Writer's statement: I named my short story The Pogues Hanging Out at Scholls Heights During a Pandemic because me and my friends hung out a lot during this pandemic and I received the picture of Olivia Hicks at Scholls Heights. Also, the Pogues was the name of the main group in the show Outer Banks, which was a show released during this pandemic. This is also how it connected to the story. I chose a short story because I feel like that’s what I’m best at. My inspiration was a picture of Olivia because she told me about this assignment and she wasn’t social distancing in this picture. I hope my audiences get that after this whole pandemic, you will be able to have a great time.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there were these teenagers called the Pogues. One day, the leader of the pogues, Jac, decided they should all meet up at a local elementary school called Scholls Heights. During this time there was a pandemic that involved the respiratory system. It was called the Heineken Virus, and Jac had to be careful about what he decided to do. So Jac, of course being the teenager he is, called his good friend Xel (pronounced like Zel) to pick him up and take him to a local town square called Progress. Jac had no intention of social distancing to help prevent the Heineken Virus. Progress was near Scholls, so it was the perfect place for the boys to start. When Jac and Xel got to Progress, they saw another member of the Pogues, Lyn. Before Lyn had gone to Progress, she had gotten mad at her mom and “ran away.” The boys had been surprised to see Lyn there, but then she agreed that they should all walk to Scholls. After this, Xel decided to call their friend Olive and Jules to ask them if they wanted to come. Of course, they both said yes, and they all ended up arriving safely at this school. The boys, Jac, Xel, and Jules, decided to play basketball while the girls, Lyn and Olive, swung on the swings. Later, Jules bet Jac he couldn’t swing higher than him on the swings. So the boys go to the swings, including Xel, and try to get the highest. After this, they all decided to go home. Jules takes everyone home and after that decides they should come up with a name for the group. That’s when Jac says the magical word, The Pogues, and it stuck.