2008 MANY STORIES ONE VOICE ONLINE COLLECTION

 

Brett Reynolds Age 36 Canada

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I wrote my story in my room about ten years ago as I was home a lot with nothing to do. I wrote a few short stories for children.  This is my longest story.  I had an electric typwriter and used that.  Later on when I got a computer I put it onto that.   I enjoyed making up the stories to tell a message.  As I can’t talk, I’m hoping that my story will help children to understand that a person who has got non verbal communication is  still  saying something.  I use a communication book or a Dynawrite to communicate.  As my spelling and grammer is not too good, the computer is a lot easier and quicker to work with.

 

 

 

THE WISH THAT ADAM WANTED

 

On a summer night Adam was in his wheelchair watching television with his girl friend Mary.  Adam said to her, "I wish I could go into space and see what it would be like to be able to walk around by myself Mary."  "I know you would like to go into space one day" she replied.

Would you like to go for a walk with me to the shop?" asked Mary. "Oh, yes lov" replied Adam looking at Mary.  She went to shut the back door but when she got there Adams father Peter was coming in and asked, "Are you going home now Mary?"  "No.  I was going to shut the door because I am going to take Adam for a walk to the shop".  Peter went to the lounge room to talk to Adam, but he didn't hear him because he was watching the News on Channel Six, and the news man was interviewing Colonel Bligh about getting ordinary people to go on the next space flight.  Adam asked his Dad, "Can I write a letter to Colonel Bligh and ask him if I can go?"  "Yes you can tomorrow, but now go for your walk."  So off they went. Peter went to get a beer and sat down at the kitchen table to read the newspaper.  As Mary pushed Adam down the street he said "I'm lucky to have someone like you as my girl friend Mary."  She stopped walking and said to him, "Look Adam, I love you and I know you have Cerebral Palsy and I don't love you because you are disabled.  I love you because you are you.  I can understand you without your communication board."  "Can we go to the shop before it shuts?" asked Mary.  "Yes" replied Adam with a happy face.  When they got there, they saw George and Mark sitting at a table.  When George saw Adam and Mary coming George yelled out "Hello" to them.  When they got to the table Mark asked them, "What are you two doing here?"  "I have to buy some cream because we are making an Apple Pie for supper tonight" said Mary.  She went to the shop while George and Mark had a chat with Adam.  George got Adam's communication board out for him.  "Did you watch the Channel Six News before you come here?" asked George.  "Yes, I did and tomorrow I am going to write a letter to Colonel Bligh" said Adam on his communication board.  "Would you like some help tomorrow to write your letter Adam?" asked Mark.  "Yes" replied Adam.  He pointed to "Please turn over" on his communication board.  Adam pointed to "10 and 30."  "Do you want me and Gorge to come to your house tomorrow at 10.30?" asked George.  "Yes" said Adam.  Mary came out of the shop with some cream and asked Adam "Can we go back to your house now?"  "Yes we can go home" replied Adam and said "Good bye" to the others and they went home.  At home Adam told his family that tomorrow morning Mark and George are coming over to help him to write to Colonel Bligh.  "What time are they coming?" asked Wendy.  "They are coming at 10.30" replied Adam.  After tea they went to watch the television so Mary said "Good bye" then went home.

At 10.30 the next morning there was a knock on the door.  Peter went to the door to see who was there and there was George and Mark.  "Hello.  Is Adam awake yet?" asked Mark.  "Yes, he is in his bedroom" replied Peter.  Adam was sitting at his desk reading about going into space.  He shut the book because he could hear Mark and George coming; he then went to his door to meet them.  When Adam saw them he said, "Good morning" to them and Mark and George replied "Good morning."  When they were in his bedroom Adam shut the door.  All day long Mark and George were busy helping Adam write a letter to Colonel Bligh.  At 4.30 Peter and his wife Andrea were in the kitchen talking to Wendy when Mark, George and Adam come to the kitchen and Adam said, "I have finally finished the letter."         Wendy asked    "Can I read it?"  "No.  I want George to read it to all of you".                                                                                                                                                                                 "Dear Colonel,

I am writing to you because I saw you on the news the other night and I thought to myself "I would like to be the first disabled person to go into space.  I have Cerebral Palsy because when I was three my Mum and I were walking to the shops and we had to cross the road at the lights, there was no cars around and the walk sign was on so Mum held my hand and when we were stepping off the footpath a car came and hit me and I went to the hospital and my doctor [Dr. Bert] told my Mum and Dad that I had brain damage."  My address is 1547 Fred Street, Los Angeles and I am 24 years old.  I want to go into space because I would like to see what it's like to walk on my own and to see what space is like.  In 20 years time it might be possible to let disabled people live in space.  My phone number 6397 26800 but I can't speak.  Please leave a message and I will hear it on the phone intercom.  I am waiting in hope for your reply.

Yours Adam."

After George finished reading the letter Peter told him that "It was a good letter and I will help you if they say no."  "Thank's Dad" replied Adam.  Andrea smiled at Adam and said, "I am happy that you want to go into space and see what it will be like and I hope you do it one day."  "Thank you Mum" replied Adam.  Wendy went over to him and hugged him and said "I hope you go into space and I will help you if they say no Adam."  Adam put his arm around her and said "I love you too sis."  There was a knock at the door and Wendy went to see who were there.  Mary was standing there and said "Hello Wendy."  "Hello Mary, do come in" replied Wendy.  When Mary saw Adams face she asked him, "Have you finished the letter?"  "Yes, do you want to read it Mary?" asked Adam in a happy voice.  "Yes, I'd like too".  When Mary finished reading it, she told Adam "I hope you go but if they say no I will fight with you to go into space."  Andrea went to get an envelope and when she came back she helped Adam to put the address on the envelope.  When the letter was in the envelope, Mary asked "Do you want to post it today?"  "Yes" replied Adam eagerly.  So off they went.

          Two weeks went by; Adam saw a letter in the letter box so he asked his Mum to get the mail.  When Andrea came back in she showed the envelope to Adam.  He asked, "Will you open it and read it to me, mum?"  "Yes O.K." she replied. She opened the letter and went on to read it to him.

"Dear Adam,

 My name is Colonel Bligh.  I was very happy to hear from you and I would like to see you next week to give you some information about when we are going into space.  I would like to help with you idea to let disabled people go into space and live there.  I hope to hear from you soon From Colonel Bligh."

Andrea looked at Adam and he was happy, he made a big smile on his face.  That night Adam had a party with his friends to celebrate going into space.  In the next two weeks Adam was very busy because he went on the radio and television, all around the world, because he was the first disabled man to go into space.  After six week of party's and being on television and on the radio and doing some training.

The day had come for Adam to say "Good bye" to everybody.  It was a great day for Adam, but it was also a sad day for Adam too, because he didn't know when he would see his family and friends again.  All of his friends were at the space gate where Adam hopped into the space ship, his Mum and Dad came in to see if he was right in his seat, he was very happy, so they said "Good bye" to him and Andrea started to cry, when they went out Peter hugged Andrea and then went inside the office because it had a big television screen.  Wendy, Mark and George were the next to say "Good bye."  When they left, Mary went to say "I hope you like it up there and enjoy your time.  I will be waiting here for you to return. I love you."  They hugged each other and Mary went inside to watch the big screen.

 

In the space ship were Major Tucky, Flight Lieutenant Cobly, Colonel Bligh and Adam.  "Are you ready to go into space Adam?" asked Major Tucky.  "Yes" said Adam with a happy face.

In the space office Lieutenant General Smart was at the microphone and asked "Are you ready to begin the countdown?"  "Yes" replied Major Tucky.  "O.K.  Let's go.  10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and   take off" replied Lieutenant Smart.

 

When the space ship was going up into space Adam had his eyes closed and when he opened them, he saw he was in space and said out loud "Oh Wow, this is fantastic."  The others smiled at Adam and Colonel Bligh said to him, "You are the first person to go into space with a disability."  "How do you feel Adam?”  "Great" said Adam.  "Would you like to take a spin around earth?" asked Colonel Bligh.  "Yes Please" replied Adam.  So they went around once then headed for Mars.

 

On the planet Mars there was a little green man.  He was sitting on a rock eating his dinner, when he saw the space ship land.

In the space ship Major Tucky was helping Adam to get into his space suite and then they put Adam into his specially made wheelchair to go out into space.

While they were helping Adam, outside the little green man got up and went to look at the ship but he could not work out where it came from so he went round to the other side of the ship and yelled out a noise and ran to hide because he wanted to see what would happen next.  Nothing happened for a while so he went to finish his dinner.

In the space ship Adam asked Major Tucky, "Did you hear a noise outside?"  "No.  I think you're just imagining things" replied Major Tucky.

When Adam was ready they lowered the platform so he could drive outside.  "Mars was barren but strangely beautiful" thought Adam.  When the little green man saw them he was very astonished and he yelled again and he jumped to his blue feet.  "What was there?" asked Major Tucky.  "I don't know.  I will go and see" said Flight Lieutenant Cobly. As he turned around he saw the little green man but the little green man didn't see him.  So Flight Lieutenant Cobly went back to tell Major Tucky and Adam but they didn't believe him.  "Why don't you come with me and see for yourself?" asked Flight Lieutenant Cobly.  "All right, we will go and see the little green man" said Major Tucky in a mad voice.

 

 When they got there, Adam and Major Tucky looked and saw him, so they yelled out "Heavens above!  What is this?"  The little green man looked up, saw them and went to meet them but Major Tucky, Adam and Flight Lieutenant Cobly couldn't move and the little green man went up to them and said, "Hello, my name is Namuk, this is my home.  Over the years I have learned your language because I can listen with my antennae to your space ships when they come close to Mars."  "Hello Namuk, we are from Earth and my name is Mr. Cobly and with me is Mr. Tucky and Adam" said Flight Lieutenant Cobly. "Why is Adam in a chair with wheels on it?" asked Namuk.  Major Tucky explained to Namuk what a wheelchair is and why Adam was in it.  "Can I get Cerebral Palsy if I shake his hand?" asked Namuk.  "No.  You can't get Cerebral Palsy if you shake hands with Adam" replied Major Tucky.

While Major Tucky, Adam and Namuk were talking, Flight Lieutenant Cobly went back to the space ship to see what Colonel Bligh was doing and to get Adams communication board.  When he saw Colonel Bligh his face was flushed, he wondered what was wrong, and he was talking to Earth.  "Lieutenant General Smart had just told me a meteorite is going to hit Mars in about five hours" replied Colonel Bligh in a hasty tone.  When Flight Lieutenant Cobly heard this, he thought of what had happened today and he decided to tell Colonel Bligh what Adam and Major Tucky were talking too.  He decided to go outside and see if it was true.  When Colonel Bligh saw the little man, he didn't believe his eyes.

 Namuk turned his red eyes to the space ship and asked "Who are you and where did you come from?"  When Colonel Bligh came to them he introduced himself to the little green man.  And Namuk introduced himself to Colonel Bligh.  "Is everything all right?" asked Major Tucky.  "No.  We have an enormous problem because a meteorite is heading this way" replied Colonel Bligh.  "How long do we have Colonel Bligh?" asked Adam.  "Less than five hours" he replied.  "What about Namuk?" asked Adam looking at Colonel Bligh.  "I'm all right Adam.  I have my hut over there" said Namuk.  The others looked at Namuk and Flight Lieutenant Cobly said to Namuk, "Don't be stupid Namuk.  If you stay here you will be killed."  "Will I live on your plant called Earth?" asked Namuk.  "What do you live on?" asked Colonel Bligh.  "I live on oxygen" said Namuk.  "You will be fine on Earth because we breath oxygen too" said Major Tucky with a happy face.  The others were happy to hear that Namuk could breathe oxygen too.  "All right.  I will go with you" said Namuk in a sad voice and blue water came out of his eyes.  "What is coming out of your eyes?" asked Adam.  "I'm crying" said Namuk.  "Let's go into the space ship and get ready to go home before a meteorite drops on us" said Colonel Bligh.

They all got into the space ship and went about their business.  Colonel Bligh showed Namuk how to use Adam's communication board and Namuk asked him, "Do you want me to help you to work out how to let disabled people to go into space and live there?"  "Yes please Namuk" said Adam.  Flight Lieutenant Cobly was talking to Lieutenant Smart.  There was ready to go home.

 

On Earth everyone was watching the meteorite getting close and Lieutenant Smart asked in a hurried voice "Are you ready to take off?”  "Yes" replied Flight Lieutenant Cobly.  The meteorite was getting faster and Lieutenant Smart told them "When you take off in five seconds you will hear a bomb go off.  Don't turn your eyes to look at it because it will blind you.  Prepare to take off."  In the space ship everyone was ready to go home.  Lieutenant Smart began the count down, "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and take off."  So after five seconds they heard a bomb go off and Adam looked at Namuk who had a sad face.

 

Two hours later they land back on earth.  Major Tucky and the Colonel put Adam into his wheelchair and with Namuk went out; as they walked out they hear lots of voices.  Colonel Blight opens the door for Adam and Namuk and there are lots of people waiting for them and said together, "Welcome back Adam and welcome to Los Angeles Namuk."  Namuk looked surprised and asked, "How do you all know my name?"  "We have microphones in the space ship so we can hear everything you say" said Flight Lieutenant Smart and took him over to see the microphone.

 

After Namuk saw the microphone he asked the Lieutenant, "Can you show me around this space place?"  "Yes of course we will" he replied.  So off they went around the place.  After, Namuk asked, "Can I get a job here?"  "Well.  Yes you can but not now.  I think Adam is ready to go home now" said Flight Lieutenant Smart.  Adam asked Namuk, "Are you ready to see your new home Namuk?"  "Yes I'm really excited to see my new home" said Namuk.  So they went home to Adams.

That night Namuk said, "I like this place" in a happy voice.  A few days later Namuk started to help Adam with his dream.

 

The next three weeks went very fast for Namuk and Adam because they went to meet lots of Adam's friends.  When Adam showed Namuk around the town, everybody stopped to them.  Adam was happy too because he got to meet lots of people and make new friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued………More adventures are on the web site.

 

 

In Fred Street, Adam was at home watching television with Namuk and he asked "Do more people have a disability like you?" with a happy face.  "Why?" asked Adam.  "Because if you want to make a place in space, you have to a meeting together and talk about getting a place in space for disabled people" replied Namuk.  "There is a disabled school over the other side of Los Angeles.  When Dad gets home, I will ask if he will ring them" replied Adam.  There was a knock on the door and Adam yelled out, "Come in" the door opened and Mary came in with a letter.  When he saw the letter, he asked Mary to read it to him.  "Yes I will" replied Mary.  So Adam and Namuk listened to Mary and the letter read this.

"Dear Adam.  My name is John Young from Channel Six News and I would like to interview you with your group about going into space last month?  It would be great if Namuk could come and be interviewed too.  If you please ring me by Friday on 2222 45544, if you want to be interviewed next week?  From John Yonng."  Adam looked at Namuk and asked, "Would you like to be on television next week?"  Namuk said to Adam, "Yes I would, we could talk about what we want to do in space for disabled people" with a smile on his face.

The front door opened and in come Wendy, Andrea and Peter with lots of shopping bags, Andrea came to sit down by Adam and said, "When we were shopping, we met Major Tucky and Flight Lieutenant Cobly, we had a chat and decided that we could have dinner together tomorrow night" the others went to sit down.  "I want to see them because I got a letter from John Yonng from Channel Six today and handed it to his Mum and she read it out.  When Andrea finished reading it Peter asked Namuk if he was going on the show too.  "Yes. If he is going on the show" said Namuk.  Everybody was looking at Adam waiting for a yes or no from him, finally he said, "Yes.  I would like too but I want to ask Major Tucky and Flight Lieutenant Cobly if it's O.K" with a happy face.  "Do you think Peter that Adam may need help with his communication board on his show?" asked Mary sitting next to Adam.

"It's up to Adam if he wants any help and who he wants" replied Peter looking at Adam.  He looked at Mary and Wendy and thought to himself for a second to work out who to pick, then asked Mary if she will mind if my sister help me?  Mary held his hand and said, "No.  I am happy to hear you want your sister with you."  The phone ring and Peter went to answer it.  When he finished talking, he went to Adam to put the phone to his ear because Colonel Bligh was on the phone, "Did you get a letter from John Yonng?" asked Colonel Bligh.  "Yes" replied Adam.  "I rang Flight Lieutenant Cobly and Major Tucky to go on the show with Namuk and you instead of me because I am going to Hong Kong for a meeting all next week" said Colonel Blight.  "Well.  Its fine" replied Adam.  "What did Major Tucky say to you when you asked them the same question?" asked Colonel Bligh.  "I haven't asked them yet but tomorrow night they are coming to have dinner with us so I will wait to ask them about it" said Adam.  "Well. Good bye Adam" said Colonel Bligh and Adam replied in the same way.  Peter went to talk to Colonel Bligh and asked about coming to dinner tomorrow night.  While Peter was talking to Colonel Blight.  Mary got up to go home when a knock sounded on the door so Mary opened it and there was Mark and George "Do come in.  I have to go now.  Bye" said Mary.  When Mary had left Adam said "Do sit down because I have some news for you" looking at George and Mark.  "What?" asked both together.  Andrea told them and they were happy.  Peter got off the phone and said Colonel Bligh will be coming tomorrow night for dinner".  Andrea told George and Mark what all this was about and George went over to Adam to say "You are a great guy so after the interview remember me and Mark so if you meet Shrean Lee please give her our phone number Adam" with a smile on his face.  "Why don't you take Adam and Namuk for a walk?  It's a lovely day outside and Namuk will think you just sit inside all day long and only go out at night" said Andrea.  So the four of them went off for a walk to the shops and Namuk looked into each window, he was so interested, he asked Mark about everything.

The next day Peter rang up John Yonng about Adam going to have an interview with him sometime next week.  "Is Namuk going to come on my show with Major Tucky, Flight Lieutenant Colby and Adam" asked John Yonng.  "Yes they are” replied Peter into the phone.  "Oh good" replied John.  "What day and what time because we are having dinner together tonight?" asked Peter.  "What about next Wednesday about Three thirty in the afternoon Peter?"   "Can I get back to you tomorrow?" asked Peter.  "Yes" replied John Yonng and hung up.

That night everyone had a great night so Peter asked everyone about the interview and everyone was happy with it, so the next day he rang back to say it was fine.

The big day came for them so Peter drove Adam, Wendy and Namuk to the Channel Six Studio, when they were going inside Adam looked around to see if he could see the others there and Major Tucky yelled out, "Hay there, wait for us" with a happy voice.  They all went in together.  Inside, they saw John Yonng waiting for them at the front desk.  Adam said, "Hello my name is Adam Hut" in a happy voice.  "I'm John Yonng and it’s good to meet you.  And where is Namuk?"  Namuk came to John Yonng with his hand out to shake hand so John Yonng asked, "Who is this green man?" with a surprised tone in his voice.  "This is Namuk and the other people are Wendy my sister and she is going to help me with my communication board, Major Tucky, Flight Lieutenant Cobly and this is my father" replied Adam.  "Great to meet you all and please follow me" so they followed him to the news studio.  When they were all in the studio, John Yonng shut the door and sat down, he told everyone what to do when the interview began.

"Welcome.  Tonight we are going to meet the people who went into space with a disable person.  With me tonight are Adam, Wendy, Major Tucky and Flight Lieutenant Cobly" said John Yonng.  "It's nice to be here" said Major Tucky.  Before John Yonng asked the first question, he told everybody about why Adam was in a wheelchair.  "Adam.  Could you now tell us how you felt when you were in space and what you saw?"  Wendy held Adam's communication board and she told that he was very excited and surprised when he saw lots of rocks.  John Yonng asked, "How was Adam when he was in space also what did you do in space?" looking at Major Tucky.  "Well Adam was great, after a tour around the ship, we decided to walk a little further away and we found a little green man eating his dinner, after a while he decided to came to meet us and we became friends.  The next thing we heard was that a meteorite was coming, we had to go back home so we asked the little green man to come too, at first he was unsure then he said yes after thinking about what would become of him if he stayed.  When we were going home we heard a big noise and it was the meteorite hitting Mars" replied Major Tucky.  "Well you are certainly lucky to be here today" said John Yonng.  "Yes we know" replied Flight Lieutenant Cobly.  "Does the little green man have a name Adam" asked John Yonng.  "Yes he is called Namuk and he can speak to us the same was as we do.  When we saw him.  He looked at me with a look like he thought "I am crazy to be in a chair with wheel on it."  But now Namuk know me."