Ninth Grade 2018
First Place: Gevorg Ghulyan, Vanadzor
You find yourself locked in an old abandoned building. How did you get here? How do you get out?
I remember this terrible day…it was the worst moments in my life. I remember every feel, every fear…I can’t sleep at nights after this accident.
It was an ordinary day, I thought. I couldn’t open my eyes. I wanted to shout but I didn’t listen my own voice.
Finnally I opened my eyes and understood that I am nowhere. It was so dark in this place.
- Perfect- shouted I- I woke up in the darkest and the most strung room in the world. I looked around, my eyes adapted and now I could see some items. I saw pictures, expensive things and so on. It was a rich room of a royal family’s mansion. Suddenly I heard a voice.
This voice was so familiar, so usual. It was my voice…
-Do you remember me. I am part of you, I am your better side. I saw a beautiful girl in front of me, with a bunch of white roses. She looked at me with the most beautiful smile in the world. Her face was shining. I was shocked. Any minutes we were looking at each other. One minute more and she dissappeared.
I went on and saw an elegant, royal lady with a bunch of sluggish, black roses.
-I am your dark side, honey- sad the lady in black with an attractive smile- I am your best side!
She was laughing like the damon, but her evil look was so cute, so cool, so…attractive. Soon she dissappeared too.
Finnally I understood that I have an illness- Dissociative identity disorder. I knew all my life, that once my illness will start, but it was soo fast. I saw all my fears in this room, I searched an exit, but unsuccessfully.
Finnally I understood that I must live with thisfeels and I understood the most important.
-I am in my own mind!
My illness helped my other sides to appear. They were part of me and I must agreed this fact and respect them. I understood that they are my body’s owners too.
Suddenly the light was on. I could see everything. My copys looked at me the last time with a smile.
I wake up and listened
-Good morning lady Esmerelda. It’s your brecfast. How did you sleep?
Second Place: Margarita Apinyan, Vanadzor
You find yourself locked in an old abandoned building. How did you get here? How do you get out?
Have you ever thought about death? No! You wake up and say to yourself. “New day, new sunrise, new plans…” – you live your life. But my story is not like that.
Hi. I am Beaty! , I am 14 years old. One morning I woke up and saw that my nose in blood. I didn’t pay attention, I went to bathroom, and wash my nose. After 3 hours, again blood. I had headaches, and when I closed my eyes I discovered me in a hospital. Doctor said me and my parents that I have cancer. One second I felt inside of me adrenalin. So my parents bought for me many medicines, we went to hospital twice in a week, after 3 weeks- 4 in a week. Omg! Those days was terible! I felt nothing that fire inside of me was dead. I did nothing, I didn’t speak with my parents, with my friends, every day I was in my room. But one day changed everything. Only I remember that I was in a bathroom. I closed my eyes and discovered me inside an old abandoned building. One second I looked around me, and I didn’t know what to do! And suddenly I saw white person. It was God!
-Beaty, why did you get there?
-I don’t know. Where is my parents?
-Beaty, you have to find a fire, it’s like little piece of fire with fire blades. It has red, orange, yellow, blight and happy colors, if you don’t find it you will dead.
-What? I don’t understand.
-You have 1 hour! By! Good luck!
So, I need to do it. This old building has broked walls, many rooms,it’s a little bit scary for me. I was in first floor. So I opened many room’s dors. I found nothing. I upstair, 3 floor, 4 floor……, I found nothing, only empty rooms, it’s like inside of me, -empty. , so finely I upstaired 9th floor. In the end of curidor there is a door, the final door, when I opened it I saw bubbles! Inside of that bubbles there was memories with my parents, with my friends, my house, our garden, moments of my life, when I hug my mother, kiss my father, …, that time I felt everything, that time I felt that I miss my parents, I felt that I want to live. , but I didn’t fined that fire. , Ohh. 1 hour is went!!!
Again I saw God.
-Beaty?
- God, I didn’t fined it. , sorry.
-No! You fined it.
-What?
-It’s inside of you, inside of your heart.
I closed my eyes, I am in hospital. I was is coma, that’s why I found me in old building! Near me was my parents.
-Mom, dad I love you, you are my treasure!
After 1 week Doctor said that I am healthy. I will live!
Apriciate, that what you have, every moment, every day, every second, with your family, with your friends, say them “I love you”, because theres come a day when you have not that chance, to say that!!!
Third Place: Hayk Karapetyan, Yerevan
You wake up and discover that you are a ruler of a planet. Describe a day in your life.
Today, my day started with the irritating ring of my alarm, I woke up, but was too tired to open my eyes, as yesterday was a rough night of sleepless study. After several minutes, the alarm went off, and I, yet again, found myself relaxed and happy in my comfortable bed. But the pleasure didn’t last long, because the first thing I saw after I opened my eyes, was clock, according to which I was late to school.
I furiosly jumped off my bed and started dressing up as fast as I could. After dressing up, I ran to the door and grabbed my coat on the way, without realizing that I forgot my shoes. I ran down the stairs of my building and ran to the nearest street to catch a taxi. I put my thumb up as a sign that I need a ride, when afterwards I found myself surrounded by cars, which were angrily beeping. And to my surprise, the drivers of the cars started shouting for me to get inside. I slowly approached one of the cars and entered it. The driver asked where I wanted to go with a noble and calm voice, which was surprising after the last events. I told him where to go, and tried to process in my head what just happened.
When we finally reached the school, I realised that I forgot to take money from home, and as I was about to apologise, and call my friend for help, the driver reached his hand to me with the intensions of giving me money instead. I didn’t know what to do, so I didn’t take the money and awkwardly got out of the car.
I started walking towards the school door, while hoping that the weird part of the day was over, but I was so wrong. When I entered the school building, the first thing I saw was my name in big letters written on the wall. I thought that maybe today is maybe someone’s birthday who has the same name as I do. Trying not to think about it that much, I reached my classroom, took a deep breath, and entered the classroom.
-I’m sorry for being late Miss Amanda – I said as I entered the room.
- Oh no need to be sorry my majesty, we’re sorry for making you wake up early- replied my teacher.
I gave a little smile as I thought it was a sarcastic joke, but it went on.
-So…what do you want to learn? My majesty- She asked with a serious tone.
-Uhhh…well…wasn’t Genetics our last topic? I mean… I’d like to study video games if I could – I awkwardly made a joke, but they didn’t take it as a joke, and we actually started learning about video games.
I wondered if that day could get even weirder, and it did.
On the break time kids in our class started asking for autographs, I started panicking, as I didn’t know what to do, I wished that somebody could simply explain what was going on.
I escaped the school, and started walking home with the hope, that if I get some sleep, this will end. Even the people on the streets were constantly looking at me with scared, yet proud faces.
I finally reached my house, entered it and locked the door right after. I felt relaxed, but not for long. As when I entered my room, the president, THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF!!! Was sitting there.
-Uhh…uhm…good evening m-mister pres-president- I greeted with a shaky voice.
-Good evening, my lord, I came here to discuss the political issues between us and the western Valadia, could you please, make them stop producing nuclear weapons? – he asked.
-Uhh…why me Mr. President, I mean why do you need advise from me? – I asked.
-Oh don’t you know? The great Illuminati eye chose you as the new world Leader, as a new Ruler! – he answered.
I thought of it for a moment, it couldn’t have been a prank, it’d be hard to convince the whole city and the president to participate. And if president himself said that, it must be serious afterall. How many good things could I do, how much I could help people! Stop all the wars! Stop the hunger! But today, as the day of my new dictatorship, let’s celebrate!
That day was beautyful, the whole world was celebrating, it was so fun that I wished it’d never end.
So I decided to celebrate the first two days of my new dictatorship, or three. Maybe a week of celebration would be nice, no! Two weeks, a month? A year?
And so I got greedier and greedier, the power darkened my soul, and no problems were solved- the wars, crime, hunger…all went on…so the great Eye chose someone else, I had no longer power.
And so, Jimmy woke up to start a yet again normal, ordinary day. Just to find himself the new ruler of the world.
You find yourself locked in an old abandoned building. How did you get here? How do you get out?
I remember this terrible day…it was the worst moments in my life. I remember every feel, every fear…I can’t sleep at nights after this accident.
It was an ordinary day, I thought. I couldn’t open my eyes. I wanted to shout but I didn’t listen my own voice.
Finnally I opened my eyes and understood that I am nowhere. It was so dark in this place.
- Perfect- shouted I- I woke up in the darkest and the most strung room in the world. I looked around, my eyes adapted and now I could see some items. I saw pictures, expensive things and so on. It was a rich room of a royal family’s mansion. Suddenly I heard a voice.
This voice was so familiar, so usual. It was my voice…
-Do you remember me. I am part of you, I am your better side. I saw a beautiful girl in front of me, with a bunch of white roses. She looked at me with the most beautiful smile in the world. Her face was shining. I was shocked. Any minutes we were looking at each other. One minute more and she dissappeared.
I went on and saw an elegant, royal lady with a bunch of sluggish, black roses.
-I am your dark side, honey- sad the lady in black with an attractive smile- I am your best side!
She was laughing like the damon, but her evil look was so cute, so cool, so…attractive. Soon she dissappeared too.
Finnally I understood that I have an illness- Dissociative identity disorder. I knew all my life, that once my illness will start, but it was soo fast. I saw all my fears in this room, I searched an exit, but unsuccessfully.
Finnally I understood that I must live with thisfeels and I understood the most important.
-I am in my own mind!
My illness helped my other sides to appear. They were part of me and I must agreed this fact and respect them. I understood that they are my body’s owners too.
Suddenly the light was on. I could see everything. My copys looked at me the last time with a smile.
I wake up and listened
-Good morning lady Esmerelda. It’s your brecfast. How did you sleep?
Second Place: Margarita Apinyan, Vanadzor
You find yourself locked in an old abandoned building. How did you get here? How do you get out?
Have you ever thought about death? No! You wake up and say to yourself. “New day, new sunrise, new plans…” – you live your life. But my story is not like that.
Hi. I am Beaty! , I am 14 years old. One morning I woke up and saw that my nose in blood. I didn’t pay attention, I went to bathroom, and wash my nose. After 3 hours, again blood. I had headaches, and when I closed my eyes I discovered me in a hospital. Doctor said me and my parents that I have cancer. One second I felt inside of me adrenalin. So my parents bought for me many medicines, we went to hospital twice in a week, after 3 weeks- 4 in a week. Omg! Those days was terible! I felt nothing that fire inside of me was dead. I did nothing, I didn’t speak with my parents, with my friends, every day I was in my room. But one day changed everything. Only I remember that I was in a bathroom. I closed my eyes and discovered me inside an old abandoned building. One second I looked around me, and I didn’t know what to do! And suddenly I saw white person. It was God!
-Beaty, why did you get there?
-I don’t know. Where is my parents?
-Beaty, you have to find a fire, it’s like little piece of fire with fire blades. It has red, orange, yellow, blight and happy colors, if you don’t find it you will dead.
-What? I don’t understand.
-You have 1 hour! By! Good luck!
So, I need to do it. This old building has broked walls, many rooms,it’s a little bit scary for me. I was in first floor. So I opened many room’s dors. I found nothing. I upstair, 3 floor, 4 floor……, I found nothing, only empty rooms, it’s like inside of me, -empty. , so finely I upstaired 9th floor. In the end of curidor there is a door, the final door, when I opened it I saw bubbles! Inside of that bubbles there was memories with my parents, with my friends, my house, our garden, moments of my life, when I hug my mother, kiss my father, …, that time I felt everything, that time I felt that I miss my parents, I felt that I want to live. , but I didn’t fined that fire. , Ohh. 1 hour is went!!!
Again I saw God.
-Beaty?
- God, I didn’t fined it. , sorry.
-No! You fined it.
-What?
-It’s inside of you, inside of your heart.
I closed my eyes, I am in hospital. I was is coma, that’s why I found me in old building! Near me was my parents.
-Mom, dad I love you, you are my treasure!
After 1 week Doctor said that I am healthy. I will live!
Apriciate, that what you have, every moment, every day, every second, with your family, with your friends, say them “I love you”, because theres come a day when you have not that chance, to say that!!!
Third Place: Hayk Karapetyan, Yerevan
You wake up and discover that you are a ruler of a planet. Describe a day in your life.
Today, my day started with the irritating ring of my alarm, I woke up, but was too tired to open my eyes, as yesterday was a rough night of sleepless study. After several minutes, the alarm went off, and I, yet again, found myself relaxed and happy in my comfortable bed. But the pleasure didn’t last long, because the first thing I saw after I opened my eyes, was clock, according to which I was late to school.
I furiosly jumped off my bed and started dressing up as fast as I could. After dressing up, I ran to the door and grabbed my coat on the way, without realizing that I forgot my shoes. I ran down the stairs of my building and ran to the nearest street to catch a taxi. I put my thumb up as a sign that I need a ride, when afterwards I found myself surrounded by cars, which were angrily beeping. And to my surprise, the drivers of the cars started shouting for me to get inside. I slowly approached one of the cars and entered it. The driver asked where I wanted to go with a noble and calm voice, which was surprising after the last events. I told him where to go, and tried to process in my head what just happened.
When we finally reached the school, I realised that I forgot to take money from home, and as I was about to apologise, and call my friend for help, the driver reached his hand to me with the intensions of giving me money instead. I didn’t know what to do, so I didn’t take the money and awkwardly got out of the car.
I started walking towards the school door, while hoping that the weird part of the day was over, but I was so wrong. When I entered the school building, the first thing I saw was my name in big letters written on the wall. I thought that maybe today is maybe someone’s birthday who has the same name as I do. Trying not to think about it that much, I reached my classroom, took a deep breath, and entered the classroom.
-I’m sorry for being late Miss Amanda – I said as I entered the room.
- Oh no need to be sorry my majesty, we’re sorry for making you wake up early- replied my teacher.
I gave a little smile as I thought it was a sarcastic joke, but it went on.
-So…what do you want to learn? My majesty- She asked with a serious tone.
-Uhhh…well…wasn’t Genetics our last topic? I mean… I’d like to study video games if I could – I awkwardly made a joke, but they didn’t take it as a joke, and we actually started learning about video games.
I wondered if that day could get even weirder, and it did.
On the break time kids in our class started asking for autographs, I started panicking, as I didn’t know what to do, I wished that somebody could simply explain what was going on.
I escaped the school, and started walking home with the hope, that if I get some sleep, this will end. Even the people on the streets were constantly looking at me with scared, yet proud faces.
I finally reached my house, entered it and locked the door right after. I felt relaxed, but not for long. As when I entered my room, the president, THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF!!! Was sitting there.
-Uhh…uhm…good evening m-mister pres-president- I greeted with a shaky voice.
-Good evening, my lord, I came here to discuss the political issues between us and the western Valadia, could you please, make them stop producing nuclear weapons? – he asked.
-Uhh…why me Mr. President, I mean why do you need advise from me? – I asked.
-Oh don’t you know? The great Illuminati eye chose you as the new world Leader, as a new Ruler! – he answered.
I thought of it for a moment, it couldn’t have been a prank, it’d be hard to convince the whole city and the president to participate. And if president himself said that, it must be serious afterall. How many good things could I do, how much I could help people! Stop all the wars! Stop the hunger! But today, as the day of my new dictatorship, let’s celebrate!
That day was beautyful, the whole world was celebrating, it was so fun that I wished it’d never end.
So I decided to celebrate the first two days of my new dictatorship, or three. Maybe a week of celebration would be nice, no! Two weeks, a month? A year?
And so I got greedier and greedier, the power darkened my soul, and no problems were solved- the wars, crime, hunger…all went on…so the great Eye chose someone else, I had no longer power.
And so, Jimmy woke up to start a yet again normal, ordinary day. Just to find himself the new ruler of the world.