Night Owl The Beginning

NIGHT OWL: THE BEGINNING By Lynette Wairegi

THE BEGINNING

On a planet we call earth is another planet, thousands of miles away. For us it is a tiny, grey speck. But for them, it is their home. If you look down from the planet you will see it. Here is the place we are looking at. On a small, abandoned island, there was a town. The town was called Luka Luka. This is an island with a hood of nature. The trees stood tall and proud guarding the island. Their small, cottagelike huts were sitting on the ground. Small children were running like headless chickens around the town while the grown-ups worked hard to keep the town running. They had no king, no queen but they had a mayor. The jolliest mayor on the island. You will meet him later but let me introduce you to Coral.

Coral Kaki is the daughter of Mrs Kaki and Mr Kaki. Currently, Mrs Kaki (Delphine) is in the house washing up. She cannot go to work because she is pregnant. She is the only person in the house for now. Coral is now in Luka primary school. We cannot bother her. Mr Kaki (vai) is working on the beach making boats. So, everyone on the island has a role. Men: They build houses, boats, tools, and all the everyday tools we need. Woman: They do the cooking, collect food, knitting or making clothes. Mayor: He runs the island making sure everything is in order, so the island does not have arguments. Children: The children go to school every single day and come back home at 3:30.

Chapter 2: The Competition

When Coral got home, she told her parents about her day. When she and her friend were walking back home from school, they saw a letter. It was as colourful as a rainbow. In bold, it said “Art Competition!”. Coral absolutely loves art. Painting, drawing, silhouette, sketching anything about art she loves. At the back it had some information about the art competition. It said The Art Competition takes place at Luka’s church hall at June the 7th. If you want to compete, the sign-up sheet is around the whole town. The judges are Professor quiltatch, David Monerossor and professional artist of Luka Luka Town, Rose sandriser. When you arrive, follow the arrows saying, “Art Competition this way”. When you follow all the arrows, you should arrive in a big hall. The way the competition works, is that you have 10 minutes to create a piece of art against the other artists. When the 10 minutes are over, you must explain your masterpiece and why you drew it. The winner takes home a big trophy. Good Luck and I cannot wait to see you at the competition. Coral gave her Mum the leaflet. Her mum looked at her dad and her dad looked back. Coral knew she had to convince them to let her go to the art competition tomorrow. So, she said (in a pleasing voice). “I really, really, really want to go mum, this is my chance to show everyone in Luka Luka that I am a really good artist.” “Please let me go, all my friends are going.” Her Mum said in a soft voice: “Sorry honey, the baby is due tomorrow, and you know we can’t afford a babysitter. I am so sorry honey. Maybe another opportunity of doing art in front of your friends will come but tomorrow no.”

Coral’s heart broke in half. She stormed out of the room. This was her only chance and there will be no other chance again. She always thought to herself she is an amazing artist that when she paints it is like magic. But maybe her mum does not want her to go because she might make a fool of herself. She also thinks why my mum not let me go to different events. Is she scared for her? No…. Well, she had a plan, to go to the art competition by herself. She checked the time of the art competition. Luckily, you can go there at dawn to practise (5:00). But the Luka Luka church is very far. So, the only option is walking because her mum has not got the money for a taxi or a bus.

Chapter 3: The Special Place?

At dawn, she set of to the art competition. She wore a blue straight drees and cute sandals. She also wore a summer hat with a ribbon (pink). Her hair was down; she curled it by herself. She carried a white backpack which had: Food | Water | Colouring book | Drawing book | Pencil case | First aid kit (just in case) | Magic Memory (her favourite book) | A coat/ jumper | Her camera (not in backpack, just around her neck) | And her phone. The winter white bag had a white wolf on it. Coral felt confident. She looked at her watch and it was 05:10. She thought since she had enough time, she would the more scenic route. She went on the grey solid footpath. The Fazed footpath had beautiful flowers on the side. Coral took some photos. Everything was going well so far.