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Maya Celli reads Halloween story for Focus

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Mrs. Julianane Brown-Celli, Frank Cahill, Ms. Wrightson, Maya, Fiona Celli (sister) and her father Mr. Mark Celli

The staff at Parsippany Focus has chosen three winners in our “Halloween Story Contest” for young readers.

The third winner is a student at Knollwood Elementary School; 5th Grade, 10 years old: Maya Celli. Maya received a plaque from Parsippany Focus, lunch for Maya, her parents and her teacher Ms. Wrightson and a $25.00 VISA gift card.

Maya’s story was:

Derick and the King’s Ghost Castle

There was a boy named Derick who was always adventurous and had a big imagination, too. In his town, there was an old castle that existed around the 1500’s. People tell rumors and say that there was a king, and that his ghost still haunts the decrepit, weary place.

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Maya Celli reading her Halloween story for the Focus staff

He guards his castle from any living being that crosses it’s path. No one had ever come back to tell about it. He did not believe in ghosts, so one day, Derick decided to visit this so-called “castle”. The crumbled building had broken down antique furniture, and the carpet on the floor had a stench mildew and watered down, sour milk. There was a chandelier that had fallen down onto the ground, and the white candles, had turned yellow. Derick counted about sixteen cobwebs in a single room. There was a shelf of withered books, and the stained glass windows were broken and shattered. He was so absorbed in the interior of the ruins that he almost forgot why he came there.

Suddenly, an unknown voice called out in medieval vocabulary, “We seem to have a young fellow … a wanderer?” Derick was so freaked he dove behind a pile of cobblestones.

The ghost echoed “Be gone! Get away from our castle or thy shalt be sorry!”. This wording was not easy, but Derick tried to understand it, and he knew he just wanted to get out of there. Derick sprinted to his bike, and pedaled as fast as he could.

Derek grew up and eventually moved away. One day, however, Derick was unpacking his boxes in his new home, and suddenly, a peculiar breeze filled the room and blew the curtains. A tornado of leaves filled the room and entered through the window. Then, Derick heard the same voice he had encountered years ago. “I’ll GET YOU, DERICK!!!”.

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Parsippany Focus publisher Frank Cahill giving Maya a $25.00 MasterCard Gift Card
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Maya Celli’s drawing

 

 

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Frank L. Cahill
Frank L. Cahill
Publisher of Parsippany Focus since 1989 and Morris Focus since 2019, both covering a wide range of events. Mr. Cahill serves as the Executive Board Member of the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, Governor-Elect NJ District Kiwanis International and Chairman of Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board.
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