Year 8 Burnage
Day 1
My name is Armaan Shahzad and it is the 23rd of March 2020. The beginning of the year has been horrible: both Australia and Brazil caught fire, Kobe Bryant died and there were rumours of WW3. Just to make life easier, a lethal disease called “COVID-19” decided that now was a great time to kill a bunch of people. This caused the world to enter a global lockdown where no one could leave their homes. cue the insanity.
Day 92 (today)
“I now give you this crown sir Armaan Shahzad of the bed for your sincere bravery in saving the princess from the evil clutches of count alarm” presented the king of sleepy town.
“Not so fast!” screeched a voice as everyone at the ceremony looked up. It was count alarm. I tried to grab my pillow sword, but the count’s “beeping” caught me of guard.
“BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!” it went as I woke up.
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“Oh, come on!” I exclaimed out loud as I threw my still beeping alarm to the ground. It was wearing a paper cape and had two white fangs attached under the numbers- Something I did in day 24.
I lethargically got out of bed and brushed my teeth. I checked the time, it was 9:48, I had about 1 hour and 18 minutes until I had to do my homework. 1 hour and 18 minutes until I resume life as a prisoner.
‘About 5 minutes later’ it was 10:55 I put on my ‘prison jumpsuit’ and began my ‘prison labour’. I was given 5 hours’ worth of English, Maths, Science, French, and Humanities. I sat and went through it all. Some of it is not even useful; how will Pythagoras’ Theorem help me at all in the future. Its not like someone would hold me at gun point and ask me about it.
‘About 73 hours later’ it was 16:00. I now had 4 hours of ‘yard time’. Here I get to go outside for a while, ‘do some yard word work’, whatever keeps me entertained. One rule: No Technology. What is the point in buying a £400 console or a £1000 TV if no ones allowed to use it? Just some of the questions science can never answer.
4 hours later, I get 2 hours of ‘academic time’ a fancy word for the time we can use technology. It only lasts 2 hours. Time is not helpful when it makes fun things last 5 mins.
‘2 minutes later’ its 22:00 I read for about 45 mins and go to sleep at 22:45.
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I wake up. My head throbbing. I stood up, puzzled as I regained my senses. The rubble of the castle confused me at first, but then I remembered.
“Count Alarm!!!” I yelled furiously at the empty castle. “I will get my revenge!”