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Narrative Essay On Brown's Sneaker

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Brown’s Sneaker She always was alone. No one ever went near her. It is not that she was dirty; it was just that she always had a transparent barrier. Her name was Chloe Brown. Everybody called her “Brown” among themselves, and she was twelve. Her town was not the richest in the world, but Brown could only go to the cheapest school in the town. She lived alone in a small wooden house on top of a hill. She never came out of her house unless she needed to buy something or to go to school. Brown had lots of friends until she was ten. Everybody loved her. All the adults in the town loved her as if she was their own child. In the town, it was rare to have a blond hair with a blue eye. Brown was one of those who had both of those trades. Many said that she was the most beautiful kid in the town. The parents in the town wanted to make their own children a friend of Brown. She was a beloved princess in the town; but it didn’t last long. No one could say that Brown grew in a blessed environment. Her mother, Charlotte Brown, was a single; her husband disappeared when Brown was three. Everyone said that he must have died because no one saw him for about ten years. After that, Charlotte tried to find a job, but the only job that she could find, was newspaper deliverer. But after all, newspaper deliverer is just a newspaper …show more content…

She quitted her school because of lacking money. She didn’t have hope to live by herself anymore, so she decided to go to Charlotte to say that she will soon meet her; she was planning to jump off from the roof of her house. Without thinking, she took out her sneakers and the black clothes that she wore that day. She headed to the mountain as usual. When she entered the mountain, suddenly, her sneaker shined as if it was one of the stars shining brightly in the night. As it shined, the shoes lead her to Charlotte’s grave. When Brown looked up, Charlotte unbelievably appeared right in front of

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