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THE ANGRY MANGerardo Cordero LópezIn the morning, in Paris, a suspicious man entered in the Louvre with a gun. The man charged his gun and pointed to the entrance of the place. He was very angry because his sister worked there and he wanted to kill her. He entered to the room and he found that it was empty, so he began to look her in all the building. Then he started to walk by the entire place looking for his sister. But after he didn’t find anything in the place, he was so angry so he shot his gun to the air. But the sound of the shot was so loud that he got scared because it was the first time that he had shot a gun. Then he reviewed his plan of killing his sister, and suddenly the peace of the place makes the man reflexes about his plan. Now he would look his sister, but not for kill her, this time would be to speak with her to make her understand why he doesn’t want that she worked in there. But now the problem was, where could his sister be? And if he wanted to found her, he needed to search her in all Paris. But good news, the man reflexes and his wrath had gone.

SHALALAMariana Rodríguez EspinozaIn the morning, Courney was in her room eating a chocolat cake.Ten minutres ago she went to her bathroom and threw up the cake.Why did she do that?She a beautiful, nice and sexy girl, with all the future and a lot a boys beside her back.Well She has a problem.Her self esteem is so poor and little that she wants to die.She saw her reflection in a mirror. She feels so fat, she feel like a horrible pig, and then she decide to puke her cake, and not only that she saw her window, at 10 fts of the floor, and sha want to fly, so she decide to fly in the air like a garbage or like a leaf to the wind, but she didnt fly!she just felt down and felt down her beoutiful image was print in the floor.

UNTITLEDMiguel Domínguez LunaOn november 31st I was thinking about my halloween custom that was in my car.I left my custom on my car and I went to a party.then I arrived to the party and i found out I was the only person without a custom.anyway i returned to my car and took my custom.I returned to the party and I won the first place on a competition.I relaized that I shoul be more carefull, to win more prices.

UJU UJUCarolina Zavala OrtizTen minutes had past, and Pepita was still in the same place, sitting on the floor with his letter on her hands. She was reading again the letter, it was a bad surprise, she couldn’t believe why he had done it.Her father had just married with the worst woman in the world; her ex-best friend, the woman who killed her mother. She couldn’t do anything, he had done it and didn’t ask her anything, but Pepita would visit them. She put the letter on a bag and walked to his father’s house, it was near; only two blocks separated her and that woman.She walked slowly and read the letter again. Those words weren’t written by his father, the person who she loved, the man who said she was going to be the only woman in his life, she needed to discovered what did that woman did to her father. That was going to be difficult; apparently that woman had changed completely her father in a new man. What had happened to his father? The man she loved.

OLD JACKAgustín Escobar LópezOn the afternoon the old Jack came back from the funeral of his wife to his big house with the bible that the priest used.He started to read the bible, the part about the sins and punishment, when he arrived home and just threw the bible to a corner of the houseHe was sad for the dead of his wife, he never had children and he felt alone in his big house. He didn’t want be there, the house had so many memories.He thought about committing suicide, because he couldn’t support the lonely, he used to drink and smoke all the weekend after the work when he talk with his wife,He take a knife and thought about all his life and his actual situation. When he when he was on the verge of kill himself with the knife touched his skin, he stared to reflect about the good things of his life and how he wasted some moments and it saw that it was not the best answer, better decided to enjoy his last years life, although it is without their wife, knows that he could live happy and he lived everyday like it was the last day, he never wasted another moments and died 9 years after, with peace because he really lived in a good way his last years.

STRANGE WOMANCynthia Vázquez SamaniegoA strange woman was crying pavement in front of an untidy house. One month ago, the same strange woman was walking around the neighbourhood, she was looking for someone or something, but she carried a black bag everything with her was strange.The same strange woman came yesterday, asking if someone had saw a little blonde boy with blue eyes, and curly hair, that boy was her son.The strange woman was so desperate because she doesn’t find her son. She goes every day asking about her boy.But One day she stops in front of an untidy house, and she heard some shouts of her son and other voice that she can’t recognize. So of her black bag she took out a gun and she stared to shut on it.

THE BROKEN LEGVerónica Trujillo ParienteA few days ago, Julio was playing in the park with a red ball.Then, Julio kicked hard the ball and it wet away to the other side of the park.Then, Julio started to feel bad because when he kicked the ball, he fell down and broke his leg.Julio startes to cry because he wish that her mom came quickily to call an ambulance and go to a hospital to repair his leg.Her mom heard Julio and she ran to him and call and ambulance because Julio said that it was son painful.Now, Julio is in the hospital, getting well to go again to play soccer in the park.

THE MURDER AT THE GRAVEYARDEsteban Cancino RoveloThat night the graveyard was really quiet and calm as every night but something really unusual was happening. A man dressed all black walk into the graveyard holding a knife droping thears of blood and in the other hand he was holding a big bag. Suddenly the man stoped! He drop the bag of and another person ran out the bag begging for his life but the assasin didn't listened and he finally completes he's job. The man was killed infront of the biggest grave of all and now hes resting in the same place.

UNTITLEDShantall Lozano CarbajalTen minutes ago a mysterious man was walking in Rome, with a gun inside his jacket.He was holding the gun, more than holding it was like playing with it, waiting…He was very handsome, he had really beautiful eyes, but if you see carefully you can notice how deep they are. He had a kind of characteristic, a course or a gift…wherever he went… he was noticedIn all of a sudden, he stopped playing with the gun, and pointed it out to a young newspaper seller… he yelled but instead of being murder, he opened his mouth in shock. The mysterious man changed the position of the gun; he pressed it against his throat... and murdered himself in front of many astonished eyes.

HOMEWORKAndrés Eduardo Arias PastranaSomewhere in Europe a man was walking very strange trhough the people; he was a Tall Black Man, in his bag he was carrying a gun in a BackPack, he was mad wiht all the world, he feel that all the society wanted to kill him, so in a park he started to shot in the air, a police man told him to stop, but instead of that hi killed the police man, all the people was crawling, it was so awful, a lot of cops arrived inmediately but he was shooting to every person that he could see near of him, finally the cops armed a plan, a Snipper was on a building so hi shot, and the impact was in the head of the mad man, all the people still remember that horrible day

UNTITLEDShalby Barrios MelladoOne day in a Super Market at 11 am in the morning there was a suspicious guy with a strange bag. The guy was holding his bag and looking all the people that were in there because everybody started to look what does he had in his bag and the bad aspect that he had, because he looks dirty, with ugly jeans and also an ugly and dirty sweater. So he stand up and go to buy some things for him but when he wanted to paid the lady in the store said to him that she needs to look forward his bag because he was very suspicious, so the guy started to jell her and told that he doesn’t have anything inside, then the a police men told him that he needs to check his bag and the guy wanted to go but the policeman was there so he decided to open his bag and everybody see that he has a pair of new shoes inside, so the police take the shoes back and understand that the bag was for hide the shoes so the guy learn a lesson to respect and to not steal the things.

TRIP TO GERMANYSergio Zuart GrisIn the summer of 2005 I visited Europe which is a beautiful and nice place, and I went with my family on a vacation trip.I thought that Germany was a cold country not only in its weather also in its ambience but the people were very nice.Germans who live in the provinces of Berlin are very kind and polite, most of them are tall, with nice clothes but they stink.I was very impress because I saw a lot of green areas and a very clean city in Germany and It was easy to found any direction of any place.I planned to go to the Conference Cup with my uncles and we saw the match between Mexico vs. Brazil and Mexico vs. Greece that were great.I began to talk with the Germans because I saw that they are warm people and they told me a lot of their culture and how they live.I thought before knowing the Germans that they are very kind and polite and you can talk with them without a problem but I also discovered that berlians are nicer than I thought but they are very snub with other people.I thought that Germans were polite and kind with Europeans and it is not true.I decided after I discovered that the Germans are warm but polite and kind that I can chat with them or talk to them in the street or if I go there for a vacation without a problem.I concluded that Germans are good people but they don’t seem to be like that because many people think they are very cold.I thought that the Germans are warm, kind, clean, and organized people so you can talk to them without any problem.

BAD GRADES! XDJosé Gonzalo López LópezDuring the morning Shanti was sitting in her classroom reading his grades on the teachers list. She got a 55 in the teachers list. When she saw her grades she got a heart attack.Shanti was worried because she has scholarship because her parents are poor. She went to speak with the teacher so she could a higher grade. She was nervous because maybe the teacher couldn’t pass her. She knows that she deserve the grade.Shanti promise that if she couldn’t pass the matter she going to study more for the next partial. After she ate a little of ice cream Shanti felt better because she’s a good student…Will I get a 100 in the next test?? I’m going to be all day studying.

BAD LUCK PEPITOAngélica Sánchez CázaresIn the morning Pepito was walking on the main street of his colony, he was holding a heavy black bag. Later, Pepito found an his way a strange person, he started to talk with him and give him the black bag.The next day Pepito did the same thing but this time he gave the black bag to a woman who was very uggly. On the third day Pepito was holding the same black bag and he was wainting for someone but the person never show up.Pepito's Mom was very afraid because Pepito's accion, for that reason she started to investigate what his son does. One day, Pepito was with the same black bag and suddendly a big old man appears. Pepito gave him the black bag, which was very heavy, and the man gave to Pepito a big box.When Pepito went to his home his mother was very angry, she thought that Pepito was a bad boy, but when Pepito explain to his mother that he was solding apples to won some money, which was to bought his Mom's present, she started to cry.

UNTITLEDJosé Gonzalo López LópezYesterday Liz was looking for a pen and opened Alex’s bag when she found the math test.She took it and asks to Alex when she would have the test.Liz was confused, she didn’t know what to believe but mostly she was disappointed.Liz proposed Alex to present the test in December and not right now.She explained to her that cheating wouldn’t make her intelligent and with time she would need to know that.Liz told Alex act as if she were sick, so she could present the test in December.Althought Liz felt a better than before she was disappointed by Alex’s behavior.After Liz resolved the problem she realized how many problems a person passed when a person cheats.Liz now gives assesories to people who didn’t understand something.Liz thinks is better to get a grade for your on knowledge that for others.She still feels bad for Alex.

UNTITLEDMariana Rodríguez EspinozaLast year Kurt was on the street of New York with his needle on a rainy night.He played with it, between his fingers, looking forward to introduce that substance in his veins.He was very anxious, his eyes where as red as fire, and he was very handsome but that was not useful at all.In that moment he remembered when his little brother died because of his addiction and decide to quit taking drugs.He ran so fast deciding what to do and in that moment an involuntary response happened.He threw the needle so far that the darkness of the alley consumed it.He felt an intense pain, because, he regretted with his soul losing his last shot.Before fighting against his anxiety he started to walk to find someone that could help hi, and he went with his girlfriend.He proposed to himself to be happy with her, to have a big family, a baby and a nice life.He thought to start a career, a good job, a nice destiny, forgive himself and his family and be happy eternally.At the end he finally could see things clearly, because he finally got out from the garbage he was living in, and at the end of all he only saw the light and the rain finally stopped.

THE OLD WOMANVerónica Trujillo ParienteA few years ago in the modern age, an old woman with curly, white hair named Hilla was walking in the big, dark forest of Chiway Village near a great castle. She was carrying with her an old, black, wooden basket that contains little, red apples for her grandsons. She was walking to the their grandson´s house when a big person tried to take the basket.The old woman felt down and the person ran.An hour later, the old woman wake up and walk quickly to the house and his grandsons help her.a few days ago, the old woman was walking in the forest and taht day she remember that the big person was a dream and she found the apples.She go again to the house and she told that to thier grandsons and they fel better.

FIRST TRIP TO CHINAShantall Lozano CarbajalLast summer my friend went to China to deliver a gift.She checked that everything was ok, before she went to the airport she had de gift and all the things she needed.My friend was really happy, everybody could tell, because she was going to meet her grandma.When the airplane finally arrived, she started to get really nervous.She started walking and after a few minutes she saw a paper that said: “Wai Man”.It was her grandma, and she felt like she wanted to cry. Her grandma hugged her, and finally she felt that everything was fine.They went to their home, and after dinner Wai gave the gift to her grandma, she was very happy with it, it was a photo album.The days went by quickly, and it was time to go home. But she had met this guy she did not want to leave.When she was in the airplane to Mexico she thought about all the good moments she had.Then she arrived to Tuxtla’s airport and with a huge surprise she saw her Chinese boyfriend waiting for her with a bunch of roses.

UNTITLEDEsteban Cancino RoveloOn October 1st I was walking into the gym thinking that my glowes were in my suitcase.I left my gloves with my case near th door and went to make my workout.My hand was injured and I thought that I should use my gloves.When I took them out of the case I realized that the gloves were really small.Anyways, I started my workout. I really had to do it because I was preparing for the state tennis championship.I was lifting some weight feeling absolutely nothing in my hand but when I tryed to lift more weight my had started hurting.I realized that the injure was getting open again because of the weight.After that I decided to stop that and run instead of lifting weight.I realized that if you're injured you should care about that.I thought thath If I didn't workout that evening maybe I wouldn't got injured again.

JUAN AND THE CLOCKAgustín Escobar LópezYesterday Juan was in his house alone with the old clock of his father, he was boring and decide do something fun with the clock; he started to disarm the clock, just for fun; he took a screw driver and took out piece by piece, but in the exactly moment when the clock was complete disarm his father arrived to the house.Juan just listened the sound of the car and he got very nervous and he didn’t know how re-arm the clock, he tried but Juan couldn't do it; he hid the parts of the clock under the armchair and hope that his father did not found it but his father found it and punished him and he decided never did again and find something else to do when he get boring.

THE LETTERCarolina Zavala OrtizI went to the movies with my friends last weekend, I needed to give Sandra the letter.So I put the letter in my bag.I was so nervous, if she reacted badly, our friendship would be finished.I saw her at the door of the movies; I thought to give her the letter after the movie.The movie finished, Sandra was going to her house so I told her that I needed to give her something.I was going give her the letter when suddenly Pablo, another friend, took the letter and started to run.That couldn’t be happening; I needed to give Sandra that letter.If I had given Sandra the letter before the movie this wouldn’t be happening.I was going to tell the truth to Sandra without the letter, it didn’t matter after all.I couldn’t believe how many problems I had, only because I didn’t say the truth in the precise moment.I had all the guilty and I needed to correct everything…

THE CRYING BULLMiguel Angel Domínguez LunaEsteban best known as Vaqueitor was grazing in a yard, whn sudddenly a zombie came out from the ground.Esteban started to snoart and the bull said, oh holy cow! what #$%&/( is that, he tried to escape but more zombies started to come out.He realized he was in a graveyard and he fainted.Then he woke up and realized he was nos a bull he was just a fatboy who had peed in his bed.And cried again.

UNTITLEDAndrés Eduardo Arias PastranaOn November third my father was riding his bike near of Coita.My father was very fast thinking about of came soon to my homeHe is a robust tall man, it was raining but he had a lot of rush of coming to home early.He was very scared because the rain is a bad thing, it was a around of 5pm and it was getting dark.He was very near of my home, when the tire explodes and he was very injured because the bike throws him very from a very long distance.He rationed very fast, he was very lucky because he only brooked his leg and the ambulances came rapidly, I was the first in assist him.My father thanked that day that he never do that in rain, he wasn’t prudent and he won that, but he was so happy of the lucky that he had.He proposed that in the next ride in bike he was going with company and with more equipment.He realized that his life was too important, and doing that was too dangerous, so he talks with me and I supported him.He was so happy of living, that he buys a new bike safer and small

UNTITLEDJulio Torres ValladaresLast night my sister was along in my house, so she decided to read a book in her bedroom. She was absorb in her book. She was very interested in her reading; she wasn’t paying attention to another thing. Suddenly she heard a wear noise downstairs like if someone were trying to open the door, so she decided to take a look. She began walking downstairs. While she was walking through the stairs, she close the book and hold it tide. She was very scared and imagine that the monster she was reading in the book was in the kitchen so she throw the book. She said if I still being afraid I’ll have a heard attack. I won’t be afraid anymore and I’ll turn on the lights of the kitchen. She turn on the lights and realized that the one who made the wear noise was her dog who was trying to kill a rat. She took he book and returned to her bedroom. She though “if I hadn’t being reading this kind of books I wouldn’t be afraid”.

THE TRANSACTIONGerardo Cordero LópezIn the middle of the night, a strange person arrived in the parking with a suitcase. He leaves the suitcase in the floor and he opens it. He was nervous about the transaction of the money in the suitcase, because he was warned that if there were a mistake, they will kill him, and suddenly a black truck appears. He felt more nervous and worried about himself, but he arms himself of value and he decided to approach to the truck. He walks slowly to the truck. The man took the suitcase with force. But suddenly, he felt that the suitcase was empty. The nerves crossed all his body and began to sweat. He began to think about that what had happened with the money in the suitcase, and he knew that if he approached with the empty hands, the people in the truck would kill him. So he thought about running in opposition side to the truck. He thought that the “running plan” was the unique solution to that problem. “If I run in this empty parking” the man thought “they could shoot me in an easy way, so I don’t have a solution for this mistake”

PEPITO'S PHOTOSAngélica Sánchez CázaresPepito goes to San Salvador last week, he need to take a lot of pictures. For that, he put the other pictures on his lap top. He was very happy, if the took excellent photos, he would won a great prize. Pepito started to take a lot of picture; he was too sure that he will win the prize. The pictures were taken, so he took the plane back home. He arrives home put suddenly he notice that the photos have disappear. That was horrible, all his work was lost. If the had done a backup of his photos, that had not happened. Pepito went to the aid, the new photos doesn’t matter a lot. He was so sad because he felt guilty about his photos. He lost the prize. He promise himself that the next year he would be the winner.

UNTITLEDEsteban Cancino RoveloMiguel, best known as Jahairo was trying to make something risky so he went to the graveyard to see what migth happen. Fabian, Barragab and myself went to film the moment. We were walking in the graveyard and we heard a noise, someone was crying but we thought that that was impossible it was 1:30 am. We decided to walk a little bit more and we saw a girl crying near a grave.We shouted to the girl: hey! how are you? can we help you? She turned arround and we saw a skeleton we were really scared so we ran away from the grave yard

DYING TO LIVEMariana Rodríguez EspinozaThere was no time.Could be 6:00 am or 4:00 pm...Doesn´t matter.The darkness of her eyes were equal to the night..The desolation and sadness running through her veins..Few hours ago she was in the pink room feeling, how the acid flowing in her brain with chained floors with both wiry hands clasped around the brims of a plastic chlorine tank sloppy big steps and fluid twitching so She did not spill too much of it which means shallow breath and permanently wet chlorine stripes across her stomach.At the time the image of him appeared.She remember the great moments that she enjoyed, the next thing she was aware of is deep set artificial silence cold skin contact, naked and her bones felt weak her spinal cord shut soft when She realiced what happened to the colors?His image was with arms opened.He told her: I love you, I love you too much to lie to you!So she ran, and ran to his image.And she felt the air in her eyes.She felt the line of blood by her lips.She fell down through the window.Moral is aim for nothing, achieve everything.

SHORT STORYShalby Barrios MelladoOne day I was with my friends in the airport waiting for the airplane, because we were going to Puebla to a tournament.We were in the restaurant taking breakfast because we were very hungry. Finally when we finished we decided to go to the gate to wait for the plane but there was a guy speaking with the captain because they didnt want to keep his guitar in the airplane, they told him to registrer, that was the only but the guy was very angry and started yelling infont of ther people, so the captain delayed the flight so we had to wait like two hours.Finally all passengers started to board and the guy took his guitar with him upstairs.

POOR BOYCynthia Vázquez SamaniegoA cloudy day in November Chonita went to the school, like always, but that day was different.Chonita was walking to the school when she found a poor boy asking for some money, but she didn’t have anything for the poor boy.The next day she went to the school and she found the poor boy again but she said to him.- “Stop bothering me”.- and she go away.When her classes were over she felt someone was following her steps, so she started to walk faster and faster until the poor boy appeared and he said.- “You would regret what you did”.- She was really scared because the poor boy disappeared in a blink of an eye.Next day she asked her mom where her father was in the bank because they were in bank ruptcy.She started to cry. The poor boy appeared and she asked.- “what did I did wrong?”.- And he answered.- 2 You are so envious also you don’t help anyone”.- and he disappeared again.That day she went to church and she asked about how she could help people and she started to help people for all her life, fearing the poor boy would appear again.

THE WALLETAgustín Escobar López5 years ago Peter, a serious a serious, responsible boy but without much money at the moment was walking in the downtown wneh he found a wallet. The wallet didn't had money but it had some credit cards, a lot of pictures and an identification. Peter wanted buy a new cdplayer and some CDs but he didn`t had money so he thought keep the credit card, buy the cd player and throw the wallet.In the time he walked to the store he saw the pictures and the identification, just for curiosity. Peter arrived to the store, picked the CDs and the CD player and tried to pay the articles with the credit card. The owner of the store checked the credit card and saw he checked the credit card and saw that he was hers like the wallet and called the police.Peter was arrested and sent to the jail. He couldn't prove his innocent and passed 2 years in prison.Actually he wokr in that store and is saving money to buy the cd player, he will never do it again.

UNTITLEDCynthia Vázquez SamaniegoAs the morning sun insinuated its light and the gray shadows evaporated, a man was visiting the zoo and he was carrying a little bag with peanuts.He was looking the animals and eating the peanuts, during the trip.At the time he was walking he found a signboard that said don’t feed animals.He read the signboard but he ignored it.At the distance he looked an elephant, and he thought the elephant may like peanuts.He took the bag with peanuts and put it near the elephant.The elephant eat the whole bag with peanuts, and started to be breathless.If he had done case to the signboard, he had not caused any problem.He started to run, so the police and the manager can’t catch him for what he had done.When he arrived to his home he thought that if he said to the police that it was an accident the police could believed him.He was really scared and guilty about the accident with the elephant.

THE LOST BABYVerónica Trujillo ParienteOnce upon a time they lived in an old forest 2 blond little girls with their aunt. Their parents died in a terrible accident 4 years ago. They were driving near the forest and then a lot of rocks that were falling off the mountain, hit the car and it went off the road.One day the 2 little girls were walking to the town to buy the food for dinner and the found a baby behind a tree. The girls started to scream because they wanted to find his father. But nobody asked.So, they took the baby and started to walk again.When they arrived to the town, they showed the baby to everyone but all the people said that nobody knew him. So, they decided to return to their house and they told their aunt the history and the aunt decided to accept the lost boy. They put moises, and they lived happily forever.

CLASS OVEREmilio Alejandro Mendez EstradaOne beautiful day the teacher MB was in the classroom with the students, the students didn’t want to take class and they were impatient so they started to make noise. So the teacher said if the students finished a fast exam they could leave early. All the students were quiet and they finished the exam quickly and the class over.Two days after the day was cloudy and the teacher MB looked angry and he said that all the students failed. The students were sad but the teacher smile and he said that was a joke, every body passed the exam. The teacher was funny and he made many jokes and the students were very happy.

JULIA’S LETTERSDaniel Osuna GómezYesterday, Julia saw a letter in her brother’s room. She took the letter and then yelled when she saw the title: “Julia’s photos”. She was scared, because she thought that maybe his brother saw her pictures with her boyfriend at the beach.Then, Julia wanted to burn that letter, but before that, she had to see those pictures. She opened the envelope and then she saw her naked shoulders… She took a lighter and then burned those horrible things. God! How could he have those pictures? It was so embarrassing… How could he have done that? She wanted to disappear. She thought about all the things he could say to her for this and lost consciousness for a moment.Then, by a cosmic joke, she saw that those pictures were from her vacations in Cancun… So, she tried to stop the fire. How silly she was. How could she not trust his brother? And in that way, she wouldn’t be in this horrible situation. Well, maybe she started knowing that his brother did not hate her at the point of doing that kind of stuffs, so… Why should she not trust him?

THE GIFTDaniel Osuna GómezA week ago, David received a package in his house. He tried to open it but then he saw: Open it the day of your birthday. Well, it is just four days... he thought that he could wait and make the right thing.He resisted for a day, but his desperation forced him to open the package. He broke the wrapper and the plastic bag. Then, all that rested was a gift bag. He felt guilty… Couldn’t he wait for three days? He was thinking that maybe it is good to wait. So, he took the present and decided to wait until his birthday. How could he be so impatient? The gift will be there, so… Where is the problem?He felt good about doing the right thing, then, he locked the gift and never saw it again until his birthday. He felt right, because he did not betray his friend’s confidence, and above that, the emotion of surprise grew everyday because the expectation was huge, so the pleasure at opening the gift, was enormous and it made its final purpose: to give a smile when is needed.

SHORT STORYCarolina Ortega BaroDuring a windy and lonely night in her cold room, was a little girl named Dory that was afraid of the monsters that where around her bed.After a few minutes later she decided to leave the room, and go to her parent’s room and sleep with them. When the girl open de door, she saw a black old man with a teddy bear, the girl started to run, but the old man trapped her and locked her in the basement.Next day, her mother went to her room to wake her up, but she didn’t find her. She looked for her all over the house and suddenly she felt that something hit her head and fainted.When she woke up, she was beside her daughter in the basement, locked for ever and ever.

THE MAKEOVERCarolina Elizabeth Meza AguilarThe day before school started, Elle decided which hair cut she would pick form the hundreds of magazines that were in the Hair Salon called “In Style”. She wanted to be the number one, the revelation of the year, she wanted to come with a new look. After looking 15 magazines and finally deciding, with the stylist opinion of course, she went for a classic cut, a cut of the 60’s.Elle feelings where regret, confusion, doubting about the decisions she made. Elle convinced herself that she had made the right choice and that the result would be magnificent because the stylist was really an expert. She looked herself, carefully, in the mirror while her hair was getting cut. As the hair was falling she saw horrified the way the stylist were cutting her hair so she asked her to stop, beg God to be a dream, Elle closed her eyes . When she opened her eyes she thought the stylist fixed her hair when she asked her t stop but soon she realizes that she never did anything t stop her, she asked her to stop but only in her mind.When the stylist showed her the final result, Elle with anything to do she said “OK, yeah, it’s fine”. The words coming out of her mouth sounds with some accent of tormenting her self for choosing that cut. Her hair was a mess, it looked like if she got an insanity moment and cut her head by pulling it out of her head.Elle realizes she would have to go with a hat or something in her hair and she would also have to buy some amazing outfit and make up like if she were a run way model. She just needed to put more effort if she still wanted to achieve her goal.At first she was all down but this “incident” gave her an opportunity to improve other aspects. Of course, the hair cut was free and also the next 12.

UNTITLEDKarla VelascoDuring a morning Carola went to the school as usual , I attended to all of my classes, she paid attention to all of them and it was a normal day.the morning passed by and suddenly it was time to go back to her house.his Father was waiting for her to eat, because her mother was still working. so they started, and had a really nice conversation.Carola was very tired so she decided to take a nap and afterwards to go to the gym. she felt deeply asleep.with laziness she woke up and change her clothes to go to the gym.as soon as she arrived she started exercising but then she meet a friend there and started chatting, she was having a good time. she wanted to spend more time with her friend so she decided to go to a coffee place to continue the conversation.but half and hour later she remind that she had to do a lot of homework so she say good bye to her friend and leave.after she finished her homework she was very happy about her day.

SHORT STORYKarintia Orantes MorenoDuring a cold and lonely morning Mary was waiting for her normal classes.She entered to the classroom and started hearing and writing everything she though that was important.At the middle of the class, the teacher decided to expose the grades…in that moment Mary started to feel bad, she was pail and green at the same time, she was very disappointed.In disappointment she started to think about the exam she had presented.Those exams were really difficult, she thought in that moment, so no one earned a good grade.When the teacher call her, everyone started whistling, she saw her grade, and she started crying.Everything was unfair for Mary, she never though on that result, she felted as a stupid person, why did she didn’t approve it?That day, she felted very sad and uncomfortable, but she started studying for the next exam and getting better grades.

SHORT STORYOvidio Alberto Cortazar ReyesThe day before Paco went to San Cristobal; he decides in which hotel he would stay whit their friends. He has two options, “The first one “Jardines Del Cerrillo” and “Ciudad Real”. He wanted to be with all his friends together. After thinking for about 30 minutes, he finally decide their hotel; “Jardines Del Cerrillo”.Paco feelings where regret, confusion, about the decisions he made. Because he didn’t know that their friends will accept his decision. But also he was convinced that he had made the right choice and that all their friends will accept his choice.The Independence break come and they went to San Cristobal. He was nervous and when they arrived the hotel, he started looking everyone and everybody were happy whit his decision. But Carlos, started saying that the hotel was too small, and Joel that it was ok. So Paco started feeling bad, about his decision, but finally Edgard said that it was the best hotel he could found.So everybody stay at the hotel for the weekend and they passed their best Independence break.

SHORT STORYBeatriz Leonardo RabeloMariana was a very pretty and intelligent girl that lived in a small town called Warwick.Beauty was everything for her, and all that she wanted.One day is school, a girl told her that there was an old house in the middle of the woods and that inside she would find a magic potion that would make her beautiful and young for ever and ever.So she decided to visit the house and take a look, of course that she went alone because she didn’t wanted anyone else to be as pretty as her.When Mariana got to the house the felt really scared, the house was the most horrible thing she had ever seen.Mariana was going through the house and suddenly she felt a lot of cold and disappeared.No one ever heard of Mariana again.

DALILADaniel Osuna GómezWhen I was a child, in my hometown, Carlos, a friend of mine, gave me a dog named Dalila, which I didn't want to have.Dalila hit me because she was so big (she was playing with me). I hated her for the scratch she caused me (I was really afraid because she was bigger than me).I knew Dalila hurt me in a game, but since that moment I didn't want her in the house, and I proposed to see a way of getting rid of her. So, I took her outside of my house. Nobody noticed it.And then, I put Dalila outside my house. It started raining. I lift her there. In that moment, I saw the dog crying because she was freezing, and I felt really bad about Dalila.I was thinking about the things she did to me. But I felt as if I was doing something wrong. So, I decided to forgive Dalila and make her part of the family. I realized that it was wrong what I did, and Dalila didn't have any guilt or sin to be paying.So, I started crying and I went to stand in the rain to put Dalila inside the house.

SPOT AND ICarolina Ortega BaroHi I’m Betsy:When I was a child, I used to live in El Paso, Texas.our house was very big and beautiful, and we had a lot of dogs, but my favorite was SPOT.Spot and I used to walk out every morning to a peaceful park that was near to my house.we spent a lot of time in that park, running and having fun. one day spot ran away.I started to run too, but I never trapped him, so I decided to look for him (I put some papers in trees with his picture offering some money if somebody found him).he was a big black and smart dog, I was really sad.finally one day, I was seated at the park that we used to go together and I was so happy, because finally he come back.but then I started to think why spot run away that day, I really don’t understand.from that day I decided to be more comprehensive with spot. and if spot didn’t want to go home with me, I’ll let him go.spot was my best friend, but he was only a dog. so I understand if spot wants to be free. and I go back home alone, spot decided to be free.

KILLERS...JA! JA! JA!Ovidio Alberto Cortazar ReyesAfter one week of vibrant nights of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, a small and handsome man who’s name is Alberto, found a black box with some tough-textured clothes covered with blood in the dark and deach warehouse of the old and abandoned factorySo he was scared for this incident, but he knows that he could not go to the police because they will caught him as a killer, so he started looking for the one who was guilty…Some days after the incident, Alberto come back to the warehouse and there he found some guys that was talking about the body, so he listened that and he went with the cups and the guys who killed the man are now in prison.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT!Carolina Elizabeth Meza AguilarWhen I was a child, Daniela was a legend in Tuxtla Gtz. caused she survived a crocodile’s attack.Daneila was visiting the zoo when a crocodile escaped from its cage .While she was walking, the crocodile stopped in front of her.Daniela didn't know what to do, she was sweating and about to faint.She knew she had an advantage because the crocodile is not very fast on land so she decided to run as fast as she could.She took a rock and threw it to the left as soon as the animal turned, she started running to the other side.She ran but every 5 minutes she turned to see if the crocodile was still chasing her. She thought she would die and that the crocodile was going to eat her not without playing with her first.She realized she had something in common with the reptile instinct so she could use it and try to survive, so she climbed a tree.At least she was safe, but she knew she needed to call for help so she dialed 911 and ask for help.Soon the police came and took the animal away.She couldn't believe she had survived specially with an animal like a crocodile.Then she promised herself that she would never be in that kind of situation, so she would never visit the zoo again

GUNS & GAMESDaniel Osuna GómezLast year, when the moon was full, near my house, in a small room, where the light is as clear as it is when the sun is shining, a blond tall young man who was sitting there, found a shiny silver gun. He took it.The young man felt the power of life in his hands; he was able to take lives. He was nervous and his arms were shaking. He wanted to know what he was able to do, and he decided to shoot.He shot to the air. Just proving his power, but he didn’t realize that he was a really bad shooter and he hurt his brother who was near there.Realizing what he did, he tried to do something. He called for an ambulance. He started crying, yelling, but it was useless: his brother was death.He realized that his game was paid with his brother life and he couldn’t forgive him for that. So he made a pact with God: He would help the world to see fewer weapons, so this kind of accidents will never happen again.He wanted to give his life in change of his brother’s, but he couldn’t. So he realized that his pact was the only way to be in peace.He went to his brother’s grave a year ago. And as a ghost whisperer, he was telling him what he did to make possible his purpose.

ANNOUNCED DEATHCarolina Elizabeth Meza AguilarDuring a storming day, just before Christmas Eve, on a colorful and well-known village which is situated at the outsides of providence called “Greek’s”. A young, good looking and intelligent blue eyed man received a mysteriously thin letter with brilliant colors at the front.The man opened the letter. As he was reading, he starts sweating and couldn’t believe what he was reading: it was a letter announcing his death.He took his cell phone in case he needed it. Horrify for everything he was reading he star crying because the letter explained every little detail of his death.The man realized he need to redact his will so everything will be in order after he died. He would put everything in order so after his dead everything will be all right and no mess could surge. He started thinking on what he would live to his brother, his parents.Ten minutes after he finished redacting his will, he continued reading the netter to the end, after he get to the final, he saw a note that said: “Happy innocent day”, you friends.He feel so relieved but at the same time very angry because of the joke, but at least it was that: just a joke.

SAME DRESSCarolina Elizabeth Meza AguilarIt has been a very busy week since the wedding season just started when the most recognized, elegant and beautiful women send the most expected, wanted and classic invitation to the habitants of the always amazing, bohemia and well-known city which was cradle of Mozart.The habitants waited close to the mailbox for the invitation. After each one get their respected invitation, each one star rapidly to plan how they will go dressed and who would accompany them to the ball. They buy every fashion magazine of the town to get an idea of the dress or tax they will wear, after they start choosing the fabric and finally the designer that would make them.They realized the importance if the ball and the effect on their lives, so they decide to improve their costume so they can amuse more. After finishing the exhaustive plan and having everything marching, they decide to relax, after all they deserved it.What they didn’t know that everyone wanted to be shocking and they bought the same magazines so they choose the same dress, this was going to be a very funny party, and the only one that will be different was going to be the host, after all she didn’t make her dress with the only designer of the city.

UNTITLEDCarlos Alberto Zenteno GinerWhen I was a child in my home town, Sarah my first girlfriend, brought her dog named Max to my house. Max was playing tied but the rope broke so he escaped and start running toward Sarah. Sarah didn’t think that Max, her own dog, was going to attack her so she didn’t move. When she realized that Max was going to attack her she started running. She threw her purse to the dog and ran to the door. Sarah fell down at the stairs and the dog stopped and started to bark at her. Sarah was really scared she thought the dog was going to eat her alive. She realize that her only opportunity to survive was to get inside the house. So, she kick the dog an ran to the door, but the dog was breaking the door so she needed to kill him. She felt awful and sad about the situation she was having. She couldn’t because she loves him.

SNAKE’S BITEOvidio Alberto Cortazar ReyesWhen I was a child, I used to pass all my free weekends with Carlos, who is my best friend, and we used to go to my ranch all Sundays where we were like Kings, but one day, there appears the biggest snake I have ever seen and it bitted Carlos.That Sunday, we were walking next to the river, when suddenly Carlos felt down because of the snake bites.We were very scares, because we didn’t know what to do, we were alone, our parents were drinking so they couldn’t hear us.Then I saw that the snake was the one that is not lethal, I started stopping the poison.First, I hold his leg and I started licking his bite, so I can get the poison onto my mouth and then I can through it awayWhile I was licking the leg of Carlos, I saw the same snake net to me, and I get paralyzed, I had never felt the same scared as I felt that day.In that moment I was very nervous, but I picked a stone and I through it to it.Finally, when the snake went away a picked up Carlos and we started walking to our home.Always say to your parents were you will be, now I understand why we have to say it to our parents, because we never know what could happen to us…

SHORT STORYRoberto León de la RosaOn a windy morning of October there was a guy named Pablito who had a very nice car that he liked to run. He was going to school, he was driving on the boulevard on his 2005 Mustang and suddenly he crashed. He was hurt and he was fearing about any damage to some other person that he had made caused. He was in shock and he tried to escape. He tried to start the engine of his car but he was not able to do it. Then he realized that his car was not going to be able to keep working. He got down again and started looking at his car, and it was destroyed. After that his parent came to the place, and started talking to him, he realized that it was his fault and that he made a lot of damage. So he decided that he was going to pay for all the damage that he has caused. He felt very very bad and sad because he lost his car and he hurt himself, so he decided not to drive again.

UNTITLEDRoberto León de la RosaOne dreary, rainy day as I lay in my bed thinking of all my problems, I looked over at the gold framed picture of my dead grandparent.When suddenly, by magic, he appeared in front of me.I was really scared because my grandparent had already died. That could not be happening. He was standing in front of me wearing the same clothes that he always used to wear.I did not move or talk for a little while. I thought it was a dream so I started hitting myself to wake up. But it was not a dream so I talked to my grandparent.I said, “Hello,” to him, but he did not talk or move a little.We were standing there, doing just nothing and looking at each other, without saying anything.Suddenly, he said, “Hi, son, have you missed me?” When he talked, he scared the hell out of me. And he just disappeared.But it was nice to hear his old and loud voice. It made me happy.Since that day, I prepared myself to go everyday to the graveyard and visit him for a while.On the next day, I went to the cemetery and started thinking and missing him.That was when I understood that he is always with me, in the bottom of my heart.

UNTITLEDKarla VelascoOn a sunny day, I woke up, excited about seeing all my friends that were coming that day.I went to the airport and picked up Bety, Caro, and Karintia.They were very happy to meet me, and anxious to tell me about their trip.We went to eat tacos and they were very excited to be back home.They told me how well they were then, and what they learned, so it was my birthday and they got me a cake.We were all happy of finally being together again.At the end of the day, I was exhausted.So, I proposed to never split again.They were agreed because we were so close since a long time ago.And finally, we went to the movies.

MY LOVELY MOTHERCarolina OrtegaOne dreary, rainy day as I lay in my bed thinking of all my problems, I looked over at the gold framed picture of my mother.My house feels really cold. I miss my mother.The last time I talked with her, I started to cry because I really missed her.My lovely mother is sick. She’s in the hospital.I’m really worried about her. I want her to come back home, healthy.My mother is a very strong person, so she will do it. She has to make a big effort.I want to visit my mom and tell her how much I love her. Last night that I went to the hospital, I saw her very good. I feel happy for her because she’s doing great.I’m very proud of her. She’s my hero. I feel glad to be her daughter.Now, I want to spend the rest of my life taking care of her.She is the reason of my life. She always supports me.She’s the best mother in the world.My best Friend, thank you for being with me!

A FAIRY-TALE JOURNALDaniel Osuna GómezThe day when my brother left the house to study in Mexico City, I lay in my bed and I looked over at the gold-framed picture of my brother and I started missing him.I took the picture and I realized that that was almost all the memories I had of him.I got sad because my house was so lonely since he left.And although I yelled at him a lot when he lived here, I thought that maybe if I made a journal of my family (the time he was studying in Mexico City) and then when I gave the journal to him, he would get very happy.I started doing the family journal; writing the most important family things of the week. But then I realized that there was some stuff that I didn’t want to tell him. My granny was sick and she was getting worse, so I kept that just for me.I doubted for an instance…But I wrote the journal as a fairy-tale, where everyone is happy, not caring if it was true or not.I knew that was wrong, but why I should scare my brother with our problems when he was happy in Mexico City?So, knowing I lied, I did my fairy-tale journal, just to give to my brother, for a little, the image of a happy story.

LOVE…LOVE…LOVE!!!Ovidio Alberto Cortazar ReyesOne dreary, rainy day as I lay in my bed thinking of all my problems, I looked over at the gold framed picture of my little brother, the one who is living in Canada.One day before he went to Canada, we were talking about his relationship with Karla and the reasons for their separation.He loved her but he hated the idea of Karla talking all day. She was really a possessive person, and one day, she saw my brother with his best friend Paola.Karla started acting like a child. She got very mad for nothing and Ricardo, my brother, was trying to calm her down.He took Karla to her home and they started a long conversation because he didn’t want to continue with this freaky relationship.He started the conversation with sweet words. Then he told her that they should break up and he finished again with sweet words. So, they broke up, but now they are friends.She cried a lot, but she finally understood the reasons that my brother gave her.She told my brother that he had the reason, and since that day she is less possessive.They started again two different lives, with different people and they always talk about that.Never let that one woman finish with your life. You are first and then she.

UNTITLEDBeatriz Leonardo RabeloOn a sunny afternoon, I sat alone wondering where all my friends were, as I looked at the clock my grandmother had given me.I was extremely bored, so I decided to go out and look for my friends.I found them smoking in the corner of Gina’s house and I didn’t like the fact that all of them were smoking. I felt very uncomfortable just standing there, looking at their faces.I asked them why they were doing that because I wanted to convince them to quit.All of them got mad at me and told me I should find some new friends.I felt really sad because they’ve always been my best friends.I went back home and sat alone again.I thought a lot of things and finally took a decision.I’m going to look for some new friends because I want to do things right.A girl named Ana came up to me in math class; started talking to me. I really liked her.

UNTITLEDCarlos Alberto Zenteno GinerOn a sunny afternoon, I was alone, waiting for some friends to come, when I saw a gun on the floor.I walked to the gun to see if it was real, and when I took it, I felt the cold metal.I started to feel nervous because if the police saw me with the gun they would put me in jail.So, I knew that I should hide it, and my room was the best place.So, I put the gun in my bag and entered the house, walking all the way to my room.When I was in my room, I took the gun and hid it under my bed.I didn’t know if the gun wouldn’t be found if it was under the bed. I was nervous and thinking in the best part I should hide it.The bed wasn’t a good part to hide it, so I thought that in the basement nobody was going to find it.I know that keeping the gun wasn’t the best idea, but I was curious and I decided to keep it. I felt sad because I wasn’t doing the right thing, but it was my choice.

MEMORIES & REUNIONCarolina Elizabeth Meza AguilarOn a sunny afternoon, I sat alone wondering where all my friends were, as I looked at the album my grandmother had given me.I started looking at my grandmother’s albums.As I was watching the photos, memories came to me as if I were the one in the photos.I realized that I haven’t seen my friends since they went to college, so I decided I should give them a visit.I grabbed some money, the car keys, and my grandmother’s albums.When I finally arrived at the college, I got out of the car and took the album.When I saw them laying down in the grass, tears started to appear. A sensation of joy, but at the same time happiness appeared.I realized how much I needed them.I promised them and myself that I would visit them at least twice a day.I also realized I needed to get a job and a nearest apartment so I wouldn’t spend too much on visiting them.After I finished visiting them, I was thrilled and happy because I knew I would have an album just like my grandma’s: full of happy memories with best friends.

UNTITLEDKarintia Orantes MorenoOne dreary, rainy day as I lay in my bed thinking of all my problems, I looked over at the gold framed picture of my friends, and I took it from the place where it was. The picture was from the last party we went all together. I cleaned the frame, and then I started remembering that day.The frame was big. The picture was full of colors and all my friends were smiling. Someone took that picture, like, 3 years ago. I remember that day with happiness.While I was remembering that time, I thought about looking for the phone numbers of all my friends, so we could be together again and organize a big party.I searched for all my room my address book, but I didn’t find it. Then I looked for it in my mom’s room. There was it. After that, I called everyone to help me for the party.Because I didn’t remember exactly all my friends, I returned to my room and I took the gold-framed picture that helped me a lot for calling every of my friends.The frame helped me a lot ‘cause I was missing two friends. Finally, with that help, I phoned everyone for the party.After that, I had to organize everything, but it was a lot of work…What am I going to do? I asked me. I needed to ask for help, so my mom tried to do it.Together, we started doing everything I needed for the party, but we had only 2 hours for doing all we wanted to do, so we were trying to do it quickly.After all that work, I noticed I was in big trouble. That party was going to be a real disaster.Finally, everything finished and I never had another party after that.