Sound the Bells by Evangeline Gunderman

Sound the bells
The time has come
Gather the town
It’s time to run

To run away
Away from attack
Away from home
Never looking back

Looking back brings pain
Pain to everyone
Remembering the past
But, still, you must run

So sound the bells
The time has come
Gather the town
It’s time to run

A Haiku Collection by Evangeline Gunderman

The cherry blossoms

Always fall so gracefully

All dying too soon

How do flowers bloom,

With such beauty and power?

Amazement fills me

Watching, the world sighs

At the birth of a new tree

So young and beautiful

Painting the roses

Because the color is wrong

Is anything right?

Skit by Shreya Kakkad, Ruby Miller, and Eva Gunderman

Peyton: Toy guns can’t kill people-or so I thought… It all started one day in July...
~Past~
Jamie: {on phone talking to Quinn and Peyton} Come outside, it's really nice and I can bring out some nerf guns!

Quinn: All right, just let me finish my food.
Peyton: Well, I’ll come over right now.
{Peyton walks over to Jamie.}
Jamie: {Brings out the nerf guns}

Peyton: Can I use the crossbow?
Jamie: Yea sure. {Grabs a nerf crossbow from Jamie’s hands}

{Quinn walks out}
Quinn: Hey guys! What do you got left for me?
Jamie: Just another nerf gun.
Quinn: Cool. {Grabs nerf gun from Jamie}
Jamie: Are you both ready start?

Quinn: Yea sure.
Peyton: same.
Jamie: Everyone, find your bases!
{everyone goes to different sections of the stage}
Quinn: 5...4...3...2...1… sTART!
{everybody begins shooting their finger guns/crossbow, making “pew-pew” noises as the do}
Peyton: {stage whisper} Hey Quinn, do you want to team up against Jamie?
Quinn: {stage whisper} Let me think about it…
Jamie: What are you guys talking about?
Quinn: {to Jamie} Oh, nothing! {to Peyton} I think I will.
Peyton: Let’s take a break and reload our nerf guns.
Jamie: Okay.
{everybody walks to their bases and reloads}
Quinn: All right let’s start again!
Jamie: 3...2...1...sTART!!!
{Quinn and Peyton begin shooting directly at Jamie}
Jamie: Okay, guys. This is really unfair. stop teaming up.
Quinn: All’s fair in love and war.

Jamie: Whatever, I’m still quitting! {leaves the game and sits on the side}
Quinn: Guess it's just you and me now, Peyton.
Peyton: Alright. Game on! {Peyton and Quinn begin shooting at each other, Quinn falls to the floor and Quinn pulls out “blood” }
Peyton and Jamie: {Gasp!}
Jamie: {Runs to Quinn and starts checking if he/she is okay}
Quinn: Woah, why do I hurt so much? {faints}
Jamie: {checks Quinn’s pulse} I...I don’t feel anything! {single tear}
Peyton: Y...Y...You mean he/she’s dead!!! {starts crying}
{after they have calmed down…}
Jamie: {picks up “nerf gun” and looks in the chamber} Um...these aren’t foam...

Peyton: What?!
Jamie: These...are real…(voice trails off)

Anxiety by Evangeline Gunderman

Anxiety
A beast
A monster that feeds
On your darkest thoughts
And doubts
And fears

You can’t get rid of it
Your chest tightens
And your stomach clenches
You swear it will take over
Ruin your life

But it will only take over if you let it
Don’t let that beast control you
Your actions
Your life
Don’t become your anxiety
A shell of yourself
Fight it

Do everything you can
Though it won’t leave completely
You can control it
Be stronger than it
You just need to try
And eventually
It might leave
You won’t need to fear the world
Or fear the rejection of those close to you

You can live fearless once more