BY WRITING 1 and 2 June 2012

By : Christian Vaca

James Hargrove is an 18 year old Canadian boy

who is sent to a reformatory because of his

behavior. His stepmother had this idea after she

knew that James is unsociable and fought with

his stepfather.

He has to stay one year in the Cedar Grove Reformatory. One

special thing about him is that he has a lot of guts, so he’s

fearless and no one tells him how to dress or act.

When he started the term at the Cedar Grove Reformatory, he started off on the wrong foot

because he made a lot of enemies. James didn’t care about it because he knows a lot about

fighting, so everyone who wanted beat him down would lose. But as the time goes by, he becomes

more and more sociable and respected by doing favors in exchange of money.

Then he makes a friend, Neville Williams, a 19 year old American

boy. He’s clever but also violent and a calculator; he’s paranoid so

he doesn’t trust in anybody, he just pretends to be.

After gaining respect from everyone, Neville tries to convince James

to take over the reformatory. He agrees, but Neville with his

backstabbing personality manages to set traps to James and to get

him expelled without knowing

Neville was behind all of this

because he wanted to do

everything for its own good. He

set up a fight between James and

Dale, the toughest and dumbest boy in the reformatory; then

Neville said a lot of lies to everyone about James. But one day,

Neville went to the Principal´s house and messed up

everything, and left some belongings of James to get him indicted. After getting James expelled,

he started to make plans to mess up the reformatory.

James lost his reputation and tries to get it back. After

working hard cleaning his name proving everything

that happened to him at the reformatory was a lie, he

returned to the reformatory to see if everything’s ok. When he arrives to Cedar Grove

Reformatory he sees that all hell has broken loose and tries to overthrow Neville’s government.

When James arrived at the principal’s office, he found the principal gagged and tied up. But after

James could do anything, Neville faces him and says:

“I’m going to rule this reformatory and no one is going to stop me, not even you, scumbag”.

After saying that, James replies,

“I’m not going to be beaten up by a queer like you, I should never trust you. Now taste my fist!”

Then they started to fight violently, the fight

might be able to become equal. James fights

clean but Neville does everything to win, so he

fights dirty. James has no choice and started to

fight like him.

After a heavy fight, James all wounded up, called

the police. Tied up Neville and untied the principal.

The principal said, “Thank you James, Neville won

my trust but only wanted to rule my reformatory.

After saving me and my school you can come back

to the campus anytime. I give you back your room.

“Thanks! See? I didn’t do anything that endanger

this school, I knew Neville was a scumbag and I

didn’t do anything about it”, James replied. “Don’t worry kid, we are going to rebuild the

reformatory, Gary didn’t left much of it”.

Everything came back as it used to be, no worries, no problems, no nothing. James never thought

of having troubles of that magnitude in a reformatory. At the end James changed his personality

and became more social and peaceful.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT

By Kelly Barrionuevo

Alice was 16 years old girl, she is not very tall like her brother

Tommy. She has brown straight hair and beautiful big bright

eyes.

When she was younger she did not like go out with others

kids she adored painting and she spent the most part of her time playing her piano. But she grew

up and begin to go to school was like another normal person from her age.

Her mom Aida was kind and lovely person, all the time she

was doing something in the house cooking, cleaning and

washing, she works half

time in a book store too.

Her dad was an ambitious

man who never stopped

to work every day he

wanted their children

have a good education.

Alice sometimes needs to talk with somebody but nobody listens to her she only has one friend.

One day he entered to Alice’s room

“Hey dad. How are you? It is almost 12 at night. Haveyou been working all day?” She said to her

father.

-“Sweetie, Yes I have. But you know I want you and your brother have everything I have never

had.” He Answered .

“I know that but for me it is too much you work all day and you always came home late”

Her father thought about the words of his daughter and finally he said

“It is hard. You have to understand darling but you know that I have a free day so we can do

something as a family”

“That’s awesome!” She smiled at the same time she was speaking.

“Ok I have to go to sleep I am very tired and you must sleep too”

“Well dad, sweet dreams”.

The next day she went to school with her brother by

car. Her brother was driving the car when another car

collided with them.

Immediately someone called an ambulance and they

took them to a near hospital.

Their parents come to the hospital really worried

and they began to ask all nurses how their kids are

but nobody answered them. That was the worst

thing they have never lived.

Suddenly a doctor came into the room and said “Are

you the family or Garrido brothers?” the family from

brothers Garrido?”

Aida and her husband answered instantly. “Yes

Doctor”

“Ok I am going to tell you about your children” he stopped for one moment and then with a

different voice started again. “ Your daughter is out of danger she only hit her arms and her head”

“but “ he continued “your son did not wear the seat belt, so he hit his head hard we do not know

what could happen next we have to do an MRI and then I could give you the diagnosis”

When they listened that they were very sad because they remembered when they had their first

son it was the happiest day for them. They also realize that they did not pay attention to their

children that they need to spend with them and they need to talk too.

The time pass and Tommy is ok like his sister but

they still remember that day when everything

change. They had to see their mistakes and think in

how short is life to everyone and if we do not show

how much we love someone one it will be late to

do it.

By JUAN CHAVEZ

Once upon a time there was a man called Carlos. He was rich. He had a beautiful big house

with a pool and three cars, a Ford, a Ferrari and a Camaro. He always went Out with his

friends to drink every night and he couldn’t control it, but he was a great actor and he

loved to do it. One night he decided to drink with his friends in his house. He drank a lot of

Pilsener with his friend. When he was drunk he called more friends to drink with him. He

drank whole night. The next day when he woke up he felt like a dead dog and smelled like

one too. He saw that he had been robbed. Every expensive things like his 3D tv, washing

machine, bed, furniture, and things like that was gone. He was astonished and called one

of his friends Diego to ask him what happened last night.

Carlos said “Hey Diego.”

“What’s up? Carlos” said Diego.

“Do you remember What happened yesterday?” asked Carlos.

“Sorry I can’t remember anything. Why? What happened Yesterday?.”

“I was stolen I don’t have anything in my house. It’s empty and I don’t have any money.”

He said with tears in his eyes.

“are you kidding?” Diego asked.

“no, way! That is true.” He exclaimed.

“oh my god. Sorry man I can’t Help you because I don’t remember anything either.”

“Ok Diego see you.”

Carlos didn’t have anything. His house was empty, so he didn’t know what to do. He was

desperate calling all his friends to remember what happened yesterday. He wanted to recuperate

all his stolen things because his parents are coming in two weeks, but none of his friends

remembered that day. And one of his best friends called Carlos to know if he have already

recovered his things because his friend was worried too.

Johnny was Carlos’ best friend, So Johnny had an idea. He told Carlos that Johnny had had a friend

that could help him. And Carlos was happy because he knew that his friend will help him, and

Carlos explained to him that in two weeks his parents are coming and he needs all his stolen

things. And Johnny said “ Don’t worry my friend is master of the night club and he has a lot of

money. And I can talk with him to see if he could borrow some Money to help you , but you must

work for him in the night club.”

After that the Johnny’s friend lent some money to Carlos and Carlos could buy al his things and

now he’s working in a night club and he is happy because he is earning a lot of money. He is

working about three months and he has already paid all his debts.

After that Carlos decided never to drink Again and decided to work with his friend and

also he’s recovering all the stolen things

David´s Story

By Sofía Monge This is a story about David Villa. He is a guy who overcomes problems with alcohol. He is

17 years old. He lives with his mother, a brother, 2 sisters; because his parents separated

many years ago. This separation affected him because after he

had a stepfather Alex. When, he was 12, he knows that Alex

is not his father and suffered a lot by his first love with an

older girl. After, he changed the relationwith his mother like

arrive late at home, say bad words, get bad grades, don´t help at home; but his mother is

very strict. In the high-school he was a good student and he

became a doctor. Martha could dominate him until he was

15 years, because she had to work almost all the day as

nurse.That time he could go to parties with his friends,

started to drink and smoke. He changed totally, because he did not worry about studies, his

family. Beside he was in a jail for 3 days, where he worked, felt hungry, cold.

His mother was frustrated and confused. They had a long

conversation about his future like profession, healthy. “I

do not allow this behavior, if you don’t change, you go

out at home” she said very angry. He didn´t say anything,

but he was reflexing, then he said “So, help me”. She said “of course my son, you are going

to go UCE university to study medicine”, she hugged him. Now, he is a good studentin the

university, but sometimes when there is a party he drinks a little alcohol.

SOCCER PLAYER By ANA LUCIA PERUGACHI

Alan was born 26 April 1756 in Sudan,he was a handsome

man he had fair hair and blue eyes. He lived with his

mother in a very small room because his mother didn’t

have a good job, she was a waitress in small hotel then

what she earned, it was only to pay the rent, they

sometimes didn`t eat.

When Alan was four he started to ask about his father, but his mother never wanted to talk about

him.

After six years Alan started to go out, meet people and made friends. He always was playing

soccer on the street with his friends he was the best player, he didn’t want to go home because

there his mother used to take drugs.

Alan used to see how his mother was and he felt sad and disappointed then he just wanted play

and play soccer to forget his problems.

After a few years while Alan was playing, suddenly a coach saw how he played and the coach was

surprised,he walked towards Alan .

Coach asked. “hi, wha is your name?”

“I’m Alan.

“You are the best football player I’ve seen”.

“Thank you, I love to play soccer so I can forget my

problems”

“You could play in the best soccer team, you just need a little help, if you want I can help you”.

“I’ve never thought of that, but if you think Ican, I’ll try out for some team.”

One week later the coach took Alan to introduced the team so he was very happy because the

soccer team was Manchester United. Alan went t olive with his coach bucause hi didn’t want t

olive with his mother.

GRAY SHADOW

By Sebastian Rodriguez

They again, aftwe many nigths of shouting, i think that only i see this persons, they were gray male

and no one else i see them age. That night he walk in to my room removed me from my dreams. I

was afraid every night. I listened to the silence, the same as every nigth. I felt dead. I had a one

week in my room, sick, the medicine was not as strong as my disease. I believed that i did not have

much time. The clock chimed and the gray shadow appeared usual. Took my watch and remove

the clock.

Advancing the time, he suddenly he stopped and looked at me. He approached me and i listened

he said “i assure you i will send you to a good place”.

My heart is stopped. My eyes is opened to the max.

He was the man of the gray shadow.

I had gathered all the lost time of my life and had taken away my time in the world. I knew that

sooner or later i would, but i also knew it was just my imagination.

PLAYER SOCCER

By Paola Amaguña

There once was a young man who liked to play soccer named Peter , he was born in

Mexico he always used to play anywhere ,he was always breaking the neighbor´s

windows however he was lovely, he had a dream when he was child, would be the best

player …

But his family was poor and his mother died.

Peter had a health problem , he was not admitted to the soccer school, he felt sad and

frustrated and his father hugged him strongly and said “Dont worry my dear son you

are the best player soccer ever”.

Peter´s father sold some valuable things wich his wife left ,so he could help to control

his disease with some therapies also Peter could study techniques about the soccer

and improve his skills.

After days he taught soccer with his father to teenagers in his own school who had the

same dream .Finally Peter got married and had a big family like his mother always

wanted and he was the best player soccer from Mexico.

A PEACEFUL PLACE

By: DIEGO JARRIN

Jack was a strange man, he was born in a gloomy day in the north of Transylvania every night he used to go to his garage agog took his little axe and just grind it and suddenly walk around the road waiting for the next carnage to feed his pets

His grandma that always fall about

has a disorderly conduct , gave the

instructions how to kill people

generally were girls that drove near

to the small country and don’t

have idea How about the situation

in this place

One night when jack went to the market to buy spices to season the flesh, without contemplation looked that girl and just want that were to him

“What are you looking” asked that girl

He responded, “Your eyes remains me the bloody shine of the moon “”

“Fuck off”, she said, and ran out the market without taking account that jack was behind her suddenly jack covered her mouth and put her body in the car

When he arrived to his house his grandma said:

“Don’t be stupid you know that never we had that left evidence of the murders what do you think bastard?”

“Shut up grandma, I don’t wanna kill her, she will be mine, and she will be my wife”

He took her body and went to the room when she woke up and were chained to the bed with a white dress, as soon as jack saw this girl, he looked at no one else, and her eyes were the color of the clear blue sky.

Every corpse was tortured and decapitate and her long hair formed the news wigs to his grandma his guts were dried in the sunlight then it were put in big pot and were cooked

Dash and Pit really enjoyed eat the corpses of these girls

“What do you want” she asked jack

“You will be my wife”

“Are you crazy?”

“Yes”, he responded and if you don’t get married to me I will kill you. No doubt jack was in love with her. day by day jack spent much time tried to show that his love was real and just want to be happy with her, but his grandma was jealous that it were happens ,

One night jack went out to buy gasoline; his grandma took her favorite axe and went to the room where Lilith was

“it will be the last day of your life” she said

Then thirsted of vengeance hit her face and cut her beautiful hair and took her body and went to the garage

Like is usual in the behavior of this grandma, she always tore his victims and stuffed with spices, Lilith were special she made that go mad this time she prepared a chainsaw and other tools of torture

But Jack remember that she hated Lilith and return as soon as possible left the car in the garden and run to his garage and found his grandma with a chainsaw her hands

“Put away it “he screams

“Remember I told you she just gave us problems, and now shut up because the slaughter started” and laughed pleasantly, but Jack really loved Lilith and never let his grandma hurt Lilith suddenly he took her neck between his hands and broken it slowly

After that she understood everything and finally believes in each word that Jack said and with the time Lilith forgot her pain and both continued with the familiar business

Wild Life Friend or Foe

By Johnny Benavides

Once upon a time in the early 90s there was a

guy called Max, he was 21 years old. Max lived

in a small habitation in an old building located in

New York, he was a robber and the leader of a

band of robbers called “The just ones”. His

special abilities were to steal and to run, Max

used to rob

banks in the

morning and by night he would hack the

information in the police station to change this

and to help his friends to leave from the jail.

The police was looking for Max for a long time and one day they captured him and

the police took Max to the coldest and oldest cell and a policeman called Tony

started to interrogate him:

“Where have you been hiding all this time? It has

been very difficult to find you” Tony said.

“I don’t think to speak” Max replied, later he said

“Let me leave here, I could pay you a lot of

money”.

“Close your damn mouth” the policeman replied.

Two hours later he returned to the cell and said, “Get ready to receive your kicks”,

and Tony kicked Max’s ass for at least two hours in the cell.

Max was in the cell for seven years and he

learned the lesson. After that Max left the jail

and he became a policeman. Max wanted to

find his ex-partners to kick and to kill them

because they hadn’t help to Max to avoid the

police at beginning and they didn’t do

anything to rescue him. He was alone in the

world, just with his thirst for vengeance.

This story will continue…

Sweet Vengeance

Max had appealed to its abilities in the

computer to find where his ex-partners were,

one week later Max founded them while he

was patrolling around of the main bank, in that

time he had known that some of their old

partners had died while they were trying to

rescue to Max from the dark jail, Andres was

the one that survived and the others were

helping to the police to catch to their own

partners, they were called Alex and Carlos.

While Max was in the jail he had made friends with some policemen called

Francisco and David, and they had admitted that they were accomplices with Alex

and Carlos but they did not have anything to do with them again. Max knew that

the great fight was near. But he was not sure against who would be the fight.

It was a beautiful and rainy day, the clock

marked the 6:17 pm. Max was with Francisco

and David in the police car when Alex and

Andres was leaving from a bank. Max and his

friends started shooting at them, but they did

not know that more robbers were to arrive

in few seconds. Alex took to Max,

Francisco and David could not to do

anything, there are too many robbers and

followed act Andres appeared from a car

of the robbers he was covered the face

with one mask, after that Max hurtled Alex

to the floor, he kicked Alex in the face and

in the ass too because of that it was, then

Andres killed some robbers including to Alex.

But Carlos was free and he tried to kill to

Andres, Carlos would have achieved it if

Francisco would not have tried to save him and

Francisco received the shot in the heart.

Francisco died and David took Carlos and

David stuck a knife in the Carlos’s mouth and

David put at grenade in his mouth. Like this was how this famous group of robbers

arrives at its end.

But Max and his friends knew that it was only the beginning. They would continue

trying to put an end to the wickedness in the world obviously beginning in New

York.