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Narraciones digitales colaborativas de los participantes del curso de Formación en Red del INTEF "Digital Storytelling for Teachers". Edición Octubre 2013. En inglés.
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Contributed by the participants in the October 2013 INTEF Online Teacher Training Course.
Collaborative Chain Stories
October 2013
SONIAFLZDECEMBER09,
2013
SoniaFernández
...6kidnappersappearedat
Rosco'sdoor,dressedupas
animals:adog,apandabear,a
cat,achicken,amouseanda
frog.TheywerecarryingJohnson.
TheystayedstaringatRoscofora
eternalminute...thatfinished
whenJohnsonjumpedtothefloor
towardsRoscoandstarted
barkingathim.
Then,anenormouscakemadeits
waythroughthekidnappersand
laughtersinvadedthecorridor.
Johnsoncouldn'tbelieveit.
Whenthesupposedkidnappers
gotridoftheiranimalcustomes,
theywereRosco'sbestfriends
whoappeared.
"Happybirthday,guy!!Don'tget
angry.Johnsonisallrightand
RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupA
SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013
yourfaceisreallyfunny.
Don'tyouunderstandit?
Gettingyouintroublewasthe
onlywaywefoundtobreakyour
suffocatingroutineandcelebrate
yourbirthdaywithyou.
Didyouenjoyoursurprise?"
APAOLITA28DECEMBER04,
2013
ASTRIDORTIZ
Rightafterthat,Roscojust
jumpedoffthebedand
rememberedthattherewasthis
privateinvestigatorwhohas
discoveredhisneighborcheating
onhiswife,soRoscocalledhim
andthoughthecouldhelphim,he
immediatelyexplainedtheguy
aboutthenote,andwhat
happenedtoJohnson.The
investigatorgottoRosco'shome
andsetupaplan.Theywill
pretendtheypayingthe50grands
theyareaskingfor,butinstead,
theywouldtellthebankmanager
abouttheproblem,soeven
thoughhewastoldnotocallthe
police,thebestthingistoletthem
knowwhattheirplanwas.Bythe
afternoon,Roscodidthemoney
transferenceanthenthe
kidnappers...
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER30,
2013
ManuelBlanco
Thefirstthinghedecidedtodo
wastotakeoffthewomen´s
clothes.Then,whenhecould
finallytalktohislovelyfriend
Jessica,heaskedher:"Dear,
don'tyouknowtheoldMarcus,
theporter?Youcouldgetsome
informationaboutwho
enteredthebuildingpastnight,
oh,please...I'msureyouwill
inventawittystory!",he
implored."Ok,Rosco,Iwilltryto
doeverythingpossible."
ThepersuasiveJessicamanaged
tolearnthatthestrangestthing
thathappenedthatnightwasthat
anoldlady,accompaniedbyatall
andstrongguy,hadenteredthe
buildingwithanamazingexcuse:
shewaslookingfor...
RAULNOVEMBER25,
2013
RaúlG
Awalkingdeadman,acabaret
singer,somekindofprostitute,a
pandabear...Oh,wait!Who
woulddressupasapandabear?
Onlyaparanoidwouldusethat
costume.Well,aparanoidand
someothergeekofcostumes.
Roscowassureofsomething:the
pandabearwouldgivehimsome
importantinformationabout
wherehisdogwas,oratleast
abouthiskidnapper.
Roscofollowedthepandabearto
restroom,andtherehecornered
himandsaid:
-Someonehastakenmydogand
youknowsomethingaboutit.
-Me?WhyshouldIknow
somethingaboutyourdog?
-Hey,don’ttrytodeceiveme:a
personcrazyenoughtodressup
asabearpandahastoknow
everythingaboutapersoncrazy
enoughtokidnapadog.Andif
youdon'twantmetogetcrazy
enoughasto...Well,tellmewhat
youknowandgettothepoint!
-OK,OK,dude!Stan,Jessica’s
friend.Hetoldmesomething
aboutafriendofJessicathathad
loads.
-IcantellyouforsurethatStan
hasmadeamistake.Anyway,
thankyou.I'mgoingtotalkto
Jessica.She’lltellmeeverything
aboutthatStan.
-Onlyonelastthing,Rosco.You
shouldimproveyourwalkingon
highheels.
Roscostaredathimlikehewas
goingtosaysomething.Instead,
hecameoutoftherestroomand
wentstraighttohisfriendJessica.
NESTORNOVEMBER24,
2013
NéstorAlonso
Theallegeddogwasaknown
editorofatrendmagazinein
town:"PoshForever".Ofcourse
hewasgay,likemostcoolhunters
inthecity.HisnamewasAlex
Piscelli,andwasthecurrent
partnerofStan,aJessica'sold
friendandhomedecorator.Stan
knewperfectlymostoftherich
poshhousesinNewYork,and
Alexhaswrittenaboutthat.They
wereagoodtandem.
Roscoexcitationdecreased
immediately.SurelyAlex's
costumewaspartofasecretcool
huntingstrategy,andhecouldnot
givehimcluesaboutJohnson,his
belovedpet.Moreover,Roscofeet
weredestroyed(damnshoes!),
andhishipswereachedfrom
walkinglikeagirl.
Suddenly,Jessicaandhisstrange
friendsarrivedonscene.
ANAVARRODIAZNOVEMBER24,
2013
AnaNavarro
Itwasaverystrangefeeling,it
waslikesomeonewaspassinga
featheronhisneck,heturned
back,buthecouldn`tseenothing,
hewasbecamingmoreandmore
anxious.Roscotriedtoforgetthat
feelingandthoughtonfind
Jessica,heneededsomemore
cluesaboutthatguy...
Peopleweresostrangethere,all
wearingweirdcostumes,Rosco
couldn'tseeJessicanortheboy,
suddenly,hedecidetospeakwith
oneoftheguests,hewaswearing
adogcostume"maybethat
costumeisaclue"thoughtRosco.
Roscowasexcited,hethoughthe
wasontherightway.Heknocked
atthedogshoulder,thedog
lookedathim...
ENRIQUENOVEMBER21 ,
2013
EnriqueFranco
IntheJessica'scostumeparty,
therewerealotofpeoplewith
masksandweirdhairstyles.Some
ofthemworeanimalteethand
lenses.Otherpeopleonlywere
makeupwithsingledressestrying
toconfusetherestofthestaff
abouttheirowngender.Inthis
momentRoscothought:
-"ImustfindtheboythatJessica
toledme,...butIcan'trecognize
him.Sheonlytoldmeoneclue
abouthim,andIamconfused"
Amomentlater,Roscofelta
strangefeelinginhisleft
shoulder,likeasmallantrunning
tohisneck...
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER20,
2013
M.Oreja
"Ifmydogwashere,itwouldtell
methatIneedtopracticemoreto
beawoman"-hethough.
Whilehewalkedbythestreet,he
wasthinkingwhathecoulddidto
improvehisplan.
"Ok,it´sagoodidea!!!"-hesaid-
"IneedtophoneJessica"Sheis
thebestoption"
Jessicawasoneofthebestactress
ofthecity,shewasthemain
characterofthetvserie"Sexon
theCity"
Hecalledherandtheymetina
cafe,inthecenterofthecity.They
werespeaking3or4hoursmore
orless.Theyusedthecomputer,
writealotofnotesandsoon...
Hewaspreparedtogethisplan.
Thefirstplanwastogotoaparty
whichJessicaorganizedwherea
lotoffriendsofbothturnedup.
Noonecouldrecognize
ÁNGELNOVEMBER19,
2013
ÁngelL.R-P
Hewasfinallyoutofthebuilding
movinghishipsbuthewasvery
tired,becausehedidn'tknowto
walklikeawoman,andtheworst
thingwasthathewaswearinga
pairofshoes.Thoseheelswere
killinghim.Hecouldn't
understandhowwomenwalkon
tallshoes.Itwasverydifficultfor
him.Andtheclothes...Woman
clotheswereveryuncomfortable
forhim.Whilehewaswalking
alongthestreet,somemen
whistledhim.(Theythoughtthat
hewasawoman).Helaughed
andlaughedbecausehecouldn't
understandthosewhistlesifhe
waswalkinglikeatipsyduck.He
startedthinkingabouthisdog.He
couldn'tforgethislovelyJohnson,
becauseitwasthemost
importantthinginhislife...
MARTITA4518NOVEMBER18,
2013
MartaGarcíaR-M
Hewasdesperate,hedidn'tknow
whattodo...Hewantedhisdog
andhiglifeback.
Hestartedthinkinghowtodevide
theporter.Hewaswalkingonthe
room,fromonesidetoanother;
fromthebathroomtothedoor;
fromthecloset..yeah!thecloset!!
Itwassoeasy!
Hejustneededtodressuplike
anotherperson.Idon'tknow..a
womenforexample.(weallknow
menlovedressinguplike
women).
Hewentoutofthebuilding
movingthehipsjustlikewomen
do.Andhesentakisstothe
portrer.Thefunnythingwasthat
theportrerseemedtolikeit!!
AsIwassaying,hewasfinallyout
ofthebuilding...
FRANCISCONOVEMBER18,
2013
FranciscoMarín
But,suddenlyherealizedthatthe
phonedidnotworkproperly.
Then,Rosco,withamysterious
andterrifyingface,hadalookat
thephoneand…surprise!!!!
Someonehadcutoffthelight!!!.
Roscowasgettingmoreandmore
nervousbecauseheneededtoask
forsomehelpand,obviously,his
mainobjectivewastorescue
Johnson.Then,Roscocameup
withagreatidea!!Andsaid
himself“Aha!!Iwilldressupand
willgotothepoliceoffice!!
Nobodyisgoingtodisturbmy
dailyroutineand,ofcourse,I
mustgetJohnsonhome!!!”.With
asmileonhisface,Rosco
immediatelydressedup,tookthe
paperandwentout.
Unfortunately,Roscohadanother
problem…theporterofthe
buildingwasatthemaindoor!!!.
Roscosaid“Damn!!!WhatcanI
do?Ihavetodevicethe
porter!!!”….
YESSICANOVEMBER17 ,
2013
YessicaCalle
Itwasatthatprecisemoment
thatherealizedwhatwasreally
happening.Ithadn’tbeena
nightmare;everythingwasreal…
asrealasthefactthathislovely
doghadbeenkidnappedby
somebodyaskinghimforahuge
ransom.And,besidesallofthis,
thispersonhaddaredtodisturb
hisdairyroutine,whatreally
madehimangry.
Thepaperonhishandstoldhim
whathewasn’tallowedtodo,
but…whatshouldhedonow?
Hecouldonlythinkabouthislife
nexttoJohnson,thegoodandthe
badmomentsandtheirlaughs
togetherashewasgettingangrier
andangrier.
AlthoughagainstJohnson’s
kidnappers’requests,anideawas
goingaroundinhishead…helook
aroundtheroomandwent
quicklytowardsthetelephone…
ALICIANOVEMBER14,
2013
A.Moreno
Roscocouldn’tbelievewhathad
happened.Hewasanormalguy,
withanormaljobandanormal
life!Wasthisjustacrazy
nightmare?Initially ,heignoredthepaper
ly ingonhisbed,andwentovertheapartment
callingJohnson.Therewasnoresponse.Hisbed
wasempty .Hewasgone.Only then,Roscoactually
realisedthatthesituationwasreal.Hewentback
tohisroomandpickedthephonetocallthepolice.
-“PoliceDepartment.Whatcan
wedoforyou?”
Inthismoment,hesawthepaper.
Hehungupthephoneandsat
downonthebedtoreadthenote:
SHELLY OCTOBER25,
2013
Thestorystartshere!
RoscoJakeisanaccountantfora
bigfirminNewYork.Hisonly
companionishispug,Johnson.
Helovesthatpug.Forthemost
part,hisdaysareroutine.He
likesroutines.Hedoesn'tlike
change.Routinesandschedules
comforthim.
Today,wasadifferentday.Rosco
wokeuptoaknifeathisneck.The
intruderworeamask.Hisdeep
voiceinstructed,"Wehaveyour
pug.Ifyoueverwanttoseehim
againandmakesurewedon't
destroyyourlife,youwillhaveto
transfer$50,000tothisaccount
by10p.m.today."Theintruder
wassuddenlygone,onlyleavinga
paperwithinstructions.
http://padlet.com/wall/INTEFA
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER27 ,
2013
AnaL.Cordon
ThiswasthemostdifficultchoiceI´ve
evermade.SoItoldmyself,calmdown,
youhavetobesmarterthanher.She
wasaverytoughbutsentimental
woman,Idecidedtotalkherintosolving
thiswithoutgivingawayallIever
workedfor....mymoneyandlosingmy
dearJohnson.Itriedtoexplainhermy
reasons,ifany,forwhatIdidtoher,but
shedidn´twanttohearwhatIhadto
say,shewashurtsobadlythatsheonly
wantedmetosufferandhadher
revenge.AfterawhileIrealizeditwasn
´tworkingandtheclockkept
ticking....meanwhileIwaslosingall
faithofrecoveringhim,soIchangedmy
plan...
RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupB
SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013
NAVEGANOVEMBER26,
2013
MargaGutiérrez
WhenIgotmarriedherIthoughtshe
wastheloveofmylife.Shewasthebest
personIhadevermet.Shewasgenerous
andkind.Johnsonwasher"littleboy".
Thelawyertoldmenottotrustinher
afterourdivorcebutIdidn'twantto
listenMsWhite.Shewouldneverforgive
myaffairwithDana,herbestfriend.
Now,shewantedmetosufferasmuch
asshedidfouryearsago."Mylittleboy
doesn'tdeservesashelfishguywho
alwaysthinkofhimself".Lt'smakea
deal,darling:keepyourmoneyandgo
home",shesaid.Shealwaysknewhow
togetmeonmynerves...whatshouldI
do?Ononehand,thatwasallmoneyI
had.Ontheother,IlovedJohnson.
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER26,
2013
Mariab
WhenIgotoffthetaxieverythinginmy
mindbecamedark,maybeimpressedby
thefigureIwaswatchingatthefront
door.Itwouldbeimpossible.Forawhile
IthoughtIwasdreamingandatsome
pointIwillwakeupandeverythingwill
bejustahorribledream.Butthereality
wasothercompletelydifferent,she
stoodfirmlyinfrontofthedoorasshe
waswaitingme.
Those2minuteswerethelongestofmy
wholelife.Icouldn'tmoreanypartof
mybody,evenmyvoicewasblockedasI
hadforgottenhowtospeak.So,theonly
thingthatpassedthroughmymindwas
aquestion:Whycouldshedothat?
VICENTE_ELENOVEMBER24,
2013
VicenteLeón
Hewenttothebankandwithdrewthe
amountofmoneyrequired.Hewas
reallyshocked.Hewaswonderinghow
couldtheypossibleknowhehadbeen
successfulinfinance.Maybethe
strangersdidknowhim.
Hedidn'twanttoloseJohnson,that
wouldbetoopainful.Somethinghadto
bedone.Helookedatthepieceofpaper
onceagain.Hewasdetermined.
Onlywhenthetaxistoppedhe
understoodtheextentoftheproblem.It
hititwhenhelookedthroughthe
window.Heknewtheguyatthedoor...
TEACHER Ingrid
NOVEMBER23,2013 Buttherewasnokeyinside.Onlysome
instructionstofollowifhewantedtosee
hispetalive.Hehadalready
experimentedthattheywerespeaking
seriously.Theyonlywantedthemoney
andnointerference.Nomorebravery,
nopolicemen,nothingexceptforthe
money.
Hestoodupandtohissurprisethedoor
wasunlockedsohewentaway.Hewas
determined,hewasgoingtothebank,
takeoutthemoneyandthenleaveit
wherehehasbeentoldonthepieceof
paperhehadfoundinsidethemetal
box.Andtherewasnomuchtimeleft...
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER20,
2013
EncarnaciónMªSáez
Suddenly,heobservedthewallandhe
foundastrangebrick.Itwasdifferent
fromothers,soittookhisattentionfora
moment.Whenhetouchedit,he
discovereditwasamovingpart.Then,
hepusheditcarefullyandheintroduced
hisfingersintothewall.Immediatelyhe
thoughtitcouldbeatrap.Maybehe
couldgethishandstuckandhedoubted
duringsomeseconds.However,hewas
sointerestedinrecoveringhisdogthat
hecouldn'tresistthetemptationtofind
outwhatwasinside.
Finally,Roscoputhistremblinghand
intothecavityandhecameacrosswitha
metalbox.Whatwasthat?Wouldhe
findsomekeytofindJohnson?
http://www.freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/105023/
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER19,
2013
CristinaQuerol
Hewascold.Hewakeupandhehada
terribleheadache.Hewaslyingdownon
anoldmattress.Everythingwasfaint.
Howhecouldhesatontheoldmattress
andhestartedtoremembereverything:
Johnsonwasnotathome,thepaper,the
address,thebusylongstreet,the
beggar...andtheyoungman.Hewas
surethattheyoungmanhithimwith
something.That'swhyhegotaterrible
headache.
Theroomwherehewas,wasquiteold
anddirty.Everythingsmelthumid.He
hadtofindoutthewayofescapeand
knowwhyhewasthereandthatman
rappedhisdog.Ihadnosenseforhim
ESTELAGMNOVEMBER19,
2013
EstelaGonzález
Hewassweatingnow.Hecouldfeeltiny
dropsofsweatgoingdownhisforehead.
Hehadtothink,heneededtocalm
down.Helookedaroundandsawa
beggarafewmetresaway,crouching
oversomeplasticbags.Maybehehad
seensomething."Excuseme,I
am...haveyouseenorheardthisdog?"-
heaskedasheshowedhimoneof
Johnson'sphotos.Thebeggarlookedat
him,spatonthepalmsofhishandsand
rubbedthemtogether.Hesmiledandlet
Roscoseehistoothlessmouth."They
toldmeyouwerecoming,theysaidyou
wouldbepanicking".Suddenly
everythingturnedblack,somebodyhad
putablacksackonhisheadandhewas
pushedintoacar.Thecardroveoffat
highspeed.Thelastthinghecouldhear
beforehefaintedwasadogbarking.
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER18,
2013
MaiteELEJ.
Thankstotheteadropsthatfelonthe
paperhecouldseesomethingthathad
beenerasedbefore.Itwasanaddress
butonlythefirstpartofit.Therewasno
number.Hegotdressedveryquickly
anddecidedtoinvestigatethataddress.
Perhapshecouldseesomethingorhear
somethingbecausewhenJohnsonwas
withstrangersheusuallybarkedalot.
Heputonhisraincoatandahattohide
better.Hejumpedtohiscaranddrove
fasttotheaddress.Whenhearrived
therehewasverydisappointed.Itwasa
verybusylongstreetwithtallbuildings.
Hewasverydisappointed.Hedidn’t
knowwheretostart.
attachment
ANDRESAPILARNOVEMBER16,
2013
P.ANDR
Roscothoughtithadbeenanightmare
andlookedforhisdogalloverthehouse,
butJohnsonwasn'tthere.Instead,he
cameacrossasmallpieceof
handwrittenpaperonJohnson'sempty
bed.Thenhestartedtorealisewhathad
happened.Everythingwastrueand
somebodywastryingtoblackmailhim.
Hestartedtoreadthepapercarefully,
buthishandswereshakingandthe
letterslookedblurry.Hethoughtit
mightbeagoodideatohaveacupof
tea.Hewenttothekitchenandputthe
kettleon,madesometea,buthewas
verynervousandhishandswerestill
shakingsomuchthatsomedropsoftea
fellontothepaperandblottedit.
SHELLY OCTOBER25,
2013
Thestorystartshere!
RoscoJakeisanaccountantforabig
firminNewYork.Hisonlycompanion
ishispug,Johnson.Helovesthatpug.
Forthemostpart,hisdaysareroutine.
Helikesroutines.Hedoesn'tlike
change.Routinesandschedulescomfort
him.
Today,wasadifferentday.Roscowoke
uptoaknifeathisneck.Theintruder
woreamask.Hisdeepvoiceinstructed,
"Wehaveyourpug.Ifyoueverwantto
seehimagainandmakesurewedon't
destroyyourlife,youwillhaveto
transfer$50,000tothisaccountby10
p.m.today."Theintruderwassuddenly
gone,onlyleavingapaperwith
instructions.
http://padlet.com/wall/intefb
ANONYMOUSDECEMBER09,
2013
RAULCACHO
Hiswifetryingtoblackmailhimandgetting
aromancewithSerenity,hislovelydog
kidnapped,aperfectbrotherwhowasalways
right,aRussianworkmatewhotriedtoget
himoutofhisjob,hischildrenlostforever
andhisbankaccountsinbankrupt...butfor
thefirsttimesincehiswifehadlefthim,he
feltstrangelywarm,ifsomeoneaskedhim
maybetheanswerwouldbehappy.
Roscocouldn´tbecompletelysureabouthis
feelings,butmaybethelightattheendofthe
tunnelwascomingfromtheeyesofthat
middle-agedpoliceofficerwhowasstaringat
him.
Anyway,hischildrenhavealwayswantedto
haveapetanditwasChristmas....
RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupC
SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013
ANONYMOUSDECEMBER01 ,
2013
MARIAJESUSPEREZ
"Howonearthcouldheevenconsiderpaying
suchanamountforananimal?",hethought
tohimself."Anyway ,hecamehereaskingforhelpandhelpwe
willgivehim"soheasked:
-"Howdoyouthinkwecanassistyou?Isthereany chiportracking
dev iceimplantedinthedog?"
-"Nowthatyoumentionit,thevetcertainly
toldmethatthedoghadbeenverycostly
becausehehadbeenvacinatedandchipped.
SoIimaginethereis."
-"Let'scontacttheclínicandfindoutifthere
isawayoftrackingitremotely"
CouldRoscobelievethat?Wastherereallya
lightattheendofthetunnel?
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER30,
2013
LAURAGÓMEZ
Suddenly,heheardthesoundofapolice
siren.
http://www.freesound.org/people/MultiMax2121/sounds/156869/
Itwastimetoaskforhelptoprofessionals-
hethought.Athebeginning,Roscohad
rejectedtheideabecausehethoughtthe
policemighthavelaughedathimworrying
aboutjustapet,buthewasreallyrunning
outoftimeandhewasgettingdesperate.He
approachedthenearestpolicestation.He
cameindecisivelyandasked,CanItalkto
thechiefinspector?Iwanttoreporta
kidnapping.
-Sure,comewithme,sir.Whohasbeen
kidnapped?,saidamiddle-agedpoliceman.
Theyenteredasmallroomwhereanother
policeofficerwasstandingnexttoadesk.
-Mydog,Johnson.I'vebeenaskedtopaya
ransomof$50,000before10pmtoday.
Please,Ineedyourhelp.
Thetwopoliceofficerslookedateachother
indisbelief.
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,
2013
DAVIDSAYAGO
Timewasslippingaway,onlytwohoursuntil
deadlineandthenJohnsonwouldbekilledby
hiskidnapper.Everythinglookedlikea
nightmare,abadjoke,neverthelessitwas
true,apainfulandcrueltruth.
-What'shappening?Johnson!Why…-
Alotofquestionsandthoughts…butfew
answers,onlyconjecture,badbusinessfor
Johnson…
Butthen,whenshehadjustopenedherbook
again...ithappened,herphonerangvery
loudandshrill,whatastoundedher,itwas
likewakingupsuddenlyinthemiddleofa
pleasantdream.
-I'mgoingtomakeyouanofferthatyou
can'trefuseMadam-Thetelesalesworker
said..
ShewasbeingdisturbedbyVodafone'sseller
onceagain…
Herwordswereincomprehensibleto
bathers,howevertheywereprettycleartothe
seller,whointerruptedherlittlenapdayafter
day,andshejustslammedthephonedown.
MeanwhileRosco…
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,
2013
SorayaMoreno(2ndpartofstoryafter
thecomputercrashed)
'Ohno!So,thatmeansthatintheendJessica
hasdecidednottoflyoverseas.Youknowwe
havebeenintouchforalongtime.Wemet
throughoneofthoseonlinedatingagencies
andthisisthepictureshesentme.Shetold
meIwouldrecogniseherbecauseshewould
belyingonthebeachreadingthebookyou
arejustreading.
Whatcanhavejusthappenedtoher???
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,
2013
SorayaMoreno
Afterreadingthebookforawhile,she
decidedtogotothebeach.Sunbathingwould
makehergood.Whenshewasabouttolie,a
manapproachedherandstartedtalkingto
her.
'AreyouJessica?',heasked.'No,I'mafraid
you'vemadeamistake'.
'Butyouarereadingthebookyoutoldme
youwouldbereadingsothatIcould
recogniseyou.'
'Recogniseme?''Areyoupullingmyleg?''I
foundthisbookattheairportandjustpicked
itup'.Iguessitisoneofthosebookcrossing
booksthatpeopleleavearound
VICTORIANOVEMBER27 ,
2013
VictoriaQM
Sheputthebookdown.Shecouldnotconcentrate.She´dpickeditupattheairport,justbeforeflyingstraighttoparadise,toforgetabouteverythingforafewdays.Thebookhadnotitle,noauthor,...Itdidhaveastickeronitslastpagethatshowedawalkingbook(bookcrossing,maybe?).Shewasdeterminedtoreaditandpassiton.She´dprobablyleaveitonthebeach...Butshe´dseetothatlater...
Shewentinsidethebar,orderedarefreshingdrinkandsatatatable.Aniceselectionof80´smusicwasplayinginthebackground.´Thisisbetter`,shethought.´I´llgiveitanothergonow`.Andsheopenedthebookagain...
JustthenRoscolookedathiswatch.Itwas7
pmalready!Hewasrunningoutoftimeand
thingswereonlygettingworse!!
APASPEINOVEMBER27 ,
2013
AnaPastor
Hisbrotherappearedbehindthedoor.
Guauuuuu....hecouldn'tfeelsorelieved,he
thoughthewasgoingtofaintagainbuttooka
deepbreathandaskedhimwhywashethere,
howdidheknowhewasinthehospital.
Richard,hisbrother,toldhimthathisex-
wife-Claire-hadcalledhimtotellhimthat
theirchildrenhadsuddenlydisappearedand
thatshecouldn'tgetintouchwithRosco.It
wasalongtimesinceshedisappearedwith
thechildrenandhehadhadnonewsfrom
themsincethen.Hehadhiredaprivate
detectivetofindthembuttheonlycluethey
foundwasthattheytookaplanetoRomania
butthentheylosttrackofthem.Couldthat
haveanyconnection?Heneededtotalkto
Claire.Hefelthisheadwasgoingto
explode...cigarettes,Serenity,theDanube
song,Natasha,Claire,hisdoctor,thepills,
hisbrother......aaarrrggggggg.Hefainted
again!!!
CELIANOVEMBER24,
2013
CeliaMS
Roscothoughtthiswastheend.Onehour!
HejusthadonehourbeforeSerenitywent
backtoseehim.Orevenless.Whatwouldhe
tellher?Howwouldheact?"Think,think,
think",hethought.Hewasgettingmoreand
morenervous...
Hehadtothinkofaplan,hewasnotgoingto
tellherthathekneweverything.Howcould
hetalktohisbrother?Wasn'tthereaphone
intheroom?Yes,therewas!but,whatwas
thenumber?Ohshit,themobilephone
again,whydowepeopleleaveeverythingup
toourdamnedmobilephone?
Startagain...Oh,yes,hecouldphonetohis
secretary,buthowcouldheaskherhis
brother'smobilephonewithouttellingher
aboutanything?Suddenlytherewasaknock
atthedoor...
EOISTORYTELLERNOVEMBER24,
2013
BMartinez
Icouldn’tbelievehiswords…Oh,that
terribleheadache!Ifonlythefloorstopped
moving!...Whenheopenedhiseyeshesawa
youngwide-eyednursestaringathim.
“Doctor,doctor!!He’scomeround!Don’t
worry,MrJake,you'llsoonbefine!Yourwife
isinchargeofeverything.She'ssuchakind
woman!Shetoldusshe'dbebackinan
hour...""Mywife!?Whatdoyoumean!?"
"Yes,MrJake,yoursecretarycalled
Emergencywhenyoufainted.Yourbloodtest
revealedasubstanceandwehadtogiveyou
thisseruminjection.Inacoupleofdays
you'llbesenthome.I'msureyoucan'twaitto
seeyourwifeagain,she'ssosweetand
caring!She'scalledFelicityor...Serenity!!
That'shername!It'sanunusualname,isn't
it?Whereisshefrom?"Roscowasstilltrying
tomakesenseofallthisinformationwhenhe
rememberedJohnson,hislittlepug,nowina
stranger'shands(Serenity's!)Wasshe
emotionallyinvolvedwithhisbrother?!A
newconspiracytheorywasstartingtobuild
inhishead.Hemanagedtoclearhisthroat
andshouted:"Where'smymobilephone?I
needmymobilephone!""But...yourwife
tookitwithher!Shecamewhileyouwere
sleeping...Shetoldusnottodisturbyour
sleep!"
ENCABOPALOSNOVEMBER24,
2013
EncarnaCánovas
AnxietywasthefeelingIwashavingatthat
moment.ButthenIrememberedthepills
thatDr.Borishadprescribedformewhen
Claireandmeweregettingdivorced.
FortunatelyIhadkepttheminmyoffice,soI
decidedtotakeonejusttokeepcalm.Then
myphonerangstartlingme.Icouldn'tfind
it,ItmightbeSerenity!!!Ihadtotellher
aboutthecodeandalltheideasburstlingin
mymindtosavemysuperfurryanymal....
Butitwasn'ther.Itwasmybrother,myolder
brother.Theonewhoisalwaysright.Iwas
wonderingwhethertellhimthesitutationor
not.AndthenIrealizedIwasfeelingseasick.
Ohno,thepillofDr.Boris.-Borisisnotan
ucranianname?Ismydoctoralsoinonit?
Ohno,morethoughtsconfusingmymind!-
MaybeitshouldbeagoodideaIfIcould
speakwithmybrother,thatphonecallmay
beofgreathelptome...Butinthatvery
moment,Serenitywasphoning!!
-HiSerenity!-Iwaswonderingwhyyou
couldn'tpickupthephone.Ihavemoreclues
wecanfollooow.....
-Waitonesec-shoutedSerenity.-Listen
carefullytomeplease.Theremightbemore
thingsorpeopleindanger.Don'tyouhave
anypossibilityatalltogetthatmoneyfrom
anywhere-anyone???
Iwasconfused,dizzyanddazed,Iwas
regrettingnowtohavetakenthatpill.....-
SerenityyouknowIaminbankrupt...and...-
Butshewasnotthere....JesusChrist,
suddendly,awhatssappmessagearrived
frommybrothersaying.....
-Mydearlittlebrother,Ihavejustseen
Serenitywithyoudog,Johnson.Areyouill?I
knowyouwouldn'teverleaveJohnsonto
anyone.
ILUMINADA IluminadaOrtega
NOVEMBER23,2013 Hisex-wife!!Howcouldhehavebeenso
stupid?
Suddenly herememberedthatChristmasofficeparty .Hehad
introducedthem-ClaireandNatashahadclickedrightaway .He
couldn’tseewhy ;they weresodifferent.However,hewassure
they ’dmetupacoupleoftimesafterwards.Clairetoldhimsheliked
themystery thatseemedtosurroundher.Sheisreally ‘exotic’,you
know.
Itwashardtobelieve,butnotimpossible.
Maybesheneededthemoney.She’demptied
theirjointbankaccountbeforedisappearing,
buttherewasn’tmuchthere…Yes,Claire
musthavecontactedoneofNatasha’s
friends-someofthemwereauthenticthugs.
Shemusthaveplannedeverythingcarefully!
Thatnumber…IfonlySerenityansweredthe
phone!!
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER23,
2013
PPC
Roscodidn'tknowwhattodo.Hismindwent
blank.Healmost
fainted.Aftersomeendlessseconds,hemade
uphismind.Hephoned
Serenityagain,hewassureshecouldhave
thecluetothecode.Serenitydind't
answerthephoneforawhile.Shealwaysdid.
Whydoesn'tshe
answermycalls?Somethingmusthave
happenedtoher.Ican'tlose
bothJohnsonandSerenity.Theyhavealways
beenthereforme.
RoscohadhadJohnsonfortwoyears.Infact,
Johnsonwaslikea
sontohim.Lifehadbeenhardandthelittle
doghadhelpedhimget
overhisdivorceandthelossofhischildren,
whohadbeentaken
awaybyhisexwifeandvanished...forever.
PATRICIALUCASALONSONOVEMBER21 ,
2013
PatriciaLucas
Aloneintheoffice,hehasneverbeenthefirst
toarrivein.Butitwasfornothing.He
phonedSerenityandtoldheraboutthesong,
thecigarettesandtheRussiangirl.While
talkingbythephoneanddoingsome
researchinInternettheydiscoveredwhat
wasthesongabout.Afolkonededicatedtoa
river,theDanube.Thatwasthemeaningof
Dunayu(Дунай)inUkrainianlanguage.
Nothinginteresting.Serenitytoldhimshe
wasgoingtolookforthelyrics,buthe
thoughtthatprobablyitwouldbefor
nothing.
Aloneintheoffice.Hestillhadsomeminutes
beforeallaccountantsweretherestartinga
newcommonday.Hemissedhispug.
Staringatthewindowandmissinghispethe
startedtosingthefolksongwiththepacket
ofcigarettesinhishand.Thenherealized
something.Helookedatthepacketandsaw
oneofthesethreateningpicturesusedto
makepeoplestopsmoking.Thenheread:
Fumătoriimormaitineri.Thatwasn't
Cyrillic!Thatwasn'tUkrainianlanguage!
Wherewasthatgirlfrom?Infact,the
Danubeflowsthroughmanyothercountries.
Helookedagainatthepicture.Itlookedlike
anyotherpictureonapacketofcigarettes
buthenoticedthatitwasn'ttheoriginalone.
Ithadbeenaddedafterwards.Coulditbea
clue?Helookedatitmorecarefully.There
wasanumber.Henoteditdown.
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER20, LuisGarcía
2013 Asheturnedleftandthewindblewonhis
face,itdawnedonhim:thecigarettes...right.
Hewasprettysurehehadseenthatbrand
before…Where?Atwork.Thewindwas
gettingcolderthesedays,snowmightcome
backsoon,hethought.Thatblondegirlinthe
office,twomonthsbeforetheRussianstook
overbackin2012.Natashawashername.
Thatwasit.ThatUkrainianwomansmoked
thatbrand.Hehadtohurryupandcontact
Serenetyimmediately.Notimetowaste.He
turnedleftagainandforthefirsttimeinhis
lifehestartedtoruntogettohisoffice
beforeeverybodygotthere.Thesong
Natashausedtosingwhileshewashavinga
coffeeandsmokingduringthebreaks,
Dunayu.Thekeymightbeinthelyrics.She
usedtocomplainaboutthesituationinthe
group,howtheywereallforcedtobepartof
it,howtheyhadnomoneytogetnew
instrumentsandclothes…Whatifshewas
lyingandwasactuallyamolesendinga
secretmessage?Heneededtocontacta
translatorurgently.
ALMABLASCONOVEMBER19,
2013
MAlmaBlasco
Theyhadtostartsomewhereandthey
decidedthebestthingwastogotoworkand
lookforanswersthereasourfriendusually
spendsmanyhoursworking.Theywereboth
fansofCSIandtheretheanswertoany
mysterywasalwaysinthemostcommonof
places.Serenitystronglyadvisedhimtokeep
aneyeoneverything.Eventhemost
insignificantthingcouldbecomean
importantclue.Shewasgoingtogobackto
hisplacetohavealookatallthepiecesofthe
puzzletheyhadalready:thenoteandthe
emptypacketofcigarettes.
-‘I’msurewewillfindwhohasdonethis.
Don’tpanic’.
‘Don’tpanic,’–hethought–‘easiersaidthan
done,especiallywhenmydearestfriendisin
danger’
Nervousanddepressedheheadedtowork
EOITEACHERNOVEMBER18,
2013
MsEOITeacher
Theycouldalwayscountonahotmugof
coffetomakethemfeelbetter.Thedeep,
untamedflavoursoftheblendwascapableof
transportingthemtoanotherplace,another
time...Withoutnoticing,theirmindslipaway
tothattriptheyhadmadetoChinawhile
beingatuniversity.Itwastheyearofthe
dragonandpeoplewerecelebratingitonthe
street.Laughterwasheardeverywhereand
shinycolourswelcomedthemafterevery
turn.Afterenterringintoasmallandcosy
coffeeshop,theyhadbeeninvitedtotastethe
KomodoDragonBlend.Theyhadlovedits
lowacidityandhadinstantlybecomea
favouriteoftheirs.Now,everytimethemet
theydrankit.
Adogbarkedoutside,theysoonturnedback
toreality...Theretheyweresippinga
wonderfulcoffee...butwherewastheirfurry
friend?Itwashightimetoact.Yet...how
couldtheygetsuchasumofmoneyontime?
SOPHIETTNOVEMBER17 ,
2013
S.TaylorWhileSerenitywaschatting
awayallbyherself,goingthrough
numerousideasastowhoitcouldhave
been.Roscojustcouldn´tgetonething
outofhismind.TheBrownbusiness,a
yearbacksomedodgybusinesshad
beengoingonathiscompanyandhe
hadbeentheonetotipthepoliceoff
abouttheillegalbusinesshappening."
Couldthisberelated?"hethought-
surelynot.Thefirm´sattorneyhad
dealtwitheverything-ornot!Also,the
cigarettepacketwasbugginghim-
theyseemedsofamiliar,"now-who
smokedthisbrand?"Backtoreality,
bothSerenityandhimdecideditwas
bestifheactedasusualtoday,sohe
gotdressedandtheypoppeddownto
Starbucksforaquickcoffee.So,how
weretheygoingtoraisethelargesum
before10p.m?Roscohadbeen
declaredbankruptjustafewmonths
back.Thingswerelookinggloomyfor
hispooroldfourleggedfriend.
EVARMNOVEMBER16,
2013
EvaRM.
Theveryfirstsolutionthatsprangtomind
wasgiveSerenity,anoldfriendfromcollege
whohadalwaysbeenanexpertonsolving
enigmas,aquickcall.
http://www.freesound.org/people/henrique85n/sounds/162019/
“-Oh,Toby,dearfriend,howmuchImiss
you",thoughtRosco.-"Yourbarksechoin
mylonelinessand
desperation“http://www.freesound.org/people/krissyeliot/sounds/125523/
“-IfonlytherewassomethingIcoulddoright
now...”
http://www.freesound.org/people/bennstir/sounds/81072/
“-Saved!,Heresheis”Ashemadehisway
towardsthefrontdoor,herealizedtherewas
somethingstrangeonthefloor,rightbehind
thesofa…Hekneeled,andtohissurprise,he
discoveredacrumpledpacketofcigarettes“
-Who’sleftthishere?”[…]“-Holdon,the
frontdoor!Serenity,please,docomein,how
goodtoseeyou.There'sacoupleofthingsI'd
likeyoutosee!”
Theywererunningoutoftime.
ANONYMOUS
NOVEMBER14,2013 A.Salter
Thatpapernotewasfairlyimpossibleto
understand.Itwaseitherwritteninbroken
Englishorthekidnappersofmyinnocent
littlepugwheretryingtoconfusemewitha
strangecodethatcouldtakemeagesto
translateintosomethingbarelyint
elligible.TheonlythingIcouldthinkofright
nowwasallthetimesItoldmyteenager
studentstheyhadtostopusingthat
abhorringEnglishwhentextmessagingtheir
matesbecausethiswasahundredtimes
worse.Well,therewassomebodyelseI
couldn'tgetoutofmyhead:Toby,mymate,
mycompanion,themakerofthesweetest
barksonEarth,thehappiestcreatureI've
everencountered...Wherecouldhebenow?I
wasprettysurethoseruthlesspeoplehadn't
fedhimwithhisfavouritesnacks.OK,OK,
let'sgettoworknow.Toby,yourrescuerison
hisway!!
attachment
SHELLY OCTOBER25,
2013RoscoJakeisanaccountantforabigfirmin
NewYork.Hisonlycompanionishispug,
Johnson.Helovesthatpug.Forthemost
part,hisdaysareroutine.Helikesroutines.
Hedoesn'tlikechange.Routinesand
schedulescomforthim.
Today,wasadifferentday.Roscowokeupto
aknifeathisneck.Theintruderworeamask.
Hisdeepvoiceinstructed,"Wehaveyour
pug.Ifyoueverwanttoseehimagainand
makesurewedon'tdestroyyourlife,youwill
havetotransfer$50,000tothisaccountby
10p.m.today."Theintruderwassuddenly
gone,onlyleavingapaperwithinstructions.
http://padlet.com/wall/intefc
ANONYMOUSDECEMBER02,
2013
JoséÁngelBañares
Allofasuddenhethoughtofthe
conspiraciestakingpart,
Obama'sillegalphone-hackings,
theCIA,EdwardSnowden,his
classifieddocuments
revealed..."Therewasme",he
thought"withapresumably
friendescapingfromthepolice".
Theonlybeinghecouldtrustwas
hisdogJohnson,andhehadno
ideawhatthedoghadonhis
neck.Perhapsthepooranimal
wasindanger.Whatthef***!".
Jenasloweddownandtooka
secondaryroad.Butinafew
milestheroadwasblocked.There
wasaprotestwithhundredsof
people.Hetookadvantageof
Jena'snervousnessandgotoutof
thecarholdingJohnsoninhis
arms.Herantohideinaprotest
RunningOutofTimeCollaborativeStoryGroupD
SHELLY•OCTOBER25,2013
nearby.Johnsonwasoverexcited.
Ithadn'thadanadventurelike
thatinsomanyyears.Johnson
estimatedRoscowas
unrecognizable,thatisthefriend
andownerhewasexpectingto
havesomeday...Itstartedtobark
loudly...theprotestorsmoved
asideandRoscoandJohnson
madeaspaceforthemselves.At
thebacktheJenacouldn'tbelieve
hereyes.Shedidn'tmanageto
reachthemastheyslippedout.
NowJenawasintrouble,she
didn'thavethechipandshewas
shortoftime.Shefinallytookher
mobilephoneandmadeacall.
Heronlywordswere:"We'velost
them"
PCMISABELDECEMBER01 ,
2013
"Whereareyoutakingmeand
Johnson,Jena?"Roscoeasked.
Jena:"Ineedthedog,there'snothingIneedfrom
youexceptfromthedog.Thereisvery important
informationcontainedinthedog'scollarandI
needtotakeitoutandgiveittotherightperson.
Thatchipcontainedinthedog'scollariswortha
milliondollars,yousee?"
"Ican'tbelieveyouusedmeforthis,Ireally
thoughtyouweremy friend,Itrustedyoufrom
thebeginning.Canyoutellmemoreaboutthat
information,Jena?Ineedtoknowmoreaboutthis
issue,yousee?",askedRoscoe.
Jena:"There'snothingIcantellyouaboutthis,this
istopsecret.Ijustneedtogosomewherewhere
nobody canseeusandtakethecollar.Ineedto
makesurenobody isfollowingusastherearemore
peopleinterestedinthechip.Iwillpay youatax i
homewhenIhavethechipandfromnowonyou
won'tseemeanymore".
LDELIAHBDECEMBER01 ,
2013
LuzHdez
Suddenlyallthepiecesofthe
puzzlestartedtofitinRoscoe's
mind...herememberedtheshort
timeJenahadspentwithJohnson
lastsummer.Theyhadmetby
chanceinConeyIslandandhe
hadbeenelatedbecauseshehad
showedfriendlytohim...hehad
invitedhertoadrinkanda
hotdogandshehadkeptJohnson
forsomeminuteswhilehe
ordered.Whenhecameback,he
hadnoticedastrangeattitudein
thedog:itstartedtowhinewhen
hesawhimanditseemedtofeel
restless.Andaboveall,itrejected
Jenatocaresshimonhisback,it
begantogrowlandstood
back...Jenahadboughtanew
glamorouscollarforJohnson
meanwhile...Whathadhappened
betweenJohnsonandJenainthat
spaceoftime?WhathadJena
donetoJohnsontocausethat
attitudeinmydeardog?Avoice
soundedandideasandmemories
sprangoutofmymind...thedog's
collar...
MARYANNEBORRELLNOVEMBER30,
2013
MaryanneBorrell
...acarscreechedtoahaltright
nexttothem.Thewindowslid
downandabeautifulwoman
shouted,"Quick,Roscoe.Jump
in!"Hecouldn'tbelievehiseyes:
Jena!!Hejumpedinwithout
thinking,Johnsonstillclutched
tightlyunderhisarm,andJena
slammedherfootdownonthe
acceleratorlikeTheStigfromTop
Gear.Astheyspedawaythrough
redlightafterredlightleavinga
trailofsmashedcarsanddebris
behindthem,Roscoeignored
Johnson'squietgrowlingandsaid
breathlessly,"Jena,Inever
thought-agirllikeyou-aboy
likeme-Imean-"Jena'sscream
oflaughtercuthimshortwhile
Johnson'sgrowlsgrewlouder."A
boylikeyou?!!",exclaimedJena,
"agirllikeme?!!I'mWAYoutof
yourleague,youpoorwretch.Do
youthinkyou'reinaHollywood
movieorTadeoJonesor
something?"Roscoestaredather
speechlessly,asJohnson'sgrowls
turnedintobarks."I'mnot
interestedinyou,loser",shesaid,
turningtowardsJohnson'sflat,
indignant,barkingface,"it'sthe
dogweneed".
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER28,
2013
SilviaCabrera
Attheend,asthestorywas
becomingmoreandmore
confusing,hedidn´tknowwhatto
do(hestartedthinkingthathe
hadalreadywastedalotofhis
timeinthecaseanddidn´twant
togethisfriendinvolved).
Therefore,hedecidednotto
phonehisfriendandtoruntothe
pólicestationandtellthemhis
problemsoastoseeiftheywould
haveanyotheridea.Thecops
listenedtohimcarefullybut
everythinghetoldwassostrange
extravagantandincrediblethat
theythoughtRoscowasoneof
thesepeoplethathavebecome
crazybecauseofthecrisis.Itwas
oddbecauseheworesmart
clothesbuttodayyouneverknow
whoyouaretalkingto.They
decidedtotakehimtohospital
andfilethecase.Whiletheywere
waitingfortheambulanceto
come…….
ANNAPEREZRNOVEMBER27 ,
2013
A.Pérez
Heturnedroundandthemanwasstandingright
nexttohim.HiseyesfrozeRosco'sblood.Heknew
hehadtoreactquickly .HegrabbedJohnsonand
startedrunningagain.Hethoughtthebestthinghe
coulddowasgoinsideabuildingtolosetheman.
Hewentinsideanofficeblockandclimbedtothe
4thfloor.Butthemanwasbehindhim.Hejumped
outofawindowandlandedonafireescape
staircase.Herusheddownstillhearingtheman's
steps.HeranandranwithJohnsonunderhisarm
untilhewasoutofbreath.Themanwasnolonger
chasinghim.HewassomewhereinCentralPark.
Whatcouldhedonow?Suddenly heremembered
hisfriendJena.Jenawasaprivatedetectiveand
shewasthemostbeautifulwomanRoscohadever
seen.Butofcoursesuchabeauty wouldneverfall
inlovewithadullmanlikeRosco,hethought...
Well,hecouldphoneherandaskhertohelphim
solvethemystery .
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER27 ,
2013
G.Fern
Hewentdownstaisasfastashe
could.Whenhegottotheground,
heleftJohnsononthefloorand
theystartedrunningTheyturned
rightandRoscosawasubway
entrance.Theywentdown
withoutthinking,Itwasvery
crowded"it'sthefirsttimeIthink
thepeakhoursaregreat",Rosco
thought.HepickedupJohnson,
tookacapoutofhispocketand
startedwalkinglikehealwaysdo.
"Don'tworryJohnson,hewon't
findusnow".Helookatthe
subwaymap,thinkingwherehe
mightgo,whenhelosthisbreath
ashefeltahandonhisright
shoulder
INGLESNOVEMBER27 ,
2013
A.García
Therewerehundredsofthem,of
allcolours,shapesandbreeds.
Wereallthesedogskidnappedor
wasitjustakennel?Roscolooked
aroundandsawhowtheman
enteredinaroom.Hedidn'tthink
twicetofollowhisstepsandcame
intotheroomafterhim.Itwasa
hugeroomfullofshelveswhich,in
turn,werefulloffilefolderswith
labelsindicatingdatesand
names.Hegotdistractedfora
secondtryingtodecipherwhatall
thosedocumentsmeant.
Suddenlyawomansneakedup
behindhimandsaid-Excuseme
sir!-.-Damnit!,thatscaredme!-
Roscoresponded.Thewoman
continued-Thisisaprivateroom,
onlyforstaff.Roscothoughtto
himself"Ihavetotellher
everything,I'msureshecanhelp
me".Hewasabouttostartthe
storywhenhesawtheman,just
infrontofthem,staringathim...
HERFIMONOVEMBER27 ,
2013
HelenaRosales
Henoticedhewasbeingfollowed
bythemansohedecidedtosetup
atraptocatchhim.Heleftthe
carinaveryaccesibleparkinglot
neartheUnitedNationsbuilding,
heleftthecarthereandran
towardsaplacewherehecould
hidebehindahotdogstand.
Fromtherehecouldseetheman
asheopenedthecarandstarted
driving.Hedecidedtotakeataxi
andfollowedhim.Itwasalong
chase,finallythemangotoutof
thecarandwentintoaverytall
building.Roscowasovercome
withbraveryandfollowedhim,
waitedoutsidehisdoorandwhen
themanlefthishousedecidedto
goinside.Oh,lotsofbarking
puppieswerethere!!!!!
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER27 ,
2013
HelenaRosales
Henoticedhewasbeingfollowed
bythemansohedecidedtosetup
atraptocatchhim.Heleftthe
carinaveryaccesibleparkinglot
neartheUnitedNationsbuilding,
heleftthecarthereandran
towardsaplacewherehecould
hidebehindahotdogstand.
Fromtherehecouldseetheman
asheopenedthecarandstarted
driving.Hedecidedtotakeataxi
andfollowedhim.Itwasalong
chase,finallythemangotoutof
thecarandwentintoaverytall
building.Roscowasovercome
withbraveryandfollowedhim,
waitedoutsidehisdoorandwhen
themanlefthishousedecidedto
goinside.Oh,lotsofbarking
puppieswerethere!!!!!
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER26,
2013
AdelaChinchilla
"Whoknows?"-hesaidtohimself.
"Fortunately,Ialreadyhave
Johnsonwithme,butIreally
wouldliketofindoutwhois
behindthis".Hefeltveryworried
aboutit.“Clearly,whoeverhas
been,cantryagainandmaybe
nexttimeIwillnotbesolucky!
WhatifIwakeupatnightagain
andthisnightmarerepeats?”-
suchthoughtstormentedRosco.
“ThatisthereasonwhyIshould
closethismatterassoonas
possible”.Roscoparkedthecar
andwrotedownitslicense
carefully.Thenextstepwasto
investigatewhowasthe
mysteriousownerofthevehicle...
JULIANOVEMBER25,
2013
Julia
hehopedtofindasupportive
officerreadytolistenpatientlyto
hisoddstoryandwillingto
believehewasnotthelunatictype
policeofficersweresofamiliar
withthesedays...."Holdonasec,
man-Roscosaidtohimself-and
facethefacts:Howonearthare
yougoingtoexplainyouare
drivingacarisnotyours,paying
noattentiontotrafficligthsor
speedlimits,withoutyourdriving
licence(Roscodidn'townacaras
drivinginNYCcouldbemost
timesanextremesporthedidn't
feelliketrying)andwithadog
barkinghystericallyintheback?".
Roscocouldn'thelpan
involuntaryshudderoffear.He
realizedhewasondirestraits,
runningoutoftimeandwithno
onebuthimselftotrust."Okay,
man,don'tpanick.I'llcomeup
withPlanB",hemumbledashe
sloweddowntostopthecarina
gardencentrehugecarpark.
Aroundhiscar,familiestriedto
instructDaddyhowtogettheir
newChristmastreeinthecar
bootwithoutanyfurther
collateraldamages.Justthen,
Roscothoughttheoldladymight
haveflownbackhomefor
Christmas.....
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER24,
2013
ALmudenaFranqueira
Withoutthinkingtwiceaboutit,he
rantowardsthecardroppingthe
bagelonthefloor.Neverinhislife
hadhefeltsoproudof
beingskinny.Heslidinthrough
thewindowandsaton
thepassenger'sseatamazedto
seethecarkeysinthe
engine.Hestartedtheenginewhile
tryingtocalmhisdogdown.From
therearwindowhecouldseethat
themanwiththegloveshadfallen
onthegroundaftersteppingon
HISbagel!Damnwithhim,
hethought'Imightendinjail
forthisbutsowouldyou!'He
ignoredthetrafficlightsandwas
almosthitbyahugetrailer.He
hadsethismind.Hewasgoing
straighttothenearestpolice
stationwhere...
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER23,
2013
F.Chicharro
...bewiseandverycareful.The
gloveperson(wasitaman?a
woman?)wasnotjoking.Noone
entersahousearmedwithaknife
andkidnapsyourdogjustlike
that.Itmustbesomeoneina
desperatesituation.Whatdid
theywantthemoneyfor?,hehad
timetowonder.Lotsofideas
crossedhismindinamatterof
seconds,mortgages,sudden
ilnesses,drugs...Andthenhehad
alookatthecarwherethe
barkingcamefromandtherehe
was,Johnson,hislovelydog,
barking,tellinghim"I'mhere"
"Hey,you!""can'tyouseeme?".
Heimmediatelyfeltashamedof
hisbehaviourforhavingthought
aboutlookingonthebrightsideof
trouble.Helovedroutine.He
adoredthesafesideofit,the
comfort,andthatwasJohnson,
waggingitstailinhappiness
askingfornothinginreturnand
sittingnexttohimwhenhecame
backhomefromwork.Luckily,he
realisedthatoneofthecar
windows...
INGLESIESPJMNOVEMBER22,
2013
E/Lopez
butafterawhilewaitingthere,he
realisedthatthemanwasabout
toleavetheshop,sotherewasno
timetowaste.Hegatheredallhis
courageanddecidedtofollow
himandseeifthatmanwasreally
theintruderwhohadtakenhis
beloveddogandwantedhimto
transfersuchabigamountof
money."50,000dollars!",he
exclaimed,"Allmysavings".
Wouldhegiveawayallthat
moneyforapet?Wouldherisk
hislifetosaveanolddog,which
wasalwayssleeping?Inthe
distancehecouldhearthemelody
ofthatfamoussongbytheMonty
Pythongroup,"Alwayslookon
thebrightsideoflife".Thatsong
remindedhimofallthefurover
hisplace;nodog,nomorepoos
orpeeonthecarpet;nomore
visitstothevetandnomoremore
moneyspentonexpensive
treatments.Atthatmoment,he
didn'tknowwhattodo,buta
familiarbarkcomingoutofacar
parkedinfrontofthebagelshop
helpedhimmakehismind,he
hadto...
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER22,
2013
EvaMVives
...startlookingintothematterin
theplacenearesthishomewhere
amannamedKarlGricelived.So
heheadedtowardUnionSquare
wherethesuspectlived.Itwasa
freezingdayinNYC,theshadow
oftheEmpireStatewhilewalking
down5thAvenuemadethe
atmosphereevencolder.TheNew
Yorkerswererunningtoandfro
withtheircoffeesontheirhands
andRoscofeltsuddenlyterribly
hungry."Icanmakeaquickstop
tobuyabagel"hethought.Andso
hedid,hestoppedatoneofhis
favouriteplacesintown,"The
XXLBagelShop".Hewentinto
theshop,linedupandlookedat
thebigquantityofbagelsthat
wereinthedisplaycase.Whenhe
wasabouttoorder,herealized
thatthemannexttohimwas
wearingthesameglovesthathe
foundintheapartment."Oh
Gosh,whatshallIdonow?"he
wondered.Heorderedagarlic
bagelwithcheeseandwaitedat
thenapkinholderforthemanto
come...
ANONYMOUSNOVEMBER21 ,
2013
JoseHidalgo
...heknewitwouldbehardto
figureoutwhocouldhavebought
theglove,butheknowsthat,asan
accountant,hecanhaveaccessto
differentsellrecordswithin
stores,sohegothiscomputer,
loggedintothenational
accountantsystemandusedallhe
knewtosearchforthe
information.Heendedupwith
threeresults:suchgloveswere
boughtbyanoldladywholivesin
anothercountry,amanwholived
fiveblocksawayfromhishouse
andapersonwho'snamewasnot
clearontherecordbecauseit
seemedfake,hethoughtthatwas
verysuspicious."Whywould
someonetryandhidetheir
identitieswhenbuyinggloves?
Woulditbesomeonewhowants
totryandkeeptheiridentity
secretatallcosts?"hethought.
Henowhadaddresseswherehe
couldstartlookingforclues,now,
allofasudden,hehadbecamean
investigator!Sohedecidedto...
LESLIENOVEMBER16,
2013
LESroncar
Roscoburstintotears:hehadjust
lostthemostimportantthingin
hislife:hisdog!Suddenlyhe
realizedthattheintruderhadleft
aglove…andheknewwhereit
camefrom:thedandyboutique!
Thebestintown!Heremembered
thathewenttheretheotherday
becausehewaslookingfora
presentforhisfather’sbirthday
buthecouldn’tmakeany
connectionbetweentheintruder,
theshopandthepug.“Anyway,
hesaid,Idonothavethemoney,
whatamIsupposetodointhis
case?”butthenanideacameup
tohismind...
SHELLY OCTOBER25,
2013RoscoJakeisanaccountantfora
bigfirminNewYork.Hisonly
companionishispug,Johnson.
Helovesthatpug.Forthemost
part,hisdaysareroutine.He
likesroutines.Hedoesn'tlike
change.Routinesandschedules
comforthim.
Today,wasadifferentday.Rosco
wokeuptoaknifeathisneck.The
intruderworeamask.Hisdeep
voiceinstructed,"Wehaveyour
pug.Ifyoueverwanttoseehim
againandmakesurewedon't
destroyyourlife,youwillhaveto
transfer$50,000tothisaccount
by10p.m.today."Theintruder
wassuddenlygone,onlyleavinga
paperwithinstructions.
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