The Magic Clock

In his vast mansion, Tyler was secluded in his bedroom. He was fooling around with his special clock, like he does every day. Concentrating, Tyler was fumbling to find the switch to turn the clock off and make everybody freeze. After everyone’s frozen, Tyler set his clock down on a nightstand to get a drink of water.
Sprinting back up the stairs to turn the clock back on he noticed something. “Oh no! The clock won’t unfreeze anyone, even if the clock is on!” Tyler shouted frightfully! Suddenly, he scrambled to the cabinet with the batteries. Triple A batteries is what the broken clock needs, Tyler decides fretfully. Opening the clock, Tyler removes the old batteries and places in the new batteries. He flips the switch to the off, then the on position. Hopefully, the boy spurted down the stairs to find his parents, who were still frozen! The clock must not need new batteries, maybe something else has to be done. “What to do…?” Tyler questions.
As Tyler stares thoughtfully at the clock, an idea forms in his head. “The clock repairman could most likely fix my clock!” The boy shouts gleefully. Blasting through the house and neighborhood, he finally reaches the shop he’s looking for. Tyler slowly enters the shop. All of the items lying in the shop: tools, clocks, springs, clock arms, and blue prints. “Hello?” Tyler calls. No response, just like nobody’s there. He suddenly realizes, everybody’s frozen, including the clock repairman!
While Tyler trudges home, he thinks, “I might as well live a lonely life.” Tyler flops onto his bed setting the clock down on a nightstand. “Wait a minute!” he exclaims. He picks up the other clock and turns it on. The buzzing of the city floods back. Tyler, as gleeful as a smiley face, he sprints to his parents, happy they’re unfrozen.

-By Nicole Lukowski
Age 10