It was another grey and dull day in London. Enough rain was pouring down to fill the world’s oceans in one go. The Smiths were really excited. Due to the miserable rain? No, but because they were about to escape the horrible weather and jump on a plane to a much warmer and sunnier place…
There were four very different members of the Smith family. Mum was kind, Dad was extremely bossy, Lily was always sensible and Tom was a complete daydreamer.
Unfortunately, Heathrow airport was particularly busy that day. People were chatting loudly, suitcase wheels were squeaking across the floors. In fact, it was so noisy that you couldn’t even hear yourself think!
After what seemed like hours, they looked up impatiently at the black and yellow Departures Board for the hundredth time and realised that their short flight to Lyon would soon be taking off. Mum, Dad and Lily were so busy talking about the scrumptious pain au chocolats and practising their terrible French accent that they didn’t notice that someone had gone missing, until…
After letting out a piercing scream, Mum shrieked, “Tom! Where is my precious boy? Tom!” Dad and Lily frantically looked around to see a panicked expression on Mum’s face. They scanned the immediate area but Tom was nowhere to be seen! Fear overwhelmed them all and they were rooted to the spot. Where had he gone? By now Mum was sobbing and Dad was just about to contact the security people, when out of the corner of her eye, Lily spotted a boy wearing the same coloured clothes as Tom. He was climbing the steps of an aeroplane just outside the window of the departure lounge. This plane was not going to Lyon though, it was going to America!
Lily shouted hysterically, “There he is!” “He’s getting on the wrong plane!” Desperately they all ran to the departure gate screaming, “Stop, stop! That’s our boy and he’s on the wrong plane!”
The Smiths sprinted as quickly as they could, but by the time they got to the departure gate, it was too late. The plump security guard had closed the gate, and was gobbling up his last chocolate truffle. Mum came rushing up and demanded, “WHERE IS MY LITTLE BOY?!” But the security guard didn’t know. What were they going to do?!
Tom stared down at his i-pad as he shuffled up the stairs, pass the flight attendant and onto the plane. He was so close to unlocking the next level of his Angry Birds game, he couldn’t put it down! When he got onto the plane he walked to a window seat, sat in the cosy first class chair and looked out of the oval shaped window. It was dark outside, so all Tom could see was the shimmering runway lit by hundreds of tiny lights. As he gazed at the glow, he drifted soundly to sleep.
Tom was woken with a big bump and a ROAR as the plane wheels shrieked to a halt. He looked around quickly and soon realised he was all alone! Tom was terrified. He jumped out of his seat, and begged the nearest stewardess for help. “HELP! I’ve lost my Mum and Dad, please help me find them!”…
“Where did you last see them?” questioned the Stewardess.
“Well…erm…I last saw them at Heathrow Airport.”
Luckily, the plane was travelling back to England that night. The Pilot and the Stewardess agreed that Tom could stay on the plane until they were ready to leave.
Tom started to feel sad and lonely and missed his family. He missed his bossy Dad and his sensible sister, but most of all he missed his kind and caring Mum. He could really do with a big Mummy hug now.
The Stewardess saw that Tom was sad and took a Mars bar out of her pocket and gave it to Tom. The new passengers started to arrive on the plane. The Stewardess didn’t want to leave Tom on his own so she gave him a job to do. Tom was going to be the youngest Stewardess ever.
“Lily would love this job,” thought Tom.
On the flight Tom was very busy. He had to remind people to be careful, he had to give out the food and drinks to the passengers and he had to check everyone was wearing their seatbelt.
Soon they arrived in rainy England and Tom was excited to see his family again. As he walked off the plane, he saw them. Dad looked angry, Lily was excited and Mum was shocked to see him. Tom ran towards them and gave them all a big hug.
“This has been the best holiday ever!” He cheered as he waved goodbye to the helpful Stewardess and the Pilot.
by pupils in Year 2 from Collis, Sheen Mount, Stanley and St. Edmund’s primary schools