Paula was a kind, honest and tall girl. She had one brother and two sisters. She lived in Fermoy . She was always afraid of water since she was very little .Her father had been a very good swimmer at her age . He told her to go to swimming lessons but she was afraid . She told her friend Helen the next day and was thrilled to discover that Helen was going too .Helen was used to swimming . She went to swimming lessons before.

She was half asleep when she heard shouting coming from the kitchen. She woke immediately and ran into the kitchen. It was her mother and father arguing. They never argued but as Georgina thought back she remembered the row her parents had a few days ago. Then she remembered seeing her father packing. There was something strange going on here. Was Georgina’s father going to leave? Then Georgina thought " Stop it, Georgina, you’re only hallucinating."

When Georgina’s parents saw her they stopped arguing straight away. Georgina looked them right in the eye and said, " I demand to know what’s going on?" in the angriest voice possible. A few minutes later she cried hysterically and ran out into the lashing rain, coughing and choking, without a coat. She ran down to the library to find her best friend Raymond but he had left five minutes before Georgina got there. Next she ran to Raymond’s house and knocked loudly on the door. Raymond answered and brought her in. Raymond’s sister Bernice gave Georgina some of her clothes because Georgina’s were soaking wet.

Raymond always listened attentively and he was great at giving advice. When Raymond heard Georgina’s story he had great pity for her but he couldn’t give her any advice. The only thing he said was

" You know situations like this often lead to a divorce. When Georgina heard the word divorce she started crying again. " I think it will end up in a divorce," said Georgina speaking through her tears, " I think it will." When Georgina was finished crying she decided to return home. Raymond’s mother Mrs. Power offered Georgina a lift home or the price of a bus fare. Georgina refused because she knew a breath of fresh air would do her the world of good.

By Sara Power.

My name is Sara Power and I live at Meadow View, Coolfin, Portlaw, Co. Waterford. It was the seventh of July 1997. My family and some of my cousins were going to Kerry for a month or two. I was in the middle of packing my suitcase. I had to go to bed early because we had get up the following morning at 7.00 a.m..

Alan and Fiona were strolling through the forest one sunny afternoon. Fiona wandered off the path and Alan followed. She wandered onto a narrower path with giant trees on either side. Suddenly Alan saw a big cave and the two entered it. It was a dark clammy cave with a lot of cobwebs on the walls.

By Stacy Fitzpatrick

It was a beautiful summer morning when I woke to my mother's voice. Then she told me the news that we were moving away but the most exciting part was that we were taking the boat as transport.