My Pet Monster

By Emma Bowen

``Bother!'' I said in the middle of my English lesson. ``My pen's run out of ink!''

That night after school I went to W. H. Smith and bought some cartridges. Next morning at school I was just about to put one in my pen when I heard a small voice. I looked at my cartridge and it had two little arms and two legs and a small face.

``I am Super Cartridge.''

I asked Lucy to pinch me put he was still there. I found out if I moved my pen he would do the work! I got lots of stars and everything was right. Eventually on the night of the big test he ran out!

``Bother!'' I said.

Included in the Rupert House School magazine, 1997.