick. I consider myself to be a pretty attractive guy but for some reason, the girls in my school didn’t feel the same way. I was a few months away from graduating high school and I had never dated anyone. I didn’t know what it felt like to be kissed because I had never been kissed before. You think that’s crazy? Wait till you see what happens at the end. I never thought of this as a bad...

A couple of billionaires adopted me but they’re raising me poor... they don’t share anything with me My life has been a roller coaster from birth. You may think that my story is unrealistic but everything I’m about to tell you is true. When I was about five months old, an old man, Mr. O Sullivan, found me on his porch when he was going outside to feed his cat. I was in a cardboard box wrapped in a...

"You may have my mother fooled but I never liked you," my fists clenched as I looked Omar squarely in the eyes. "And your mother is the only person that counts," his lips curved slightly at the corners. "I know that it was you." "It was me but who is going to believe you? It's your word against mine," his eyes darkened. We heard a gasp and turned towards it…. Hey, my name is Ryleigh. I had a prett...

“Mom, Dad, what do you do?” “What do you mean honey?” “Like... everyone in my class? The other kids? Their parents have jobs. What are your jobs?” “Uhh...” “And next week is career day. All the parents have to com e in to talk. Mommy can you come?” “Yes, sure!” I was in the second grade and I had absolutely no clue what my parents did for a living because they were home most of the time. We were r...

“That theory was disproved a long time ago. Your equation is wrong. You teachers disappoint me all the time.” “Stewart, that’s no way to talk to your teacher. You’ve been warned about this before.” “So I’m just supposed to sit here and listen to you go on and on about nonsense?” I got out of my seat, grabbed a whiteboard marker and retaught the mathematical concept that Mr. Bryan had been trying t...

As soon as I opened the front door I could hear them arguing. Recently it was all they seemed to do. “Why do you always have to complain about everything?” “Well if you weren’t so lazy I wouldn’t have to complain, would I?” It made me so sad that my parents seemed to hate each other. You’re probably thinking this is just another story about a miserable family, well just wait and see what you find...

Life was pretty tough for me growing up, you see I didn’t live a normal life like you probably did. I lived alone on a deserted island. I’m not really sure how I came to be there, it wasn’t something I really thought about. I didn’t have time to sit and wonder about my life, because I had to spend every waking minute looking for my next meal. I couldn’t go to a supermarket or get a takeaway, I had...

“Hold on to my hand! Quick! If we don’t get out of here, you’ll be swept away!” “I’m trying!” I held on to Jeff and pulled him out of the sewer onto the rainy street. The raindrops slapped our faces washing all the muddy water away. We had no idea that today of all days, torrential rains would come and flood us out of our home. I almost lost one of my only friends and this was a scare I never want...

I was always pretty content with my life, I mean, sure, of course I always dreamt that one day I would get a loving family of my own. But in the meantime I was happy living at the orphanage.  So it came as a bit of a surprise to me the day that Mrs Wilson, the caretaker, called me into her office. “Ruby, we have some good news for you.” I looked at her in surprise, “Really? What is it?” “We h...

“Good morning class,” a lanky man with glasses walked into the classroom. “My name is Mr. Jameson.” He wrote his name on the board. “I’ll be your History teacher until Mrs. Rose comes back from maternity leave.” I smiled as I envisioned the next three months to be a breeze. There wasn’t a teacher at school that did not like me. Mr. Jameson however wasn’t any ordinary teacher. Little did I know at...

I picked up my lunch tray and headed towards the table where my friends were sitting eating. I had gotten about half way across the room when I saw her, of course she hadn’t noticed me, she was too busy fending off all her admirers. I had had the biggest crush on her for so long, I mean, who wouldn’t? She was easily the hottest girl in our school. As I got closer to her I took a deep breath, “Hi!”...

“And now we welcome Miranda Walters to the stage! In case you haven’t heard about her before, she’s the ultimate brain box, a prodigy, the smartest girl alive!” Another announcer was calling me onto another stage on what must have been my hundredth talk show. Everyone cheered and I sat in front of the host next to my mom. “So, Miranda, how did you become so smart?” I was so tired of the same quest...

"Ewww, Frank, why are you wearing that hideous outfit?" I looked at Frank in disbelief. "That hideous thing is the school uniform. You should be wearing yours, Principal Hudson has already written me three warning letters," Mom passed behind us with a basket of laundry. "Well, he's going to have to write a fourth because I wouldn't be caught dead in that." I went to grab an apple from the fruit ba...

“I hate you! I should have never married you! You awful, hideous, stupid man! You have the IQ of a chicken!” “Oh yeah? Well you’re the ugliest woman I ever dated! I only married you because you were pregnant with my child!” “Well fine! We should just get a divorce then!” “That’s the best idea you’ve had since our wedding day!” These two nutcases are my parents. They’d been arguing like this since...

As I pulled up to Moe's on Charlotte Boulevard, I still wasn't sure why my older sister, Catherine, wanted me to install microcams in my glasses. So far my sister's notes had been correct, this however was just weird. I walked into the bar, ordered a drink and sat in a corner, waiting. After about thirty minutes, I decided it was time to leave. I stood up and walked to the door but I stopped in my...

I wandered the streets alone, as I did every day. My life was pretty miserable, I was homeless and didn’t have a penny to my name. The only clothes I owned were the ones I was wearing. I really couldn’t imagine how things could get any worse. Then a car came around the corner and drove straight through a huge puddle on the side of the road, water sprayed up and soaked me from head to toe. I stood...

“Can I have some gummy worms mommy?” “No Juliet. We only have money for instant noodles today. And besides, gummy worms are bad for your teeth.” “But I likesss them mommy!” When I was a toddler I always gave my mom a hard time in the store. I didn’t really understand that we were poor and what it really meant when people lived in a trailer park. I thought they were just fun, cool boxes and we were...

“I’m starting to feel like a real couch potato.” I said to Fred while chugging down my second two liter bottle of soda. “Eh.” He didn’t say much these days. He was going through a serious heartbreak. He’d been crushing on this girl called Hayley since we started studying at this college. After the end of our first year he’d finally gathered enough courage to ask her out and do you know what she di...

“Daddy, dad…mom…” I could hear my sister coming in screaming even before she entered the house. She was just so loud and always acted as if she owned the house and our parents and everyone related to her. “Dad, I need a new car. My stupid boyfriend parked it in a stupid space and now it has a scratch on it.” She banged the door shut behind her as she entered. “Oh boy, must be one big scratch,” I t...

They say it’s the middle child, the one with an older and a younger sibling, that has it the hardest. I’m not so sure about that. In my experience, it’s much worse to be the younger sibling of someone who’s gifted at every single thing they try. I really do speak from experience. My sister Angela was cringely referred to as the town’s angel. Meanwhile, people asked “Who?” whenever my name came up....

I ran back outside, my heart hammering in my chest and surveyed the area. My eyes searched wildly for her. She wasn’t here! How did she slip away from right under my nose? This did not make any sense! I felt something at the back of my head and a voice from behind growled, “Don’t move.” That was the last thing I heard before I was knocked unconscious. Crazy isn’t it? Minding my own business and wh...

"What do you mean you have her in custody?” I listened to the person on the other end of the line, “But there must be an explanation! I'll be right there!" I hung up the phone, grabbed the jacket for my suit and my briefcase and walked out of my office. “Yvonne, please hold my calls for the rest of the afternoon and shift my appointments.” I told my secretary as I passed her desk. I jogged out of...