Over the Gate
By Farah R
Over the Gate by Farah R
Read by Roger Ringrose from the 麻豆社 Radio Drama Company.
The light beamed in my eyes as I spun endlessly through the candy floss like clouds. The best feeling is having the wind in your furry exterior. All eyes were on me as I elegantly ended my flight with another whack! I found myself flipping, rotating, twirling and turning over the rusted, green gates to the worst place on earth.
A place filled with ruthless monsters, four-legged savages who desire to tear apart my flesh. Desperation was filled in their menacing eyes that pierced into their next victim's innocent soul. Shivers shot down my spine as I heard their blood-curdling barks.
I rolled down the many acres of green blanket below and sniffed a deadly stench, revolting actually. So sickening I believed I was going to faint. Suddenly the ground erupted into vigorous shakes. I felt sweltering, hot breath at the back of my neck. I knew that it couldn't be good.
A hairy creature with teeth as sharp as knives sprinted up to me. He proceeded to bite me viciously with his fangs and attempted to rip apart my outside. "Please let go of me!" I trembled. No response. Could he not hear me? Was this Gibberish to him?
Then a familiar hand came from above. Maybe it heard my prayers? I thought. The hand grabbed onto me and tried to save me from the nasty beast. The shaggy demon had iron-like jaws and slobber that went everywhere. However, the amazing heroic being from above did not give up.
It returned with a meaty smelling biscuit in between its two fingers. This possessed the freak, hypnotising him somehow. It dropped me. I fell hundreds of feet feeling like thousands. I shouted at the top of my lungs "thank you!" as my voice echoed and bounced off of the tall, intimidating trees.
I then found myself rolling down a hill. When I reached the bottom I froze. I was lonely, cold and unable to move a muscle. I gazed at the sky on the furry green surface that covered the park like icing on a cake. I thought that it was the end for me, my eyes gently closed.
My crusty eyes were all blurry as they slowly opened. My eyelids felt like weights, was this heaven? Then I remembered it was a park and my day was going horribly.
All of a sudden, a warm, soft, welcoming voice greeted me with the beautiful words, "I found it, mum!". I was saved, what a scary but adventurous day!
I was flying through the air again, feeling nothing could stop me, the light-filled the sky as I endlessly spun through the fluffy, white clouds. Again all eyes were on me as I ended my flight with another gigantic whack! However, something felt oddly familiar. Was it the wind? Was it the sun? Nope. It was the hit. The powerful hit that sent me over in the first place.
Who would have thought a game of tennis could do this much harm!?
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