Litmus Year: 2024
‘Expulsion’ by Isabella Tomasi, age 14, Year 9
As a child, my biggest fear was that the world would end. It led me to countless sleepless nights in my mothers bed; to countless nightmares that would awaken me in a cold sweat. Anything could happen at any time. It only takes one thing, one event, one mistake… My mother always brushed my worries …
‘Blood & Gold’ by Sofia, age 14, Soham Village College
The wheezing shallow breathing of the Infected and injured are the only sounds in the Institution. Thump. Thump. Thump. Other than the deafening beating of my straining heart. Budump. Budump. Budump. And the soft beating of her heart. Inhale. Exhale. Breathe… A scream so piercing rattles out of my chest as pain contracts in my …
‘The Journey Into the Unknown’ by Amy, age 14, Soham Village College
Prologue History- an untold tale of the forest. The book that started everything for me. I was nine and had snuck into my father’s library in search of something to read. As I walked across the ancient oak floors, I listened to them creak, hoping that no-one would hear and come to inspect the noise. …
‘Trapped in a Hostile Environment’ by Eliasz Polec, Year 9, Thomas Clarkson Academy
I trotted down the rough path, the pebbles kicking back into the soles of my shoes. The wind whistled and blew in my ears, biting them softly with the cold touch of its lips, giving me a bittersweet sample of its touch. It wasn’t a cold day, but the sun had already been falling to …
‘The adventure of Quickston’ by Oscar Paterson, Soham Village College
War, pain, sadness, death. That’s all I ever see in this cruel world ceased by these Zombified-Robots. I wrap my scarf around me. As another wire brain eater charges into my sword, I quickly cut him down. The fog spreads around us like a tight belt leading us to our demise, but as we scale …
‘Hide away’ by Calum Day, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College
Darkness, fire, crying and screaming, the robots had taken over the world. Destroyed, defeated and devastated the people were sent up to space where they would be held hostage for the rest of their life’s. However, the silly clanckers (Robots) had thought that they had destroyed all living things in the world. However, a …
‘Take What Life Gives You’ by Brianna Locke, Year 9, Soham Village College
When life gives you rain Look for the shine When life gives you silence Look for the hope like a flickering candle When life gives you sadness Look for the joys in the future When life gives you dark skies Look for the moonlight.
‘Smokey’ by Finley Turrell, Soham Village College
Sinking, I say how the world feels, changing around every corner. All for what? Nothing. Turning away was hard, giving up was draining for a future no one will see. Its 2084, the robots happened to have the world judged by fate challenging mankind. This was impossible thought so but who knew it was upon …