Young Storykeeper Volume III

152 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE TEN | 153
WHITENEY’S LIGHTHOUSE RESCUE
BOOM! Light crashed. The storm was getting worse.
Oh, how is my child going to survive this storm? thought Amanda.
Amanda was married to Albus, a lighthouse keeper. They just had
their first child. They were coming back from hospital on a boat, as they
lived in a lighthouse.
Amanda and Albus were excited and worried because the doctor
had said that this infant was born with a serious condition that could lead
to either early death or superpowers.
“Albus!” called Amanda, “Are we there yet? Our baby is freezing.
Can you warm the boat?”
It was true. The little darling was as cold as ice. Amanda gave her
all the blankets in the boat.
“We are here.”
“Phew!” gasped Amanda. “Our baby could’ve died.”
They went in and warmed the house. “What should we name her?”
asked Albus.
“Whiteney! She’s as white as snow.” answered Amanda excitedly.
“The name matches her skin and is perfect for her,” said Albus, “We
are lucky our child survived.”
“Albus, I can’t wait until Whiteney sees the world,” said Amanda
quietly.
They went to bed.
Come on! I can fall asleep. It isn’t hard, thought Albus.
Suddenly, he heard a crash coming from Whiteney’s room.
“Wake up Amanda. I heard something.”
Amanda woke up with a jolt. “What are you talking about? I didn’t
hear anything.”
“It seems it was a crash from Whiteney’s room!” cried Albus.
This made Amanda insane.
“What? COME ON!” screamed Amanda.
She dragged Albus’ arm and ran into Whiteney’s room. She was
not in her cot but at her desk reading a very large book. They soon
discovered the crash was one of the books falling from the desk into her
toy box.
Amanda was shocked.
“Mummy…”
“Whiteney! You were only born five hours ago and already you know
how to read, walk, and talk!”
“WAAAAAAHHH!” cried Whiteney.
“Whiteney! Calm down. I am not scolding you. I think you are the
best,” said Amanda.
Suddenly, Whiteney’s sharp eyes spotted something outside.
“Mummy! There is a ship about to crash into our lighthouse!” gasped
Whiteney.
Whiteney ran around frantically, turning on all the lights. She ran
out waving her arms at the ship, she was too tiny to be seen. Then she
discovered that she could fly. She flew up and hovered in front of the
ship.
The ship crew saw her this time and stopped just in time.
KABOOM! The ship crashed on to the shore, right where Whiteney
was hovering.
This totally set Amanda and Albus off. Albus bellowed at the ship,
“ARGHHHH! MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HIT!”
Amanda was sobbing quietly in the corner and hugging Whiteney’s
first photos.
Luckily, there was a doctor on the ship. He bent over her and
shouted, “SHE’S ALIVE!” This result brought crying and happiness.
The captain got everyone’s attention and announced, “A baby has
saved our lives. We are truly grateful. We’d like to reward her and her
parents with the Bravery Badge.”
Jingxuan Gabrielle Zheng
Co Antrim