Alzheimer's Disease

 

Aroha's Way

Aroha, the girl who overcome depression and became happy. 

Aroha grew up with her friends, they always hung out  in the playground. They always meetup there to hangout or talk about their problems. Aroha had a joyful and free spirit even though they lived in poverty. Aroha was a shy girl. 

One day something changed, Aroha didn't come to their meeting place. Her friends came to her house to check on her but she wasn't there. The were rumours about her mum and dad fighting. They found out that the rumours were true, so her  friends started to care more about her and check her daily to see if she was okay.

They knew that Aroha was pretending, they knew that Aroha  had a painful past. They started to hang out at the beach near the playground  to make her feel better. After a months her parents weren't fighting anymore Aroha started to feel better. She started to smile again. She changed and became UNIQUE. 

Mophead

MOP HEAD 

This is a piece of writing in the form of a diary entry. We wrote this as part of a follow up activity while studying 'Mophead' By Selina Tusitala Marsh for drama

By Selina Tusitala Marsh

Dear Diary, 

                   You wouldn't believe what happened yesterday!! It had been a crazy day. We went to a Restorative Justice meeting to get the justice I deserve and punish her. I have never been so happy... she said sorry to me!! She promised that she would never bother me again or her friends. It made me feel better. Her parents were sorry too. They were so ashamed that they had raised a bully. The meeting was finally over and we were heading to our car and I saw here walking towards us, crying. She said sorry again. She told me that she regretted everything she did to me. I was so confused- why had she approached me?  I asked her why? It was so awkward. She told me that she is getting kicked out of school and they're moving into a new house. She also told me that I need to be happy now that she's gone. I felt bad because I'm happy and she is sad. I hugged her and got in the car and left for lunch feeling relieved.