Episode 5: Glasgow

Hello my name is Alice.I am seventeen years old.

Right now, my family and I are living in an old, damp flat in the middle of Glasgow. I hate it.

The only company I have up here is Brad.He always makes me laugh. Flats

Its fun being with Brad but I really want a pet. I am going to ask Ming and John later. I hope they say yes. Flats

Brad

Ming is home. I’m going to ask her about the pet now.

(Fingers crossed she says yes!)

Flats

Brad

Pet

NO! Absolutely not!!! How are we meant to keep a pet if we are always travelling?! Anyway, you say YOU want a pet, I’d be the one who was taking it for walks, cleaning it and feeding it!

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

I storm through to my room and switch my ba-xi on. Brad appears on the screen.He speaks.“I have something for you Alice” he says.

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

A little dog appears wagging his tail on the screen of my player.

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

“Thank you!” I cry. I decide to call my dog flash. He is so cute!

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Ming comes, slamming the door behind her, and asks me what all the shouting is about. I can see she is in a very bad mood.

Bang!

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

“Look!” I cry.“Brad made me a puppy on my player! He’s so clever!” I hold up the player and show her Flash. “It’s for me and Brad to share.”

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Ming looks at me.“This Brad thing has to stop!” she cries!“It was OK when you were little, but you’re 17 years old now Alice! You’re too old for imaginary friends!”

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Clever

“He’s real I cry! Look!”I hold up my player to her as Brad skates across the screen

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Clever

Imaginary

“There’s nothing there!” cries Ming. “Just an empty screen.”

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Clever

Imaginary

Real

But when I look, I see Brad and Flash standing together, side by side.

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Clever

Imaginary

Real

Screen

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Without saying anything else, Ming takes the ba-xi from me and walks out of my room.I ask her to give it back but she ignores me.

Bad Mood

Clever

Imaginary

Real

ScreenSide by Side

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

I listened to what she was doing. She was going to video call someone. Aysha! I heard Aysha’s voice!

Bad Mood

Clever

Imaginary

Real

ScreenSide by Side

Ignore

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Aysha is on holiday right now .

“Hi Ming. What’s wrong?”

Clever

Imaginary

Real

ScreenSide by Side

Ignore

Aysha

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Ming says:“ It’s this Brad thing with Alice. I’m getting a bit worried.”

Clever

Imaginary

Real

ScreenSide by Side

Ignore

Aysha

Holiday

“Maybe Alice just needs a friend. You could send her to public school. At least that way she could get some real friends.”

Clever

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Real

ScreenSide by Side

Ignore

Aysha

Holiday

Worried

Ming comes into my room and says:“Alice , how would you like to start public school.I love the idea.

Clever

Flats

Brad

Pet

Ming

Travel

Gift

Dog

Flash

Bad Mood

Imaginary

Real

ScreenSide by Side

Ignore

Aysha

Holiday

Worried

Friend

By Megan Letford 2C1.

I enjoyed doing this because it gave us a chance to use our imaginations.