Mission Impossible

11/16/2020

The hinge on the wooden cupboard snapped. The door slammed onto the counter, smashing the cookie jar. Wood and glass spewed onto the floor. "No," Dakota screamed! "I've gotta make it downtown in time!" She tiptoed over the broken pieces and out of the kitchen. Dakota dashed down the hall and grabbed her keys off the entryway table. "Ring!" The phone pierced. Dakota stopped. Puzzled. Hairs on her neck and arms stood at attention. She turned, slowly, and glared at the painting on the wall. The phone in the painting of the iconic, red phone box from London, was ringing.

Finish the story in EXACTLY 100 words. No more. No less. A few things: your story MUST include the following words: downtown, ring and broken. AND, most importantly, your story MUST be a flawless continuation of the story you respond to. At the end, there should only be ONE story.

1. INCLUDE: Nick Name.

2. Must be EXACTLY 100 words.

3. Respond to only ONE other post from any student.

4. Your story must be a flawless continuation of the story you choose to respond to.

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school, your family or your upbringing with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

DISCLAIMER: If you do not respond AND comment on TWO others, you will not receive credit for this assignment. It's all or nothing.

WARNING: If you post even one second past midnight, your comment might appear to be posted, but as soon as it is opened to be graded, it will automatically delete.

Due Fri., November 20, 2020 11:59 p.m. ICT

131 Comments

Arly (English 11 Block B)

11/18/2020 07:03:03 pm

Dakota walked to the painting and examined it very closely. She noticed that it was just a normal painting of a random street in London. She thought that she was making things up, but the moment she was heading to the door, the house shook, things fell down broken as the phone rings again. Dakota, sucked into the painting, found herself in downtown London. She felt a sense of danger, a rush of adrenaline shooting through her. She was about to get hit by a bus when suddenly, she woke up and found that it was all just a dream...

Emmy (AP Research + AP Lang)

11/19/2020 10:16:21 am

"It was all just a dream" she repeated to herself. As she felt the rush of adrenaline leave her body, she opened her eyes and steadied herself in bed. The mattress under her back felt familiar, the blanket wrapped around her body felt familiar, the seal doll that she was clutching for comfort felt familiar; she's at home. Time continued to tick. The snow outside continued to fall. She propped herself up in bed and to her horror, the family portrait that had been hanging in front of her bed was replaced with the iconic, red phone box from London.

Mean (English 11 Block B)

11/20/2020 09:36:09 pm

"This is probably a dream" told herself calmly. She walks toward the painting. Trying to open the red phone box but then suddenly. She wakes up again. " Huh, that's weird." Dakota never had a repeating dream before. Having a dream is already hard for her since she's a worker in a small cafe shop. It might seems like an easy job but during the night there are so many people, she always finish her work at 3 in the morning. It's too tired that she doesn't dream anymore these days.

Birdy

11/21/2020 12:02:47 am

I really like your story and the way u kept engaging the reader with the very first hook sentences in your writing. The words and tenses used in this story acted as a bridge that holds strongly for your story. Great job!!

Tonhom (Eng 11/B)

11/19/2020 11:31:24 am

Then she realized that she was almost late for work. She went quickly to the bathroom to brush her teeth, take a shower and dress up. After that, she grabbed her breakfast, her purse and ran toward the door. When she ran out from the door, she stood still with her eyes wide open. She was standing in the middle of the street in downtown London. She heard the sound of the horn and when she turned her head to where the sound came from, the headlight of the bus flashes into her eyes. The bus is coming towards her.

First 3182 Eng11 BlockH

11/19/2020 06:27:12 pm

She stood still, closed her eyes tight and her whole body was strongly contracting. Immediately, she flinched from her bed and screamed. Her heart is beating rapidly. She looked around her room and found out that everything was alright, nothing was broken. Dakota was still confused about what’s happening. While she was thinking, she saw the family portrait hanging in front of her bed was replaced with the iconic, red phone box from London just like what she saw in her dreams. Suddenly, she heard her phone ring, so she got up from her bed to pick up the phone.

Mulan 3415 Eng11 BlockH

11/19/2020 07:57:20 pm

(Reply to first 3182 Eng11 BlockH) When she picks up the phone, the phone would not stop ringing and it continues to ring again and again. She realized that the phone was broken. She wondered how long it had been broken. I still remember that yesterday I still used it, she reminded herself. Or is it just all a dream am I asleep or awake she started to wonder. The next morning he went to the street of downtown London to get the phone fix. When she arrived at the shop the worker started to examine the phone. But there is not thing wrong with it…..

Pro (English 11 Block B)

11/23/2020 12:53:07 pm

"Thank God, it's just a dream.” Dakota breathed a sigh of relief. She looked around. “Huh?” it wasn’t her room. She took in her surroundings. She was on a comfortable bed. There was a TV-show playing on a television in front of her. She could hear the faint noises of children playing outside.
“Where am I?” Dakota was starting to panic. She was in an unfamiliar room. “Let’s take a walk.” she started to rise from the bed, moving her leg-. She felt nothing. Her legs weren’t there. In place of what was supposed to be her legs was nothing.

Tonhom (Eng 11/B)

11/18/2020 07:03:31 pm

She walked toward the painting and stared at it. Unexpectedly, she got pulled into the painting and appeared at the downtown restaurant where she had an appointment with her friend for dinner. Dakota was still shocked, but she tried to remain calm. When they finished dinner, they walked out from the restaurant and said good-bye to each other. Suddenly, the wind blew strongly. She closed her eyes, she could hear the sound of the broken glass of the window at the restaurant and the sound of the alarm “Ring!” She woke up astonishingly and realized it was just a dream.

Arly (English 11 Block B)

11/19/2020 10:58:19 am

Dakota sat on her bed for a few moments, thinking about her dream. It was already 18:00 pm when she woke up and realized that she really had an appointment with her friend for dinner at 19:00 pm at one of the best western restaurant in downtown London! She quickly changed her normal clothes into a glamorous dress and puts her make up on. At 19:30 pm, her friend called her, asking where she’s at right now. Even though she did not get out of her house yet, she simply replied “I’m on my way! Almost there!”

Eve (English 11 B)

11/19/2020 11:51:23 am

After she ended the call, she rushed down the stairs and walked out of the house. Then, she saw pretty red roses located in front of the flower shop across the street. She realized that she’s really late so she decided to buy some flowers for her friend as a sorry gift. She walked and looked around the shop and there was one thing that caught her eyes. It was a painting that looked exactly like the painting in her dream. She had a goosebump but she had no time to think about it because she was in a rush...

Emmy (AP Research + Lang)

11/19/2020 01:29:42 pm

"What that hell was that?", she thought to herself, still with goosebumps all over her arms. She was clearly hallucinating about that painting. There's no time to think about that. Her friend is waiting for her. She stuffed her hands in her coat pocket, put her head down, and continued walking. But as she walked, she noticed that the sidewalk is lined with a different brick that she's used to. It's not the brown bricks that she's been walking on since her childhood, it's the grey bricks that are in that painting of the iconic, red phone box in London.

Praew (AP Lang)

11/18/2020 07:03:56 pm

Even though she knew she had to be downtown in less than ten minutes, Dakota stood as still as a statue with thoughts in her mind racing faster than Olympic runners. Questions that she could not answer came spilling into her mind. Not knowing what to do, she slowly walked closer to the painting, avoiding the broken pieces of glass on the wooden floor. The ringing sound of the telephone filled her ears. The air in that room was freezing but Dakota was still covered in sweat. All she knew to do is to then is just inhale and exhale.

Yaya

11/19/2020 07:57:30 am

wake herself up thinking that it was a dream. But then the picture started to shake, then it widened, no... it’s actually getting bigger and bigger! The shocked Dakota’s first instinct was so run away but her legs froze completely still in place. The painting is getting closer and closer until it completely devours Dakota. The phone is still ringing but this time, it’s completely right next to her. When she opens her eyes, she realizes that she has been transferred to a completely different location, presumably London by looking at the clock tower. She picks up the phone and...

Jimmy (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 09:43:12 am

tried to call her mother. However, the phone didn't ring at all. She started to wander downtown, finding people to help her. As she walks through the streets she realized she was in the painting. The faces of the people were blank, and the cars were stationary. She wondered how was she sucked into the painting. Then she felt a tightness on her finger, she glanced at her finger and found a suspicious looking ring, with a broken, purple crystal on it. Dakota came to a sudden realization, in order to go back she must restore the crystal. She then......

Earth

11/19/2020 10:03:21 am

“Hello?” Dakota replied with extreme confusion. “Hello?” Dakota tried speaking again but still no one answered and unexpectedly the call was canceled. Dakota hung up the phone feeling super hopeless. The only thing that came to her mind was “where in the world am I? I just needed to go downtown!” Dakota questioned herself as she looked out the window of the red telephone booth she was standing in. Knock! Knock! Dakota turned around to see a tall man in a black coat that has a height as tall as a building. She gasped, scared of the terrifying looking man.

Lara (english 12 blkf)

11/20/2020 11:03:49 pm

The mysterious tall man keeps knocking harder and louder, “KNOCK-KNOCK!”. Dakota can’t take this pressure anymore, at the same time, the phone rang again. Dakota grabbed the phone very quickly, and the moment it hit her ear, the terrifying man suddenly disappeared. However, her surrounding turns completely black, her eyes can’t grasp the existence of her own fingers. Dakota keeps walking, hoping to find a slight brightness in this darkness. In a blink of an eye, the darkness disappears as if it never existed before. She appeared to be in front of her house’s entry. The face of a man she’s really familiar...

Mint (Block H)

11/19/2020 10:22:08 am

Dakota slap her face several times before it started to turn red. This is not a dream. She then heard several more rings from the painting before she decided to run. But as she forced her leg to move forward she realized that the red phone got bigger and bigger. Now it’s at the back of her. She tries to move herself as she feels suspicious. She had now stuck in the painting. “Help!” She tried to yell but no words came out of her mouth. Few hours went by and she wanted to cry but no tears came down.

Ger 2967 Block F

11/20/2020 11:27:56 pm

What came out of her eyes wasn't tears but it's a waterfall of acrylic paint. By the time she realizes that she's crying paint, her entire body was already covered in colors, similar to the color run game she played with her friends last week. Being completely shocked by everything that happened, she sort of regained her senses and began searching for an explanation. She stepped away from the phone and looked around, everything is exactly like the painting. She kept on walking and walking until she was stopped by an invisible barrier which presumably the edge of the painting.

Mint (Block H)

11/19/2020 10:10:29 am

Dakota did not believe her eyes. “I might have been crazy!” She thought to herself. There is nothing like this red phone box near where she live. If there is then it’s probably broken and would not sound the way she just heard. She start to observed the painting again she now saw a very pretty ring placed in a very suspicious place. “I must’ve too little sleep!”She thought to herself once again. But each time she looked at the painting the painting keep on changing. She now saw downtown where she isn’t really familiar of she keep wondering.

Eve (English 11 B)

11/19/2020 11:31:58 am

Dakota rubbed her eyes. She walked over and stared at the painting but nothing happened. The painting was still and there was no ringing, she thought it was just a hallucination. Then, she turned around and saw a red telephone box which stood still in downtown that looks exactly like in the painting. She was shocked and confused, she turned back to look at the painting again but it disappeared. She suddenly realized that she was trapped in the painting so she tried to use the red telephone to call for help, but it turns out that it was broken…

Ping English 12 Block F

11/19/2020 12:54:47 pm

Dakota felt scared and she did not know what to do. She never knew that such a parallel world could exist and she would experience one in her lifetime! Dakota looked around and observed the other world. She did not know anyone at all and she felt lost. Dakota started asking the people around her, but they all seemed confused and did not reply to her back. She felt extremely helpless and started to cry. Suddenly, it started to rain really hard. She thought the world was ending. Dakota cried, screamed, and ran all around, desperate for someone to help.

Kati English 12 Block F

11/19/2020 07:48:13 pm

Then, Dakota started to realize that crying was not the solution. So she began to walk around the city of London and observe the things around her. Seeing self driving cars, Dakota rushed to check on a newspaper at the Borough Market, in which the date Jan 2040 was written. Dakota was 20 years ahead for where she came from! In shock, she decided to borrow a phone to dial it to the ones back home. However, all was an invalid phone number. “Now what do I do! I don’t even have a dollar with me.” Dakota thought.

Chanel (English 12 Block E)

11/20/2020 10:34:35 pm

Dakota was totally lost. She stood for a moment and begin walking toward to painting. “Ring, Ring” the magical phone continued to ring. Dakota reached the painting and lays fingers on it. The ringing sound continued and Dakota took down the painting. She did not know where it was coming from as if the phone rang from another world. “Magic might exist…” Dakota begins to become indulged in the painting. Suddenly, she was sucked into the painting and enter another world… She pinched herself, trying to make sure she is not dreaming.

Emmy (AP Research + Lang)

11/19/2020 01:16:26 pm

Seems impossible, ain't it? She pinched herself right where her engagement ring used to be, a natural reflex of her's, wishing she was hallucinating. She ignored it. As she carefully tiptoed around the broken glass to make her way out of the kitchen, a large broken piece of glass lodged its way through the tip of her right toe. "Damn it! Not now", cursed Dakota. She had to make her way downtown for her last rehearsal before Nutcracker Season starts. With her punctured big toe, she would have to sit out. It all depends on how deep the wound is.

Ally (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 02:07:24 pm

She checked on her wound for a while and went to get her medicine box. She slowly smeared the medicine onto her wound. As she was busy putting on medicine, she heard another voice from the painting. It sounded like a crowd of busy people. Dakota walked to the painting and found out that there's a small village in the picture, located next to the phone box. She leaned near the painting and found out that the voice got louder. She gathered her courage, she puts her hand in and found out that she's able to go into the painting.

Kim-Hun (AP Research Block A)

11/19/2020 03:52:06 pm

She was stunned for a moment. Her consciousness and judgment are not in the same place as she questions her sanity. “This can’t be real,” She said to herself. Dakota takes a deep breath, and illuminates her eyes wide open. Dakota slowly entered the picture, and felt a soothing breeze of wind blowing through her ears, her hair, and her shoulders. What she saw left her speechless. Dakota looked around the crowd of people that was around her. Noises and voices chattering as she stood there in the middle of a place she'd never seen before, but felt so familiar.

Beryl (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 12:51:39 am

Just as she finished that thought, she chuckled to herself. Since when has a little pain ever stopped her? Not bothering to clean and bandage her wound, she shoved her feet into a pair of ankle boots and grabbed her purse and keys by the door before rushing out into the chilly autumn air. Perhaps it was because of the beautiful scenery before her, orange and yellow leaves seeming to glow softly under the rising sun, but Dakota found herself pausing in front of the door, breathing in the crisp, cool air. A sense of nostalgia and loneliness fills her.

Ally (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 01:56:12 pm

"Is this a dream?," Dakota thought to herself. She pinched her arms and found out it's not. She walked towards the painting and slowly examine it. She touched the painting and found out that as her fingers touched the surface of the painting, it creates a ripple effect. She took her ring out and tried to touch the painting again and the ripple effect isn't showing this time. This makes her even more puzzled and curious. She turned back to look at the broken cookie jar and thought of going downtown, but she decided to ignore them just for now.

March English 11B

11/19/2020 05:08:40 pm

She walked out of the house and makes her way downtown for work. Thinking about the thing she just saw she tried to calm herself. Until seeing the same exact street and phone booth.”Deja vu!” she whispered. She went to touch the phone booth the whole thing rippled and cracked. With the broken glass on her feet suddenly the phone rings. “No way!” She screamed and ran back to the house, kicked the door open and ran upstairs. She tried to make herself comfortable and sleep it out, but it was not working. She is going insane. Bang bang!

Belle (AP Research Block A)

11/19/2020 05:44:49 pm

She can’t help but feel like she is being punished by the universe. She had never felt so empty in her entire 23 years of life. It is certainly an unbelievable accomplishment to finish 2 degrees in law at such a young age. “Did I do anything that may have caused someone to feel like they have to do this to me?” she thought to herself. It was only last week that she knowingly accused an innocent man of murder. She felt no shame because she received a good amount of money for that case. Suddenly, she saw the man right next to her bed. “How could this be?” Dakota shouted. She looked over to her phone and got a text from her coworker that the man she is seeing had just killed himself.

Hoon (English 11 Block H)

11/20/2020 10:39:53 pm

She decided to put on the ring again and this time when she put her hand on the picture she found out there is another unseen dimension hidden behind the picture. She appears to the 90s era with a clock in her hand, she didn’t know how it comes to. Suddenly, an old mystery man with a long black coat walks towards her and says “ go to the tower clock downtown, there's a puzzle waiting for you to solve there” and he gave her a map. Dakota looks down at the map and looks up but the man has gone.

Mim #3378 (Eng 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 02:10:04 pm

She talks to herself that if she picks up the phone, she might teleport to London. The phone was ringing again, so she decided to pick up the phone. Her hand can really go through the painting. She holds the phone beside her ear. She heard something broken from the phone and people yelling. She felt dizzy then everything turned dark. She wakes up, seeing herself on the bed of the hospital. She ran away from all nurses and doctors till she reached the main exit of the hospital. She came outside seeing herself in the middle of downtown London.

Phakhom (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 02:46:36 pm

She was shocked, this downtown London wasn't the same downtown she usually goes through. She heard a voice from her back, so she looks back and sees nurses running and shouting after her. She decided to run to a dark, small street. She needed to find a place to hide from the nurses. She sees a small broken closet near the trashcan. She quickly went inside to hide from the nurses. While hiding, she founded a calendar. The year on the calendar is 1986, she shocked. Then she realized that she went through a painting of a phone that rings.

Pumpkin (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 03:07:29 pm

After seeing the calendar, she realized she went back in time. She hid for a while, thinking about how she went back in time just through a picture of a phone ringing. She was shocked. Looking out through the streets downtown the people where dressing like the old times. Dakota saw a bus stop where she was hiding. She ran out to the bus stop and waited. Finally the bus came, even though it looked a little broken but still fine. She didn't knew where the bus was going but what she knew was that she have to run away.

Aom (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 03:33:53 pm

While she was on the bus escaping away from the busy downtown, she is trying to make up her mind. She started to mumbled to herself, " Where am I? Where is this place? Where am I going?" Then she stopped. The bus stopped at a dry farmland, everyone is gathering their suitcases can went down the bus with a rush. Dakota quickly followed them and walked on the walk way. Until, her eyes caught a blink on the ground, it was a broken ring. Dakota with no rush picked up the ring hoping that it could be her lucky charm.

Ally (English 11 Block H)

11/19/2020 06:46:39 pm

She reached for her pockets and found a string. She tried to put the broken parts together so that she can tie the ring up with a string and put it on as a necklace. As she placed the broken parts together, the parts connected without her having to put in any effort as if the ring was magical. She puts the necklace she made around her neck and continues to walk downtown and into the market where she found a red telephone box, just like what she saw earlier on the painting at home. She stood there and stared.

Pam (English 12 Block E)

11/19/2020 09:47:43 pm

“Where exactly am I?” she asked herself with confusion but couldn’t figure out. Suddenly, a man with white gown can buy and grab her by her wrist. “Quick! We don’t have much time!” said the man. Dakota didn’t know what to do but she decided to follow what the man told her to do. She ran away as fast as she could holding the doctor's hand. Suddenly, she heard the voice of the phone ringing again. Along with the ringtone, it was her parents voice calling for help. “Dakota, do you hear us? Dakota you must wake up right now!”

Kim-Hun (AP Research Block A)

11/19/2020 03:57:47 pm

She placed the ring on her middle finger and kept walking. Dakota’s eyes were locked on that ring as she examined it closely. “Where did it come from?,” “Who does it belong to?,” questions kept flowing through her mind. Dakota was lost in her thoughts for a moment, until she snapped. She stopped walking as she began to hear voices in the distance. She looked around, but there were so many people to be seen, and no one appeared to be saying anything to her. It came closer and closer, but Dakota still couldn’t see it. Until she looked down.

vivi (english h 11)

11/21/2020 02:25:15 am

"AH! You almost killed me there!" screamed Dakota, covering her face with her hands. "Shh, it's me, James," explained the mysterious guy. "Why are you here?" The young lady asked, giving him perplexed look, squints, scans the young man from head to toe. "Do I know you?" "Very well, I suppose. I'm the owner of the ring you're wearing," James chuckled. "You're wearing it on the wrong finger." "This is...yours? But I have no memory of you," tilting her head, asking out of curiosity. "You must've been hallucinating this whole time, Dakota. This is real life. I am your fiance."

March English 11 B

11/19/2020 04:31:32 pm

Dakota stared at the picture as if she knew this place. She touched the picture, she got sucked in instantly. When she opened her eyes she was in the phone booth and it was in front of her the phone was ringing. She answered the phone “Hello?” she answered with confusion “who are you?” “I’ve been watching you.” The man answered. She panicked and quickly hung up. Looking out she sees that she is in downtown London. She kicked the broken door and came out seeing the world for the first time in years, seeing the man smiling up front….

Belle (AP Research Block A)

11/19/2020 05:33:03 pm

"You know who I am, Dakota." the mysterious man whispered with a grin. "Father?" Dakota said as tears filled her eyes. Dakota can’t help but notice that her father had aged terribly. There were many lines on his grim face that she does not recognize. Dakota had been longing for this day for years. The day her father would come back to set her free. It has been so long that she is unable to recall the year she was in. It sure felt like forever. Now is her time. Her time to feel the sunshine in her skin without the fear of her father coming back to find out that she had left the property.

Ning (English 11, Block B)

11/19/2020 10:50:45 pm

After reading the text, she thought to herself, “I have a boyfriend?”. This is certainly the weirdest text she had ever gotten in a while. After years of dedicating her life to school, she had never been in a relationship with anyone. Dakota quickly got out of bed and went to shower, carelessly passing by the man beside the bed. She then proceeds to go on with her life again, trying to erase the memories of her mystifying morning. All she thought was that this must be April fools, that her coworkers must be pranking her out of the blue.

Belle (AP Research Block A)

11/19/2020 05:26:31 pm

She stood there unremittingly. Dakota stood there as if she had already forgotten her plan to visit downtown. “Ring!” the phone rang again. She knows she’s not crazy. She figured that she is merely dreaming and waking up is all she has to do. Dakota tried screaming only to find out that there was no sound coming out of her mouth. All that was left was silence. Had Dakota gone mad? She explored the place she used to know only to feel more empty. Suddenly, she found herself on the floor of her own home. The blood spewing out of her lifeless body was certainly not what she thought she was going to see on such a beautiful day to visit downtown. Dakota crumbled down to pieces. She had never felt so broken. Then, The hinge on the wooden cupboard snapped. The door slammed onto the counter, smashing the cookie jar. She is stuck in an endless loop for eternity.

Brendon (AP research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:15:26 pm

Live. Die. Repeat. It was a vicious cycle, and Dakota is in it; she had grown numb to the endless ringing of the phone box, the pain of broken glass shards piercing her back, and the word "downtown" percolating inside her mind. How many deaths has it been? Dakota opened her eyes again, this time the phone didn't ring, the broken shards of glass didn't pierce her back, and the word "downtown" was nowhere to be found in Dakota's mind. Everything seemed normal until the phone box rang again, alongside the sudden appearance of a shadowy, ominous figure. Dakota screamed.

Sam English 12 Block E

11/19/2020 08:08:29 pm

Dakota was snarled. There are only two things that emerge in her mind: being late to downtown and losing her opportunity to work or checking mysterious phone calls. “Ring” the phone in the painting kept calling upon her. Time is running out. Pressure, anxiety, fear all exist at once. Dakota was completely glamoured and slowly returned back to the painting as if there is something magical attracting her. Suddenly, a broken glass bottle fell on the floor, which awakened her mind. She quickly ran out of the building and hurried onto the bus to downtown. While sitting on the bus…

Kurt English 12 Block F

11/19/2020 09:02:00 pm

the ringing sound came back to her ears and she could not stop thinking about it. Without hesitation, she ordered the bus driver to stop and stormed out of the bus. She quickly ran away from the downtown back to the building and stopped exactly at the mysterious painting. At this point, she could still hear the phone ringing very loudly. She slowly approach the painting with the intention to rip the painting off, but she was scared that something bad would happen. She thought, "What if it's just my imagination? The painting would have been purposelessly broken then".

Kurt English 12 Block F

11/19/2020 09:07:27 pm

Dakota walked towards the ringing phone while trying to avoid the broken wood and glasses on the floor and glared at the mysterious painting. The ringing becomes louder as she walked towards it. Suddenly, it came to her mind again that she was supposed to be at downtown. She tried to walk away but her body was hesitating. She knew that if she walked away, there would never be another opportunity to uncover its mysteries, so she remained there without moving an inch. She walked towards it and rip off the painting and found a ringing phone behind the painting.

Sam English 12 Block E

11/19/2020 09:11:39 pm

Dakota was astonished. The phone continued to ring. “How come I never knew there was this telephone here?” Dakota doubted as she gradually picked up the phone. No one is talking. “Hello?” Dakota decided to begin the conversation. “Help me…” The response was answered by an intimate sound. “Who are… Mom? Is that you?” The phone hung up all at a sudden. Dakota recalled her business downtown and hurried out to the bus as she fought with time. Dakota was totally baffled. She thought everything that had just happened was illuminations; however, the voice of her mom is so realistic...

Pam (English 12 Block E)

11/19/2020 09:36:52 pm

Ning (English 11, Block B)

11/19/2020 09:24:41 pm

"What should I do?" Dakota said to herself after rushing back and looking at the broken pieces on the floor. There's cookie crums and glass everywhere on the floor. She glared back at the painting and slowly walked towards the phonebooth. The ring is getting louder and louder. Dakota can't believe what she is seeing and storms outside to head towards downtown. She sprints as fast as she can hoping that the sound will fade away but it only gets louder instead. She feels as if the more she runs, the closer she is. It is driving her madly insane.

Kris English 12 (Block E)

11/20/2020 12:01:08 pm

There must be a way to get rid of this noise. She shouted. She screamed. She screeched at the top of her lungs. Nonetheless, her efforts were all in vain. The ring rang so loud it drowned out even her own voice, a feat never thought possible. She knew that she was in no shape or form to go downtown anymore, she’s going to fix the problem at its source. Such a trivial issue could never have broken her spirit. Thus, she stomped towards the painting, getting closer and closer. By the time she’s touching the painting, it’s all quiet.

Ruby (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 09:27:54 pm

It's too quiet. It is as if she's underwater and every sound in this world has been muted. Dakota stood there with her hand still on the painting. The ring earlier has left her in shock and she could hear her own heart beating. Thud. Thud. Thud. The rhythmic beating is echoing inside her head. It is loud enough to drive her crazy like the ringing did. "STOP! How do I stop this thudding noise?" She asked herself. Dakota covered her ears as the thudding becomes louder and louder. She collapsed onto the floor and tears started streaming down her face.

Christine (English 11 Block B)

11/19/2020 09:30:18 pm

Hallucinations, Dakota thinks to herself, don’t get tricked. Quickly, without a thought of picking up the phone, she rushes out the door. The second she steps out of the door, a loud CRACK was heard, she looked back swiftly and saw a hole right beneath the painting of the phone on the wall. “Downtown, get to downtown,” Dakota says to herself repeatedly. She started walking hastily, being careful of every step she takes as the world collapses around her. “MOMMY!!!”, the sound of a little girl was heard. Something in Dakota stirred. It’s shouldn’t be a hallucination this time... right?

Myra (English 12 Block E)

11/19/2020 09:53:34 pm

Dakota paused as the last of her judgement left her. It was her little girl, she needs help! She's still here. With a relieved sob, Dakota turned back towards the door and barged right back in, facing the dark hallway. The crack in the painting was glowing a bright red as the light spilled onto the wooden floors. Dakota looked around, trying to search for her little girl. Suddenly, a giggle echoed as she spun around, on high alert. The door slammed. Turning back to the hallway, she spots a dark, small, figure. Could it be? Is it really her?

Cindy ( AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:28:29 pm

"Mommy, why did you leave me alone?" the figure whispered, "Do you know how cold it is here?" Tears instantly filled Dakota's eyes. She walked towards the figure as if in a trance. She reached out, only to touch wisps of smoke as the small figure became a shadow right before her eyes. Memories began to pass before her eyes. Of her daughter running around a field with bright eyes. Of her little girl begging for another bedtime story. Of her baby giggling with joy. Of her precious baby dying before her eyes in the car accident two years ago.

Pam (English 12 Block E)

11/19/2020 09:43:22 pm

Dakota stared at the picture and touched it as if she knew this place before. She touched the picture, she got sucked in instantly. When she opened her eyes she was in the phone booth and it was in front of her the phone was ringing. She answered the phone “Hello?” she answered with confusion “who are you?” “Help Dakota, I’m stuck!.”It was the voice of her father calling for help. She panicked and kept on shouting back on the phone but her dad hung up. With realization, she looks up and sees that she is in downtown London.

Kurt English 12 Block F

11/19/2020 10:42:28 pm

She tried to find the building to once again have the access to the phone and call her father, but she was lost. She was so worried because her father sounded like he was really in pain and desperate for help. She asked the people around for directions but she was not able to describe the buildings. Her memories of the building faded away and she could not hold on to it. The frustration made her mind even more broken. Suddenly, the ring sound rings in her ear once again, so she walked away from the downtown towards the sound.

Som (English 12E)

11/20/2020 07:16:33 am

Dakota tried to walk away from it, but everytime she tried to run away, she keeps coming back to the same place. The ringing becomes louder as she walked towards it. Suddenly, it came to her mind again that she was supposed to be at downtown. She tried to walk away but her body was hesitating. She knew that if she walked away, there would never be another opportunity to uncover its mysteries, so she remained there without moving an inch. Then, suddenly a shadow appeared behind her, she did not dare to look back.

Myra (English 12 Block E)

11/19/2020 09:46:30 pm

Dakota's confusion slowly turned into terror. Aside from the ringing phone, she was starting to hear a symphony of whispers. "Dakota, answer it," "Dakota, do it!" Dakota's hands started shaking as she slowly backed up to the wall. "No, no!" She shook her head wildly and pulled at her hair. For a second, her mind seemed to be broken, too lost to salvage. Her eyes brightened and for a second she seemed to regain her consciousness. "I have to get downtown. Down-" Another whisper broke her train of thought. "Dakota, you stole my ring, and now I'll steal your soul."

Kevin (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 01:32:22 am

With a jolt of excruciating pain, and a flash of light so bright it blinded her, Dakota lost every last ounce of strength in her body.
When the world materialized before her once again, Dakota felt as though she'd been blacked out for hours. She glanced at the clock hanging down the end of the hall worriedly, but no time had passed. No time... at all. "Now, that ring", it was the whispers again, "tell me where it is". "I don't know" Dakota cried as she finally broke under the fear, "I don't know. Please let me go downtown. Please".

Sally (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:45:40 pm

“Ring!” The phone ringing in the painting broke through the chaos and tears, she looked up at the painting and everything was the same. No.. something was different. Why is she looking up at the painting? Dakota looked down and saw her own body lying on the floor, the whisper echoed in her head, “..and now I’ll steal your soul..” Her body, once full of life, is now grotesquely twisted, bloodshot eyes fixated on the painting, each detail had curdled her blood and reminded Dakota of the series of macabre murder in downtown London that once shocked the whole world.

Joseph English 11B

11/19/2020 10:32:44 pm

She stopped. After a few seconds, she turned back and got out of the kitchen. She prepared and was ready to go out for an important meeting downtown. When she was one step in front of the entrance, "ring!!!" it was the phone again. She was annoyed. She opened the door and shut it down strongly. She arrived meeting just on time, however, the manager seemed angry. He asked Dakota about the reason why she didn't answer the call. "I was in the kitchen." "Do you bring the result of our product today?" He asked. She answered, "It is broken......."

Nina

11/20/2020 04:05:11 pm

Dakota looked at the Manager's shoes, as he scold her about breaking one of their products. Dakota thought to herself about why she heard the ringing sound of the red phone box from London, because it was a painting after all, there was no way a painted phone could ever ring, it had left her bewildered as she could not wrap her head around what just happened. Dakota begin to wonder if this is all just a dream, maybe the manager isn't even yelling at her, she's just dreaming these phenomenon. Dakota slowly looked up, stared into the manger eyes.

Cindy ( AP Research Block A)

11/19/2020 11:09:00 pm

“Leave me alone. I’ll keep my promise.” Dakota gritted out through her teeth. The painting, a portrait of a man, glared back. “If you continue your actions, I’ll leave and never turn back.” That seemed to do the trick. The man scanned her up and down coldly, then in a blink of an eye, everything turned back. “I’ll be back before 10,” Dakota mumbled as she stepped out of the door. Dakota left, and silence filled the mansion. “How naive,” the man chuckled darkly after a few moments of silence, “Once you step in here, you can never leave me.”

Jacky English 11 Block H

11/20/2020 12:11:23 am

Suddenly Dakota appeared back in her bedroom, exactly where she was when she woke up. “Leave me alone. I’ll keep my promise.” Dakota gritted out through her teeth. The painting, a portrait of a man, glared back. *"what didn't this already happen??!, why is it happening again?" Dakota thinks to herself. “If you continue your actions, I’ll leave and never turn back.” That seemed to do the trick. The man scanned her up and down coldly, then in a blink of an eye, everything turned black. "How naive, thinking that you can leave me," The man smiles, "you're mine now".

Aurora (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:29:12 pm

At that moment, the man espaced from the painting and reached out his hands to grab Dakota. Instantly, his body transformed into an ominous bunch of dust that blocked Dakota's paths. "You will regret this," the despondent yet threatening voice cascaded through Dakota's thoughts. Tears began rushing down her cheeks as she started to run. There was no exist and the toxic air was making her suffocate. "What do you want!" screamed she. Yet, there was no reply. She kneeled down, alone, in this dark space, knowing that hope has been stolen by her unfulfilled promises. It was the end.

Jacky English 11 Block H

11/20/2020 12:05:17 am

Seeing the phone ring, she realized that she wasn't moving at all, the distance between her and the phone wasn't changing. Then she realized that everything in the background was completely still, yet the phone was still ringing. Everything felt broken, something was off. Then she realized something, there was a constant beeping sound in the background. Then she heard someone speak, “Look! Look! Her heart rate is fluctuating, what does this mean??”
“AHHHH, I’M LATE FOR THE MEETING, I GOT TO GET DOWNTOWN!”, Dakota screamed as she awoke from her coma swinging her arms. With that she almost…..

Sean (Block B)

11/20/2020 05:35:07 pm

took off her saline feeding equipment, when she got her senses together she looks around the room and notices that she is in a hospital. She called for a nurse, but no one showed up, she took off her saline feeding equipment and make her way to the door. She opened the door, and there was silence, no one to be seen. She walked down the hallway and make her way to the exit, but it was locked. She walked to the fire exit door and when she opened it up it leads to another rather identical hallway, and then...

Allie (English 11 Block H)

11/20/2020 11:56:58 pm

she felt dizzy, everything went blurry. She felt so scared inside so she ran back to her room, hoping this isn't a dream. She tried to cry for help but it was no help, nobody heard her. She didn't know where she was, she forgot everything. There was a knife beside her bed. There was no way in and no way out, she had no choice. She picked up the knife and stabbed herself. At that moment, she woke up in her living room.

Beryl (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 12:42:37 am

There was a familiar feeling in her abdomen, a coil of nerves and anxiety settling like an anchor. For the past week, Dakota had been having the same visions. The ringing of the red phone box from London haunting her even in her dreams. Premonitions. Unfortunately for her, this is an all too regular occurrence. Nothing good ever came out of these visions, and Dakota has learned that the hard way through a series of misfortune. So when she started having visions of destruction and a red phone box from London, her gut knew exactly where she needed to go.

Ryo (English 12 Block E)

11/20/2020 11:30:37 pm

Her visions were the bane of her existence. Having experienced them since a young age, even more so recently, she could not get rid of them no matter what she did. They messed with her thinking and made everything unclear for her. She had to get to the red telephone box in the middle of the city. It was the only way she could make the visions go away, at least for a while. When she arrived at the telephone box, the door was wide open. Puzzled, she entered cautiously and saw a red phone dangling just above the floor.

Cindy ( AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 01:06:14 am

“Leave me alone. I’ll keep my promise.” Dakota gritted out through her teeth, trying to ignore the sharp ringing noise. The painting, a portrait of a man, stared back. “If you continue your actions, I’ll leave.” That seemed to do the trick. The man scanned her coldly, then in a blink of an eye, there were no longer any signs of broken glass. “I’m going downtown,” Dakota mumbled as she stepped out. Dakota left, and silence filled the mansion. “How naive,” the man chuckled darkly after a few moments of silence, “Once you are here, you can never leave me.”

Som (English 12E)

11/20/2020 07:18:18 am

Dakota was stunned for a while. The phone continued to ring. “How come I never knew there was this telephone here?” Dakota doubted as she gradually picked up the phone. No one is talking. “Hello?” Dakota decided to begin the conversation. “Help me…” The response was answered by an intimate sound. “Who are… Mom? Is that you?” The phone hung up all at a sudden. Dakota recalled her business downtown and hurried out to the bus as she fought with time. Dakota was totally baffled. She quickly hung up the phone and stepped away, but something inside urges her to find out the truth.

Michelle (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 10:09:42 pm

Dakota was scared and desperately hoped that this was all a dream. “Ring! Ring! Ring!” the phone kept ringing. Dakota decided to answer the phone to figure out what was going on, hoping to stop everything. Strangely, the phone hung up immediately. Then, Dakota recalled her audition downtown and found that she was late to the audition. She decided to ignore the painting, the man, and the phone call. This is such a bad day! She thought as she immediately hurried downstairs to catch the bus. What makes things even worse...is when she found the bus to be broken.

Som (English 12E)

11/20/2020 07:13:25 am

Dakota stood there for a long, long time. She did not know what to say or where to go. “Leave me alone. I’ll keep my promise.” Dakota gritted out through her teeth. The painting, a portrait of a man, glared back. *"what didn't this already happen??!, why is it happening again?" Dakota thinks to herself. “If you continue your actions, I’ll leave and never turn back.” That seemed to do the trick. The man scanned her up and down coldly, then in a blink of an eye, everything turned black. "Do you think I will let you go easily? Did you forget who I am?"

Grace AP Research Blk A

11/21/2020 12:57:13 am

As if the agonizing phone ringtone wasn't already haunting her, her ears are once ringing again. While that pitched black darkness started fading away, Dakota found herself lying in front of her front door with a piece of broken glass from the kitchen in the palms of her hand. Startled, she hastily threw the broken glass as far away from her and realized she fainted. But what confused her was the broken glass. How did it get into her hands? And what was that man? Questions muzzled her already disoriented mind that she has completely forgotten about rushing to Downtown.

Ganda (AP Research)

11/20/2020 08:10:02 am

Dakota’s hands tightened up the key within her grasp. The broken pieces gently float upward. Dakota stood still waiting. Never ever accept the first call. Time trickled by, calming down the mess Dakota is in. “Hello,” a merry voice rang out through the painting. Dakota took a step toward the picture. “Do you know what time it is?” Dakota lectured. The glass shards shook somewhat and poured down as Dakota nimbly jumped to the picture. “My child, I’m running out of time,” Dakota slowly closed her eyes as she taps her forehead to the picture and commanded, “To the downtown”.

Jai-Jai, Block A link

11/20/2020 08:15:45 am

The phone rang relentlessly but she knows her priorities. Dakota dashed out of the front door to downtown. On the way there she smells the aroma of steaks and people chattering. But that doesn’t distract her from going downtown. It was getting dark as she approached the downtown area. Dakota was relieved that she was able to get there before it closes. She picked out her groceries and a new jar of cookies. The cookies were freshly baked. Her stomach growls and her body is very tired. Dakota says to herself, “One piece of cookie wouldn’t hurt me one bit”.

Kris

11/20/2020 11:47:44 am

As much as she wants to clean up her mess and investigate the ringing, she has an audition to tend to. Ughh, why must the audition be so far away, Dakota wondered. It’ll take her at the very minimum driving for an hour just to reach downtown and another hour just to park her car. Her stomach growled, but her breakfast was smashed and she did not have the time to make a new one. Thus, she ran down to her car, stuck her keys in, and twisted them. The car starts revving up, then it stopped, the car’s broken.

Poohpha English 12 Block E

11/20/2020 08:21:21 pm

Her tears started running down her cheek. She was frustrated, worried and also hungry. She thought to herself, the most important thing I have to do now is to get something to eat. She began running to a near by store and grab a coffee and a bread. She stayed in the store for over an hour without noticing that the time has been passing by. She recognized the time and said, "nghae...what is audition, i love ma coffee more".

Ruby (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 09:45:08 pm

"What's better than coffee? NOTHING!" She laughed to herself. People around her thought she was crazy, but she didn't care. Her breakfast was smashed, her car is broken and she just missed an audition. She deserves to laugh all her problems away. On her way home, she couldn't stop laughing, which earned her a few more glares from other people. Once she reached home, the laughs are replaced by tears. She walked into the kitchen, where all the glass pieces are. Without looking where her feet is going, she stepped onto the glass pieces.

Sean (Block B)

11/20/2020 03:08:07 pm

As soon as she walked up to the painting the phone in the picture dropped “thunk”. She walked toward the painting to see what happened. Suddenly a dark figure creep up behind the tree in the painting, but when she glanced at it, it disappeared. Dakota brushes her eye and everything in the painting is normal again. She turned and walked toward the exit, but when she opened the door it wasn’t the usual view of the road, it was her kitchen. She heard a phone ringing again, but this time it’s a red phone box and the door opens.

Ken (English 11 Block B)

11/20/2020 11:23:25 pm

Suddenly she falls asleep when she woke up she realized that she was on LSD everything that happens was because of LSD and she just hallucinates she felt relieves "Wow that was one of the worst LSD trips that I ever had" she said But when she looked down she found out that blood is coming out from her finger the cookie jar was broken and the room was a messed. Wow I wish I could go back into that painting so she takes her 2000mcg of LSD and put in her tongue later she died due to an overdose

Gun

11/27/2020 01:55:50 pm

Her trip did not end just yet. After she passed away, her soul was still recognizable. She experienced a living hell, her soul rapidly flew up to the sky up above. She then realizes that she's on the stairway to heaven! hahaahaha!

Nina

11/20/2020 03:55:35 pm

Dakota rubs her eye in confusion, "Am I dreaming?" She asked herself as the red phone box from London kept ringing as the pitch of the ring kept getting higher and sharper until Dakota could feel the ring piercing her eardrums. Dakota closed her eyes and slammed her head against the painting on the wall, repeatedly. The sound of her head banging against the wall made loud thumping noises as Dakota can feel a stream of liquid running down her forehead "My skull must be broken by now, how will I get to downtown now?" She thought to herself and collapsed on the floor.

Felicia (English 11 Block B)

11/20/2020 05:44:01 pm

Dakota woke up to a cleaning detergent like smell, soon to realize she was in the hospital. "Oh you're awake!" the nurses exclaimed as she saw Dakota woke up. "Why am I in the hospital?" Dakota asked. “You collapsed on the floor because you slammed your head on the wall…Did you forget that?” Dakota stared at the nurse confused. “You should get some rest.” the nurse said leaving. After a while the phone ringing came back, the sound got sharper, before anyone saw, Dakota ripped the IV drip off and ran out the room to escape the sharp ringing sound.

Dora (English 11 B)

11/20/2020 08:33:04 pm

Dakota woke up, stunned "Where am I?" Dakota looks around, she have no idea where she is. "I am supposed to go to the downtown" she keep reminding herself, "Downtown, downtown!" She got up and walked around the room. However, the moment she stood up she realised how much her head hurts. "How long have I been here?" she wondered. BANG! Dakota looks quickly to the left and saw pieces of broken boards. She glanced and saw a window. "I need to get out of here." She runs over and knocked down the window." Now I am go to downtown."

Felicia (English 11 Block B)

11/20/2020 05:29:32 pm

Dakota stood there staring at the painting on the wall. Dakota who was contemplated whether or not it was real or just her hallucination. She decided to ignore the phone and leave. She finally got to work on time. Dakota sat down, got her computer started and got ready to work. A few moments later, the piercing phone ringing sound came back. The piercing sound sounded exactly like the one in the morning. Except this time, sound came from the picture frame on her desk. The iconic phone in the London red phone box was ringing. Suddenly the picture shattered.

Benny(research)

11/20/2020 10:36:03 pm

The panic starts to set in for Dakota. She felt sick and could not focus on her work at all. She decided to return home for today and rest up. Dakota returns home and stares at the painting that made the ringing noise in the morning. She takes the painting off and inspects it. She slowly analyses the painting and she sees something in the back of the painting. It is some sort of speaker device. This must be where the ringing sound has come from, but the real question is how did it get there DAkota thought to herself?

Dora (English B)

11/20/2020 05:40:44 pm

Dokota stood there, thoughts running through her head."What am I supposed to do?" However she knew have no time to waste, she ran swiftly to the painting. Slowly Dokota raised her hands towards the painting, which she expected to touch the board. However her hands passed through the drawings and suddenly a force dragged her in.
"Where am I?" Dokota looked around and had no idea where she is. "I need to get to the downtown." She looks to down to the ring on her right hand and collapsed."Mom, please tell me what to do." She is already broken inside.

Ken (English 11 Block B)

11/20/2020 05:41:09 pm

Woah " It was just a dream" Dakota realize that it was just a dream the sound that she hears ringing was just the alarm clock she was so happy that she wasn't late for her work so she went down to get something to eat when suddenly the door broke down and hit the cookie jar the broken shard is all over the floor then she screamed “It just like a dream" she was so scared she decides not to go to an important meeting in the downtown she think to her self "better to be safe than sorry"

Dora (English 11 B)

11/20/2020 05:44:07 pm

Nina

11/20/2020 09:32:32 pm

Dakota gasp for breath, as she shot right up from her bed, it was only a dream she reminded herself. Dakota turned to look at the clock and the painting is there she looked at the time "Oh no I'm almost late I'm meeting someone at downtown soon" She grabbed her hefty coat and sprinted across her room, jogging pass the painting with the red phone box from london, she came to a stop for a brief moment, she could feel her feet getting cold, as she slowly walk past the painting, her body felt lighter, then a sharp ring pierced her ears as she turned around to see what's behind her, Dakota's heart began to drop to the bottom of her stomach.

Leah (English 11 Block H)

11/20/2020 11:59:37 pm

We're being serious here - her beating clump of interconnected cardiac muscle tissues had dropped right into the territory of her smooth muscles'. Particularly the unruly folds of her intestines, which seemed to have twitched in response to the sudden weight caused by the drop. Splat. As if that subtle sound could win over that ear piercing ring, which has now broke the painting on her wall. The painting, an antique, as her father has called it - without considering the fact that he may've potentially been scammed - was on the verge of breaking into half.

Benny(Research)

11/20/2020 07:10:19 pm

She had to get downtown as fast as possible, but she cannot just leave this situation by itself. She slowly moved towards the beautifully made painting with a puzzled look on her face. She slowly reached her hand to touch the painting, but the ringing suddenly stopped. A big shadow suddenly gleaned over her, and the broken glass on the floor all suddenly gone. Dakota started to panic and rush towards the door to get outside, but the door was locked and the key for it was nowhere to be found. She turned around and the painting suddenly just disappeared.

Aurora (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:02:14 pm

The painting was being awakened as the melody of classical music reached her eardrums, the painting was calling her, she could feel it. Dakota looked up. She felt the freshness of the azure sky surrounding her, she could feel it, it was the smell of triump, a mixture of a little bit of sunshine and fuel, it was London. Suddenly, enormous catastrophic waves of dust was attacking her, she took a glimpse, turned forward, and started running, London was long gone. The nightmare forced her eyelids open when Dakota was finally convinced that it was morning and time for work.

Sally (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:02:20 pm

She did not know what to do. Should she try to make sense of this ringing phone in the painting, or should she disregard this nonsense and make her meeting downtown? Being reminded of all the horror movies she watched, she thought, 'it's better if I just get out of here ASAP'. The ringing of the phone has died down for a bit, so Dakota turned around and reached for the door. She pushed down the handle, attempting to escape the place that was supposed to be her haven. The door would not budge. "Ring!" The phone rang once again, and chills ran down Dakota's spine. Deciding that any avoidance was pointless, she walked closer to the painting to examine it. The ringing got louder every time she stepped closer, and she noticed that the red phone box was slightly shaking. Her heart was in her mouth as she reached her hands to touch the painting. At that moment, she felt the texture of the smooth glass pane and the red metal frame of the phone box, the coldness on her fingertips reminded her that everything is real. Not knowing what to do, she reached in further and grasped the tiny red phone box. She probably overestimated the durability of a painted phone box though, as it shattered from her strength and broken glasses drew blood from her hand.
"I really need to hurry downtown," sighed Dakota while turning around to take care of the cuts on her hand, "it's not like this can get any worse."

Boy, if only she knew how wrong she was.

Michelle (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 10:46:52 pm

Suddenly, the phone was destroyed and broken. Electro appeared in the painting and said, “I can make you suffer more if you leave me!” Dakota was shocked and felt like crying. “How could things be this bad! Why do this to me?!” Dakota yelled. Then, Electro screamed back, “if only you could remember the little boy who used to play with you downtown...if only, you have kept your promises to come and visit me!” Dakota was stunned for a second and then realized her mistake, then said, “I’m so sorry...will you forgive me?” Yet, it’s all too late...

Poohpha English 12 Block E

11/20/2020 08:17:32 pm

She stares at the painting closely and observes the surroundings. She thought to herself it must be some kind of a special painting or it was just a broken one. Things didn't go as planned, as she looks closer, she noticed that it is a C4. She was shocked and quickly ran away with the scream of alerting everyone. BOOM!!! the plan of going downtown has been changed. She quickly rings her mommy and daddy for help but no one respond...

Henry English 12 Blk E

11/20/2020 09:04:57 pm

Dakota then went to each of the neighbor's doors and asked for help. However, there was no one to be seen anywhere. She was terrified and scared. As she thought everything was going to be over, she heard the same phone ring as the one she heard from the painting. Dakota ran as far as she could but couldn’t outrun the haunting of the phone ring. She broke into a car and drove downtown. As she reached there, the car broke, stopping by right to the exact looking red phone box she saw from the painting. The phone rang again.

Cho-Ching (English Block E)

11/21/2020 02:25:48 am

Dakota ducked down and hides behind the car thinking that there is going to be another explosion. Covering her ear, Dakota waits for the explosion… Noting happens. The phone keeps ringing and ringing. Dakota took a peek at the ring phone and stalk it from afar. Observing and taking notes of the ringing phone, there’s no C4 attached to it. Dakota began to catch her breath and exit the flight or fight mode. She slowly working her way to the ringing phone. As Dakota about to pick up the phone, she wakes up from her dream. “What a weird dream”.

Sinny (AP Research Block A)

11/21/2020 12:20:32 pm

This is not funny. Dakota stepped back staggeringly, stood there like a puzzled kid who lost on the downtown street. this situation was way out of her imagination, and she totally had no idea how to explain this to others. She got here because of the phone ring in a damn painting? Others must think that she is out of her mind. "Or maybe I should go back." She took a deep breath, reached hands into her pocket to find her wallet. All of the sudden, her hope was all broken — Dakota did bring the key, but not money.

Michelle (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:19:53 pm

Dakota was desperate to investigate the ringing; yet, she was too scared to do so and decided to run away. A man appeared in the painting and said, “where do you think you’re going, do not try to escape from me!” Dakota looked around and no one was there...she felt helpless. “Please! Let me go downtown! I’ll keep my promises! I promise!” Dakota pleaded. “Ring!” the phone pierced again. Dakota immediately ran down to her car to take escape...then realized that her car was broken. The man in the painting smiled and said, “you can never leave me.”

Sally (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 08:25:10 pm

Scared, Dakota turned around and reached for the door. The door would not budge. "Ring!" The phone rang once again, chills ran down Dakota's spine. She walked closer to the painting to examine it. Her heart was in her mouth as she reached for the painting. She felt the cold red metal frame and knew that the phone was real. She grasped the tiny red phone box, but it shattered from her strength and the broken glasses drew blood.
"Oh well," sighed Dakota, "it's not like this can get any worse."

Boy, if only she knew how wrong she was.

Henry English 12 Blk E

11/20/2020 08:41:27 pm

Dakota felt a breeze of chill through her body. The phone stopped ringing, thus she didn’t think about it much, she thought she could’ve misheard something from the neighbors. As Dakota recovered from the confusing situation and was about to leave the house, the phone rang again. It rang continuously as if it was broken and couldn’t stop ringing. Dakota was scared, it was at this time she realized that it wasn’t her auditory hallucination. She quickly ran for the door, but then she got sucked into the painting, finding herself in the middle of the street of downtown London.

Sinny (AP Research Block A)

11/21/2020 12:13:09 pm

This is not funny. Dakota stepped back staggeringly, stood there like a puzzled kid who lost on the street. She still thought about her work, but this situation was way out of her imagination. She had no idea how to explain this to others. She got here because of a damn painting? Others must think that she is out of her mind. "Or maybe I should go back." She took a deep breath, reached into her pocket to find her wallet. All of the sudden, she knew that she was screwed — Dakota did bring the key, but not money.

Sinny (AP Research Block A)

11/21/2020 12:21:18 pm

Brendon (AP research Block A)

11/20/2020 09:39:16 pm

Upon closer examination of the painting, Dakota noticed that standing behind the phone box was Big Ben. The bright cherry red of the phone box along with the great Big Ben and a bustling crowd perfectly encapsulates the beauty of downtown London. The ringing has seamlessly stopped. Dakota stared blankly into the painting, nearly forgetting her purpose, "Oh right, downtown!" Dakota walked over the broken glass to the door, seemingly not minding the blood as she dragged her feet across the wooden floor. Dakota looked back at the painting one last time before leaving, she failed to notice the stares.

Ruby (AP Research Block A)

11/20/2020 10:17:55 pm

"Uhhh.. What?" Dakota raised her brow at the painting and slapped herself. "Wake up, Dakota, this is just a dream. You have to go to downtown in time, there's no time to waste!" She looked over at the broken glass pieces on the floor and walked over. She picked up a piece of glass and poked herself with it."Ow! This is not a dream." Then why is a phone from a PAINTING ringing? "Oh no. Oh no no no. This feels like a horror movie. Something bad is going to happen soon." Dakota ran out of the house, screaming.

Hoon (English 11 Block H)

11/20/2020 10:25:09 pm

Dakota turns around and walks closer to the picture. She takes down the picture from the wall to look at the reason that causes the phone in the picture to ring. She found out a red phone and an old box with the mystery broken pieces of something that she can’t guess of too. She answers the call and hears the sound of a mysterious man telling her to go to the art museum downtown by the time the museum-going to close. Dakota rushes into the car and starts the engine because she has only 2 hours to get there.

Chanel (English 12 Block E)

11/20/2020 10:40:01 pm

Dakota was amazed. The phone continued to ring and it never stopped. Dakota picked up the phone, and no one is talking. “Hello?” Dakota decided to begin the conversation. “Help me…” a woman said in a weak voice. “Mom? Is that you?” The phone hung up all at a sudden. Dakota hurried out to the bus as she fought with time. Dakota was totally baffled. She thought everything that had just happened was illuminations; however, the voice of her mom is so realistic.

Ryo (English 12 Block E)

11/20/2020 11:24:07 pm

She rushed over to the painting and examined it closely. The painting did not move, yet Dakota could still imagine the phone ringing in the phone box, calling out to the next recipient. Was she the next recipient. It rang again and again, a broken record stuck on repeat. The noise rattled through her ears and deafened her to the point where she couldn’t keep her balance. Then she recognised the ring of the phone was merely a distraction. Dakota came back to her senses, she realised that she must make it to the downtown area as quickly as possible.

Mint (English 12 Block E)

11/21/2020 12:00:02 am

I really like your story and how you told the story!

Allie (English 11 Block H)

11/20/2020 11:25:41 pm

The phone rings louder and louder as she walk closer. She touched the painting and her hand went through it. She was in shock, her heart was beating so fast and then she realized that a new adventure begins. She went through the picture and she appeared to be in London's downtown. She found a portal for her to travel between countries.From then, Dakota used the painting as an escape route from reality. She went through the painting many times until one day it was solid. It's broken. She couldn't get through it anymore. She realized she lost her happiness.

Leah (English 11 Block H)

11/20/2020 11:48:21 pm

“Who could be calling me at this time of the day?” Dakota internally fumed, “Please, couldn’t they tell that I’m in a hurry?”. Picking up the phone, she was ready to yell, blame, curse - anything of the sort, really - into the phone to whoever was ignorant enough to interrupt her in the midst of a rush. Just when she was about to spit out her sass, the call hung up. A silence accompanied by the phone’s bleeping promptly followed. Dakota’s disbelief had her gaping, but a quick snap-back directed her to mount on her broomstick, headed for town.

Christine (English 11 Block B)

11/21/2020 12:01:18 am

As she zooms past the collapsing buildings, she spotted a little kitten on the edge of the collapsing building. “How did YOU get there??” She unknowingly yelled at the cat, as if the cat heard, it jumped turned toward Dakota whos just flying pass the building, and... JUMPED. “AHHHHHH” Dakota screamed as the cat lands on her head and blocks her view, just like that there is a witch zigzagging on a broom crossing the collapsing buildings.

Mint (English 12 Block E)

11/20/2020 11:59:16 pm

Dakota confusedly walked to the painting and stared at it. She realized it was her own phone ringing beneath the painting. She picked up the phone and it was a phone call from the University of London. Dakota’s heart was beating faster, she is nervous whether she’s accepted or not . But what’s more surprising is that she was looking at the red phone box from London, and suddenly her phone rang. “Congratulations! You are accepted to our university. Could you come downtown for our interview?” Just when Dakota was about to answer, her little sister stepped on the broken glass.

Birdy

11/21/2020 12:00:50 am

She simultaneously realised that she was almost late for work.She went quickly to the bathroom to perform her everyday routine, taking a quick shower and getting ready to head off to her office. After that, she grab her subway 6 foot long sandwiches and walked along the street. Every once again came back to her, like a dejavu. She couldn't indentify what had happen again at this specific street, this very time. Suddenly, the sound of ambulance surrounded her, soon the explosion had occured in the nearby alley. Tik-tok, her cellphone alarm went off, BLANK.

Grace AP Research Blk A

11/21/2020 12:46:16 am

Frightened, like any typical girl—or any conscious human being—stood there staring at the painting. "Is this a dream? A nightmare? Or am I just going crazy?" the voices in Dakota's head said in dismay. Her dazzled mind went on a whirlpool until that same exact sharp ringing screamed into her ears once again. This time breaking her unconscious mind like the broken cookie jar scattered in the kitchen. "Downtown gotta get to downtown in time." Dakota reminded herself as she tries to bury that unexpected paranormal activity. Then as she reached her arms out for the door, nothing was there.

Cho-Ching (English Block E)

11/21/2020 02:04:24 am

Shaken and confused, Dakota walked towards the ringing phone, avoid the broken scraps and fragments on the floor. The ringing becomes louder and louder as she approaches the mysterious painting. “Am I dreaming? Am I going crazy”, Dakota begin to question her sanity. Dakota Pinched herself thinking it was just a dream… “Ouch”... At that moment it was clear that it was not a dream. At the same time, Dakota realized that she is going to be late for the meeting today in downtown. “Wouldn’t hurt to check it out right?” Dakota exclaimed as she walks closer to the painting.

vivi (english h 11)

11/21/2020 02:17:08 am

"Hello?" Dakota answered reluctantly. "No, this is not Gloria." And just like that she hung up. The phone rang for the second time, Dakota, frustrated, who cannot bear the ringing anymore, threw the phone box across the hall aggressively. "I have no time for this utter nonsense, I've got to make to downtown. Immediately!" exclaimed Dakota. Struggling to calm down, Dakota walked past the broken sharp glass with an annoyed glance, telling herself everything's going to be fine. "It's not appropriate for me to be here anymore. I do not belong here," tears falling down her face as she left.

Sinny (AP Research Block A)

11/21/2020 11:41:31 am

She stood there for a few seconds. Her body trembled slightly as she approached the painting, while the bell did not stop, ringing deafeningly on her heart like a drum. She held out her hand hesitantly; the moment her fingers attached to the painting, the door of the phone box opened, then she was pulled inside by an unknown gravity. "No!" She screamed and opened her eyes trembling, only to find that she was still in her bed. A dream? She looked out of the window — a red phone box that had never appeared before stood outside the door.

Sinny (AP Research Block A)

11/21/2020 12:25:44 pm

Correct Version:
She stood there for a few seconds, forgot that she was rushing downtown. Her body trembled slightly as she approached the painting, while the phone ring seems broken, ringing deafeningly on her heart like a drum. She held out her hand hesitantly; the moment her fingers attached to the painting, she was pulled inside by an unknown gravity. "No!" She screamed and opened her eyes trembling, only to find that she was still in her bed. A dream? She looked out of the window with hesitation — a red phone box that had never appeared before stood outside the door.

Tham AP research

11/25/2020 07:20:13 pm

I can't believe that she woke up from a dream to realize that it wasn't a dream! You're so cruel to Dakota!

Isabel (12 English Block F)

11/21/2020 11:46:04 am

She hesitated for a moment,“Is it a dream?” She asked herself questioningly. She looked around, and there was no sign of anyone. The phone continued to ring, and she took a step forward to answer the call. "Where are you? The wedding will begin soon!". “Wedding?”She replied puzzled. “Yes! Your wedding! Didn’t you just check if the rang is still there? Forget it, I'm going to find you!” The person on the other end of the phone returned. Soon after, a person appeared and took her away. Along the way, the downtown was surrounded by a fragrance of roses. Suddenly, a voice full of magnetism came from behind. "DAKOTA?". She was surprised “Is he? At this time, the alarm clock broke her dream.

Pro (11 English Block H)

11/23/2020 12:46:03 pm

"What is happening?" She exclaimed. Her legs then moved on it’s own. She quickly dashed out of the house, coming upon another painting of hers. This one is a relaxing, natural scene with colorful trees. There are some animals, a swing, a human corpse. “Huh?” Dakota slowly backed away. "Thump!" She stumbled on a piece of wood and fell. "ow. what's a piece of wood doing her-" It wasn't a piece of wood. Upon closer look, she could make out the pinkish color, the splatters of red, the 5 pieces jutting out of one end. It was a human arm.

Tham Ap research

11/25/2020 07:18:14 pm

I'm very curious to know whose arm was it!

Gun

11/27/2020 01:53:44 pm

Nicely written story Pro! However, I do think that it's kind of a little bit disturbing once you described the splash of blood of a human arm.

Tham Ap research

11/25/2020 07:17:05 pm

As she slowly walked over to look closely at the phone in the painting, she noticed that she had a broken ankle from the earlier encounter. Not being able to move any further, she decided to sit on the floor and wait until the ringing stops. It would ring for another ten minutes until it finally came to an end. Dakota was mentally and physically exhausted from this experience but that did not stop her from making it to the downton in time. She limped outside her house and frantically waved in the middle of the road hoping that a car would stop to pick her up. As she slowly calmed down, she realized that there were nothing but trees surrounding the place.

Gun

11/27/2020 01:52:34 pm

Dakota was totally stunned for a while, she then used her hand to wipe out the dust out of her eyes . “What the hell is goin' on?,” she said to herself. Dakota’s heart was shaking tremendously, she does not have the gut to pick the phone up. Dakota slowly reached her hand to touch the painting. However, the ringing suddenly stopped. As she moved her head away, a wild cat suddenly appeared in front of her vision. “WAKE UP, DAKOTA! It’s time for school! ” the cat shouted, scratching her ears. BOOM! It was all just a dream.

Mixed Ink

Mixed Ink is our class blog, the window into our souls. It was designed to improve students' writing, critical thinking and communication skills by giving them a platform to provide meaningful content based on their interpretation of what they see.

Although the students receive a grade based on a rubric for completing this assignment, they are not graded on complexity of thought. This is a place where students of all levels can freely, confidently and creatively express themselves and their opinions in a nonjudgmental platform. They are required to respond to and critique each other, but degradation, slander, lewdness, etc., will not be tolerated.

Bridge Builders

All subjects are vital to learning, but English is the bridge of communication. So let's build the arch, one word at a time...

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Learning Objectives

Communicate effectively
Be aware of current events
Write concisely
Boost critical thinking skills
Be accountable
Follow directions
Have a voice about what goes on in the world around you