Story Time Animated

A secret room? I would never have imagined. What else could my parents be hiding from me?  I was set to explore when I heard my mum scream “Paul!”I ran out of the basement to see her hovering over my sister’s unconscious body. My name is Paul. My family is not regular, as you might have deduced. My parents were extreme disciplinarians, I’m talking; food, leisure time restrictions and even sen...

I took off my headphones and switched off my computer. I needed a break and I needed something to eat. I headed out of my room and was about to go downstairs to the kitchen when I heard some giggling coming from my sister’s room. I smiled to myself, “This is going to be fun!” Without knocking I barged straight into my sister's room. Her friends all stopped talking and looked at me in surprise. “Wh...

“Tricia, honey, can you please bring some juice for Mr. Layne?” Ms. Nicolene’s eyes twinkled as she smiled at me.  Mr. Layne, a short, balding, middle aged man, in a worn out three piece suit, was sent by the Adoption Agency and worked on behalf of Social Services.  “Sure, Ms. Nicolene.”  I exited the living room and returned shortly with a glass of juice, which I handed to Mr. Layn...

I couldn’t believe my luck! I was so excited. Who knew I could make dye from plants? Definitely not me. I mixed the dyes in a twirly circle inside the water so it could create a magnificent design once it came out. I put in five of my gowns and smiled at the result after bringing it out of the coloured water.  I hung the clothes outside and proceeded to prepare the remaining dishes for the da...

“Sylvia omg you’re so pretty!” “Your hair is so perfect!” “And your skin ... how is it so smooth? You’ve gotta share your skincare routine with me!” I was used to everyone making a fuss over me and when I ran into those freshman girls at my high school that morning, I wasn’t surprised. Everyone either knew me or knew about me – and one thing that was for sure was that everyone wanted to be me! For...

"Ashley! Would you turn that off and stop screaming at the top of your lungs? Your dad just got back from work and he's taking a nap." "Sorry mom!" I said as I turned down the radio. "One of these days I'm going to break that radio into pieces." I heard dad say as his heavy footsteps went past my bedroom.  Dad hated it when I sang. I didn't understand why when everyone else said I had a beaut...

As I stepped into the building the cameras flashed and I posed for each shot! Being a model was always a dream of mine and being in a room filled with famous models, agents and billionaires was a dream come true!  You see I’m not a model but who says a girl can’t fake it till she makes it? If you want to hear more of my crazy story don’t look away, keep watching! Mingling with the crowd was a...

Sometimes, I wonder if convincing my mom to leave my dad was a bad idea. I know it wasn’t but I just can’t help but wonder sometimes, you know.  When Dad was around, we were like one big happy family, everything was stable. At that point of course, we hadn’t figured out that he had different families all over the world. Families that he was using mom’s wealth to take care of.  But everyt...

"I'm so proud of you Ruby. You've outdone yourself this semester." My dad said as he looked at my perfect grades.  "Thank you, dad. Now will you buy me the new iPhone as promised?" "Absolutely!" "Thanks, dad. I'll head to my room and catch a movie, see you later." I said walking away with a smile on my face. "Ruby, wait, I have some news." I didn't like the serious look on dad's face. The fir...

"Hi Mark, I'm Mr. Bellamy, your mom's brother. I'm really sorry about your parents. As your uncle, I'm here to comfort you and let you know that I'll take care of you." My parents had died two weeks earlier and we were sitting at their funeral service. Mom always talked about her big brother uncle Bellamy but for some reason we never visited him. Now here he was, probably the only family I had lef...

I waited in the corner of the room, nervous with excitement. I knew that any minute now my best friend Mark would come walking into the classroom.  I grinned to myself as I thought about what was about to happen, I had everything set up ready. The bucket was balanced precariously on the edge of the door. The door opened, I could tell as soon as Mark saw me that he knew what was about to happe...

I was having a bad morning. First the power was cut while I was taking a shower, then my car wouldn't start, and now here I stood, waiting for whoever lived in the huge mansion to open their gate and let me in so I could clean the 1,000 rooms they probably never used. "Hello? Name please." A man's voice came over the gate's intercom system. Even his voice sounded rich. I rolled my eyes.  "Jen...

“Hey, Tiffany.” I waved as I pulled up next to her as she hopped out of her car.  I parked quickly and met her. “Hey, Sonia, another week working at the mall. I will never understand why you’d want to do this, you’re rich!” I laughed, “There’s more to life than being rich.” I nudged her playfully, “And besides, my parents are rich. I just enjoy helping people and I want to make something of m...

"So what are you doing after work?" Jasper smiled at me from the video call. "The same thing I've done every night for the past three months….. come home and chat with you." Jasper laughed.  "I'm off to work. I'll see you later." I blew him a kiss and he caught it playfully before I hung up. I couldn't believe that I was able to find a decent guy, especially on a dating app. Even though we li...

"Celine don't forget your glasses!" Mom called out to me as I walked across the lawn to my new college dorm room. I wished she'd just go home already. I loved my mom but she reminded me of a life I wanted to leave behind.  Throughout high school, everyone said I was a nerd.  "It's OK to be a nerd. Some of the richest people in the world were school nerds." That was mom's idea of a pep ta...

“Honey, I can’t find my gold necklace”. “Which one?” “The one we just got yesterday!” My dad took a deep and long sigh. “Toby?” “Yes dad?” “Can you please give your mom back her necklace? I just got it yesterday to celebrate our anniversary”. “Dad, what makes you think I took it?” Everyone stared at me without uttering a word, it made me feel very uncomfortable so I brought the necklace out of my...

“Who do you think is most likely to ruin the family vacation?” “You Aaron. You’re always doing something stupid!” NARRATOR’S OLDER SISTER “Shut up!” “Hi I’m the mom and I think that my husband is going to ruin the family vacation because he’s boring. Haha! Just kidding honey.” NARRATOR’S MOTHER “Hi I’m Marla and I think that mom is going to ruin the family vacation because she never lets me do wha...

"Stay away from me and stop making up stories about me. Please stop following me around like a lost puppy!" I couldn't believe that Mason could say such mean things to me. What happened to my best friend? I walked away with my head low, ignoring the laughter and whispers from everyone in my class. Hi, my name is Amy. Ten years ago, my best friend Mason moved away with his family. Now he's back but...

High school was everything I expected. Lots of popular kids enjoying their lives and unpopular kids being completely ignored.  I was among the unpopular group, no one ever noticed my existence until Felix, my first friend who convinced me to forget about popularity and just focus on my studies. I listened to him and we became really good friends, acing every paper that was brought our way lik...

I took a closer look at my exam papers, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I mean, I could believe it because I knew I was kinda dumb but I was wondering what my parents would say.  Would they kill me? Would they abandon me? Perhaps they’d ground me for life? Send me to boarding school? Send me to a Christian school filled with nuns?  I tried to stop myself from looking but I couldn’t...

Something was poking my head. I sleepily reached up and pushed it away. "Get away from me." My voice was barely audible. I was so hungry. Last night was a bad night. Mr. Rossi the owner of Rossi's restaurant told us that there wasn't much food left over so my friends and I had to share a couple of loaves and a bowl of salad.  A blast of cold water hit my face. "Carla what did you do that for?...

“Which lane should we start in first?” Mom asked as we entered the supermarket.  “Snacks!” I pulled her along happily.  Once on the snack lane, Mom looked around before she nodded at me. I quickly opened my lunch kit and threw a few snacks in before I slammed the lid shut. Soon after, we walked to the juice aisle where I placed six juice boxes into my kit. Next, Mom grabbed some fruit, p...

"Sophie! Get in here and help me with the dishes." Mom shouted from the kitchen.  I rolled my eyes as I walked out of my room. The thought of dipping my hands in dirty dish water made me shudder. "I just got my nails done. Also, I was about to get my beauty sleep." Mom was fuming but I was not going to back down. "As long as you live here you'll do house chores. Beauty or not, you need to obe...

"Turn that off or change the channel." I said to my sister Mel. She was glued to the TV watching our dad launch his campaign to be re-elected as a United States senator. "Jeez I know you hate dad but this is a big day for him." When I didn't respond, she kept staring at me, "Well?" "Well what?" "This is the part where you say, 'I don't hate dad Mel'." I still said nothing.  "Come on Caleb, I...

I stifle and yawned as I opened the front door. I was glad it was finally Friday, school was exhausting, the smell of dinner made my stomach crumble, I wondered what Paula, my housekeeper was cooking. It smelled delicious. "Paula! I'm back, what are you...?" I stopped when I saw the person standing in our kitchen. "Mom? when did you get here?!" I said as I ran towards her. My mom lived and worked...