Millions

Millions
A diary entry by Constanza Benini

March 20^th ,

Today was a very strange day. I think it was a day of decisions, really hard decisions. But I really think that money gives us lots of problems.

Today lots of people were on our front door, and it was really exhasperating being there in front of millions of people asking us for money. I was there waiting for Glass Eye to come, he could be there among hundreds of people.

I had to make a really big decision, and when I was thinking of doing it Glass Eye called me and I grabbed the big bag of money, dropped my phone and ran to the railway tracks. That moment was exhausting, with Glass Eye on the phone yelling at me and me wanting to burn all the money. I ran with the big bag across the railway, and when I got there I put the big bag of money on the railway and burnt it and really, I felt a big relief. And then my mom appeared, I know it was just a dream but it felt real. The fire was bigger than I, I could see the body of my mom across the fire, we talked about two minutes, but those two minutes felt very real to me. Then Anthony arrived and told me that he didn´t see mom, then he instantly told Dad about burning the money. Then Dorothy put on her coat and gave us a little part of the money because she kept some back for herself but s he gave it to us. Then she went. Then with a Little part of the money we built wells in Nigeria. I feel very pleased.

Well I don´t know but I think I made a good choice, but tomorrow I’ll see.

Skellig

Skellig
A diary entry by Marina Taquini

March 2^nd,

          What’s going on? It is my recurring question as the days pass. My life has changed completely from one day to  the other. My fears are growing so quickly. Here is not the best place. I know it is not the place I imagined, I’m not comfortable here. I think I am going to lose all, Skellig, my baby sister…

           The day I entered the garage I knew that the only way was to help Skellig or escape. When I met Skellig I didn´t know who or what  it was: a man, a bird or an angel but I decided to help him anyway.

                     On the one hand, I was scared because Skellig could hurt me and on the other hand I could put myself on Skellig shoes and I imagined myself in a garage, amid all the boxes, spiders. Awful! In that place I would like someone to help me. With all my scary feelings, I decided to help it anyway.

                The days passed and I feel more closed to Skellig, I think he is part of my life, my family.

                  I also met Mina, Mina is very enthusiastic and I think she will help me. Today we went to help Skellig and she thought of moving it to the attic, we will do that because she knows a lot about animals, specially birds, but she doesn´t go to school, she learns alone in her house, her mother teaches her.

I am nervous because of tomorrow.

Skellig

Skellig 
Alternative ending by Franco Valerga

        “Michael,” he started, “she is gone.”

        His voice crumbled while finishing the phrase. Mum could barely stand still. She couldn’t stop crying. And I guess so did I, or at least that’s what I wanted to.

        The drive to the house was nothing but silence. I could only hear Mum’s sobbing.

        “What happened to her?” I broke the silence, “wasn’t she getting better?”

        “She was, but in a blink of an eye machines started peeping, nurses arrived and…”

        And I didn’t want to listen anymore because I knew what was next. It’s happened, she wasn’t with us anymore. And I couldn’t bare it.

        Days still passed. Another day, another day in the darkness of my room. I lost contact with Mina, with my school friends, with Skellig… I don’t really know if he is okay or dead like my baby sister.

        “Michael, get up,” Mum seems better now. At least I don’t hear her crying at night anymore, “Mina is here”

        She is by the door. She hasn’t changed at all, because not much time has passed, it’s just that it has felt like eternity to me.

        We left to Mina’s apartment to look for Skellig. I opened the door and there he was. He looked so much better than last time.

        “I already know about the baby,” he is giving his back to us now, but I think he is crying, “ I am sorry, I couldn’t save her”

        Mina and I exchange looks. I couldn’t save her?  What did he mean by that?

        “I understand if you are confused, just don’t be afraid. I wasn’t in that garage by chance. It was my mission to save her, and I failed,” Mina seems so confused. “I am a kind of angel sent to save lives.”

        “And what happened with the last owner of the house? Ernie Myers, was he?”

        Skellig stopped to think. He returned to us and said,” He wasn’t like you. You saved me when I had done nothing for you, besides I wasn’t kind at all.”

        I remember entering the garage, the bluebottles, the dust. I remember him, lying on the floor, all hungry and dirty. I remember the first time I saw his wings spread, almost magical. “And what is next?”

        “Now I should leave… to my next mission. Saving people is what I do. Just like you two did with me. Someday I will see you again, I promise.”

        Skellig spread his wings and flew through the window. The moon lit his perfect wings. As he disappeared into the night I swore not to ever forget him.

Three years later…

Skellig

        I heard someone coming. It must be the new owner. The dust in this basement is bothering me so much

        “What is this place?” I hear someone says. It is a boy’s voice. I hear his footsteps approaching…

        His face of amusement was beyond description, “ Who are you? Is there anything I could do for you, man?

        “Just one thing, little boy. 27 and 53” I say, remembering one little boy I met years ago…

Skellig

A diary entry by Ignacio Guastavino

Skellig

March 21st,

OH MY GOD! I cannot believe what I found today at the garage! It’s weird and incredible at the same time. I still don´t know what it is. The only thing I know is that this “thing” is rotten, weak and it’s asking me for 27 & 53 all the time. I feel bad for him. I should really help it someday…oh…and I met this girl called Mina. I like her, she’s nice. I´m confused about all of this, all that has happened to me these past weeks. This new house…I…don’t…I don’t have to forget about the baby. I´m worried and scared. I don´t know what to do for her anymore. I don´t like Dr.Death at all. It seems like he doesn´t know anything about being a doctor. I didn´t go to school today…I still need to solve my problems at home. Ah, Mina taught me how to listen carefully to nature. I feel happy and safe with Mina. She is the only person who understands me. My friends are asking me to go back to school. Coot and Leaky, I miss them…no…no, I need to stay strong, for my own good. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a dream. Am I dreaming…?

Skellig

Skellig 
A new ending by Dion Cifre

“I was thinking of mina because five minutes ago I was playing with her when suddenly I started to think about her on a lovely way in the first time of my life. She hears me all the time, she helps me in all the thing I need help like when she took Skellig away from my garage, and she is so cute with me. I wish one day  I could be something else for her than just a friend. When I grow up I want to marry her. I am going to make her the luckiest girl in the world because that how she is doing things with me…But I don ´t know what is going to happen with Skellig. What is he doing now, may be he is with another family, maybe he is flying all around the world, maybe he is …. “ WHILE HE WAS THINKING ABOUT HER, HIS MOM ARRIVED HOME AND TWO SECONDS LATER ….

“ OH MY GOD !!”  SHE SHOUTED AND ALL THE FAMILY IN A SECOND WERE AROUND THE BABY “She said mum and started to breathE “ Suddenly someone was knocking on the door. It was him, Skellig. Michael and Skellig started to talk and skellig said “ I ´ll there for you all your life “ and at that moment he flew away off the window.

Chapter 47

TWENTY TWo YEARS LATER, MICHAEL AND MINA GoT MARRIED AND  they lived together and had a baby. One day Michael and his son were playing football when the ball went into the garage. Michael ´s son Joaking, went to get it when he ran  out shouting so scared from the garage and said to Michael, “ Daddy,  there is an old man in the garage. He is so strange”…

Millions

Millions Diary entries by Magdalena Leeson

March 17^th,             Today was a day, a long, long  day!!! But with a marvelous ending.  Off we went, Daddy, Anthony, Dorothy and I to the best car Agency in the city. There it was, the most beautiful make of a car, THE PREVIA!! The price…was extremely expensive, but why worry? We have the money. We bought the car. There we were in the most beautiful speedy car, I can’t believe that Daddy was driving a car again. The next step THE BANK… The queue was extremely long so Anthony suggested going to the Bureau. But Dorothy proposed to split up: Daddy and Anthony to the banks in the South  of Manchester and I and Dorothy to the North. Finally we went and queued up in a bank. When we reached the window there was a problem because it was too much money so the cashier called the supervisor, who gave as the amount of euros. From there on, we went to various banks and did the same which was a great success. I am in a hurry I need to go.    March 18^th,                    Today was a very peculiar day, stressful and scary……...Poor me, they kept knocking on the door for the money I donated. It was a dark night when everything started. An old man with two little girls, got some money, when they left I saw hundreds of people due to the bright light  so I ran up stairs and took the bag and escaped through the window and then Glass Eye appeared when the police came  because the neighbors complained of the noise . I have to stop writing because Anthony needs to talk with me.March 19^th,                   This was the best best day ever!! Thank you Mother. I ran and ran to the railway track and there I tipped the money, lots and lots… And tried to set fire with the matches I had taken from the kitchen. It took some minutes to light it up when the flames grew higher and higher and believe it or not my Mom appeared shiny and perfect… was it a dream? No! There she was loving and sweet asking me to look after Anthony and Dad because I was her miracle. The train went past and she was still there and asked me to hug her good bye. When the crowd came, they realized there was no more money….It was mommy!          

Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce

A Different Ending by Mateo R. and Felipe B. 

           

            I was on the school play when I noticed that the robber was looking for my money. Suddenly I came up with a plan! I moved all the money that was in my bag and switched it with the hay in the horse. I left the play and jumped on the first train to my house. Once I got home, I locked myself in my room. Suddenly, I heard the windows open, and I could hear how a man was getting closer!

            “Help, Help!”

            I thought it was the robber, but it was Anthony telling me to get back to the school play. He also asked me, “Why were you screaming?” I told him everything that had happened.

            Once the play finished, we went home and we saw that someone was going out the back door with a duffle bag. We went inside and we witnessed how everything was broken and gone. Later Dad told us, “The money is no longer for charity, it’s all for me!” The next day I saw Dad with a lot of cuts on his face and I asked him, “What has happened?” He told me, “I saw the man who robbed us and told him not to mess with us again.” I noticed that my dad recovered everything that we had lost. I was happy again.

One Year Later…

           

            We gave the money away to the church so they would give away the money to the poor. Dad and Dorothy got married and Anthony started to like Dorothy. The neighbors used up all the money we gave them and didn’t ask for anymore. Everyone started calling me Mr. Generous. It was all perfect!