Winner: My Opa by Gusti Bagus Narra Giandrayana Dharma

Category A: Primary School (7 to 8 years) Highly Commended (2024), Golden Tales Short Story Competition
Author: Gusti Bagus Narra Giandrayana Dharma

Original submission: My Opa(PDF, 310KB)

My most special older person is Opa. He is my grandpa. He’s a really great grandpa, and today I’m going to be sharing some of my memories about him.

When my Mum was working at campus, Opa helped to look after me. Sometimes I cried, but Opa was very creative which he made a game where he picked 2 strong leaves and we battled until our leaves got broken. Opa always wins, but the most important is that I had fun.

Another memory is that when I was crying, Opa calmed me down by watching Spiderman together. I was very entertained by it. I also remember when we went to the beach with the whole family. I can’t swim that time and Opa helped me, so I really enjoyed playing in the water. Opa was kind and loves to buy me ice cream, toy cars, and books. Every weekend we also do gardening together.

Although Opa is not with me anymore I know that he will still look after me from heaven. I hope he is happy and in peace. I will always love you, Opa, forever.